Waterville, Maine – Thomas Women's Basketball would take on the Plymouth State Panthers in game two of the Gene DeLorenzo Tip-Off Tournament at Colby College and would trail by 1 point in the final minute of play. But the Terriers would be unable to overcome the Panthers in the final seconds and would be defeated by a score of 53-52 on Sunday, November 18th.
Records:
Thomas: Overall (0-5)
Plymouth State: Overall (2-2)
How it Happened:
- The Terriers would start the first quarter hot, jumping out to a 7-2 lead midway through the first quarter, with buckets from Elena Alderman, Sky Kubwalo, and Mollie Gray.
- But the Panthers would pick up the pace near the end of the first and would take an 8-7 lead after ten minutes of play.
- Alderman would take control of the Terrier's offense in the second quarter, hitting four three-pointers and scoring 12 of the 15 points scored for the Terriers in the second quarter.
- The Terriers would trail Plymouth State by a score of 26-22 at the half.
- Kubwalo, Alderman, and Holly Loring started the Terriers' offense early in the second half and would tie the game at 31-31 midway through the third quarter.
- Both teams would continue to trade points late in the quarter, but the Panthers would finish the third leading by four points.
- Loring and Gray kept the game within reach early in the fourth quarter by finding responses to the Panthers' offense.
- The Terriers would trail by 3 points with just over one minute to play, but Loring would give the Terriers life with a key layup to cut the deficit to just one point.
- Thomas would cause a turnover shortly after Loring's layup and would have a chance to win the game with a late possession.
- But the Panthers shut down the Terrier's offense in the final seconds of play and would hold on to hand the Terriers a 53-52 loss in a nail-biting finish.
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What's Next:
The Terriers will look to bounce back on Thursday, November 21st, traveling to Boston, Massachusetts for a road match-up against the Emmanuel College Saints. Tip-Off is scheduled for 7 PM.