THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas travels to Keiser (Fla.) for the two-day Keiser Classic being played at Massimino Court. The Night Hawks face No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday No. 22 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) on Wednesday. Each tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
In addition to live stats, both games will be televised online through Stretch Internet.Â
Keiser Classic
Game 10/Thomas (5-4) vs. #15 Indiana Wesleyan (10-3)
Tuesday, Dec. 19 • 7 p.m. ET
West Palm Beach, Fla. • Massimino Court
TV:Â Stretch Internet
Live Stats:Â Stretch Internet
Series History:Â First meeting
Record at Thomas:Â 0-0
Record at Indiana Wesleyan:Â 0-0
Record at Neutral Site:Â 0-0
Coach Myron Brown vs. Indiana Wesleyan: 0-0
Keiser Classic
Game 11/Thomas (5-4) vs. #22 Lawrence Tech (10-3)
Wednesday, Dec. 20 • 7 p.m. ET
West Palm Beach, Fla. • Massimino Court
TV:Â Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Stretch Internet
Series History:Â First meeting
Record at Thomas:Â 0-0
Record at Lawrence Tech:Â 0-0
Record at Neutral Site:Â 0-0
Coach Brown vs. Lawrence Tech: 0-0
ABOUT THOMAS
The Night Hawks are coming off a 74-60 win over NAIA Division I member Life (Ga.) on Dec. 16 inside TU Gymnasium.Â
Three Night Hawks scored in double figures, including a career-high 27 points byÂ
Kriza Allen.
Allen, who came off the bench for the first time in 24 games, finished one rebound shy of a double-double. She shot 8-of-16 from the floor and was 11-of-14 from the free throw line.
Dymon Brown ended with 20 points, including five made 3-pointers, in the victory.Â
Jewel Montisano contributed 13 points, including three made treys. Brown and Montisano were each one point shy of their career high. Brown recorded five steals, while Allen had four.Â
Arianna Anderson hauled in 11 rebounds in the win, whileÂ
Daycia Bandy tied a career-high with 10. Bandy dished out five assists, while D. Brown and Allen each had four.Â
Thomas totaled 18 assists on 23 made baskets and was 8-of-21 from beyond the arc and 20-of-32 from the charity stripe. The Night Hawks bench outscored the visitors 29-16. The Green and White held an edge in fastbreak points, 19-10.
Life was limited to just 32.9 percent (24-of-73) from the floor, 23.5 percent (4-of-17) from deep and 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from the stripe.Â
Thomas forced 25 turnovers.
D. Brown scored all 11 of her team's points in the first 10 minutes, going 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the arc, as the Night Hawks led by one at the end of the quarter.
Thomas assumed command in the second period, outscoring the Running Eagles 26-13 in the frame to lead 37-23 at intermission. An Allen offensive rebound and putback at the 2:05 mark gave her squad its first double-digit advantage of the afternoon.
The lead swelled to 17 1:16 into the third quarter after a Montisano trey, and the Night Hawks took a 52-39 advantage into the fourth.
A 7-0 Life run in a 1:03 span brought the Running Eagles within five with 5:14 to play, but Thomas countered with an 11-4 spurt, ending with consecutive buckets by Montisano from deep, to push its advantage back to 12 at the 3:06 mark.Â
ABOUT INDIANA WESLEYAN
The Wildcats are coming off a 75-64 loss at Indianapolis (Ind.), a NCAA Division II member, on Dec. 14.
The Greyhounds forced the Wildcats into a season-high 28 turnovers while also making 13 more free throws.Â
Anna Imhoff tallied 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting in defeat. Brittany Washington had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Katie Key had 10 points.
The Greyhounds went on a 17-6 run to start the third quarter, scoring 11-straight points, to lead 56-45 at the end of the period.
Indiana Wesleyan ranks 10th in NAIA Division II in 3-point field goal percentage (0.336), 19th in blocks per game (3.7), 20th in assist/turnover ratio (1.0), 22nd in field goal percentage (0.435) and 23rd in rebound defense (34.3).Â
Washington is 18th in NAIA Division II in assists per game (4.6).
ABOUT LAWRENCE TECH
The Blue Devils are coming off a 65-56 loss at home to Cornerstone (Mich.) on Dec. 16.
Lawrence Tech shot just 34.5 percent from the field and 4-of-22 from beyond the arc but was 12-for-15 from the line. The Blue Devils were outrebounded, 41-26.
Terry Kline finished with 18 points in the loss. Nicole Buckingham had 15, while Hayley Walkowski posted nine.
Lawrence Tech, which won an exhibition at Detroit Mercy 77-66 on Nov. 3, ranks eighth in NAIA Division II in scoring defense per game (55.9), field goal percentage defense (0.341) and free throw percentage (0.783).
Hayley Walkowski is 16th in NAIA Division II in free throw percentage (0.868). Cherilyn Banas is 39th in assist/turnover ratio (2.2).
The Blue Devils have used the same starting lineup for every game this season.
TIP-INS
- The Night Hawks have dished 15 or more assists in six of the last seven games.
- Thomas is 3-0 when Samantha Gilbert or Jewel Montisano score in double figures.
- The Night Hawks are 3-0Â in non-conference games.
- Thomas has outscored its opponents a combined 193-146 in the fourth quarter.Â
- Thomas ranks fifth in NAIA Division II in offensive rebounds per game (17.1), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage defense (0.254), 12th in steals per game (13.3), 17th in rebounds per game (43.1), 41st in scoring defense per game (63.4), 45th in rebound margin (3.6) and 48th in assists per game (14.1).
- De'Audra Copeland is ninth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.1) and 21st in field goal percentage (0.538). D. Brown ranks 13th in steals per game (3.0), while Allen is 27th (2.8).
- Allen has scored in double figures in eight of the last 10Â games.
- Anderson has posted three double-doubles in the last four games.Â
- Thomas faces three ranked opponents - No. 3 Southeastern (Fla.), No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan and No. 22 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) - and one that is receiving votes - Ave Maria (Fla.) - in the latest NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25.
