W, 78-62St. Mary's (W), November 28, 2007
Carrie Embree had a strong MIAC debut in Wednesday's victory.
Senior center Carrie Embree scored 15 points in her MIAC basketball debut to lead the host Tommies (3-1 overall, 1-0 MIAC) to a 78-62 victory over St. Mary's (0-3, 0-1) in conference women's basketball play Wednesday night at UST's Schoenecker Arena.
Sophomore guard Sheena Porter-Wrzos had 14 points and four steals for the Tommies.
Senior forward Jessica Weisbrod scored a game-high 21 points for the Cardinals.
Embree helped the Tommie softball team to a 98-2 record against MIAC foes in her four-year, All-America career. The fifth-year senior is playing basketball for the first time since 2002-03, her prep senior year in Waukee, Iowa.
The Tommie pressure helped force 27 SMU turnovers. Jessica Katch scored three baskets to fuel a 15-0 run that built a Tommie 20-8 lead. UST pushed the margin to 36-17 at halftime and saw its lead peak at 66-34 with 10:58 left.
St. Mary's answered with a 20-2 run and later pulled within 11 points with 1:08 to go. The Cards hit 5-of-13 from 3-point range in the second half after going 0-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes.
The Tommies play Monday night at Hamline.
Carrie Embree had a strong MIAC debut in Wednesday's victory.
Senior center Carrie Embree scored 15 points in her MIAC basketball debut to lead the host Tommies (3-1 overall, 1-0 MIAC) to a 78-62 victory over St. Mary's (0-3, 0-1) in conference women's basketball play Wednesday night at UST's Schoenecker Arena.
Sophomore guard Sheena Porter-Wrzos had 14 points and four steals for the Tommies.
Senior forward Jessica Weisbrod scored a game-high 21 points for the Cardinals.
Embree helped the Tommie softball team to a 98-2 record against MIAC foes in her four-year, All-America career. The fifth-year senior is playing basketball for the first time since 2002-03, her prep senior year in Waukee, Iowa.
The Tommie pressure helped force 27 SMU turnovers. Jessica Katch scored three baskets to fuel a 15-0 run that built a Tommie 20-8 lead. UST pushed the margin to 36-17 at halftime and saw its lead peak at 66-34 with 10:58 left.
St. Mary's answered with a 20-2 run and later pulled within 11 points with 1:08 to go. The Cards hit 5-of-13 from 3-point range in the second half after going 0-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes.
The Tommies play Monday night at Hamline.
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