THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas resumes Sun Conference (TSC) play Thursday at Saint Thomas (Fla.) at 5:30 p.m. ET.

In addition to live stats, the contest will be televised online through Stretch Internet. Updates will also be available on Thomas' official women's basketball Twitter account (@NightHawksWBKB).

ABOUT THOMAS

The Night Hawks are coming off a 59-58 TSC loss at home to Keiser (Fla.) on Jan. 20. 

Samantha Gilbert scored a career-high 16 points for the Night Hawks, but a made 10-foot jumper with six seconds remaining lifted Keiser to the win.

With Thomas trailing 57-54, Kriza Allen buried her second triple of the afternoon to tie the game. After an Arianna Anderson block, Alisha Clayton collected an offensive rebound of a missed 3-pointer and was fouled. Clayton converted the first of two free throws to put the Green and White ahead by a point with 15 seconds on the clock, but a Seahawk made basket inside the arc proved to be the game-winner. Following a Night Hawks timeout that advanced the ball to midcourt, an Allen jumper from just inside the top of the key rimmed in and out as time expired.

Allen ended with 13 points, eight boards and five assists. Pkacia Johnson had 11 points on a 5-of-9 clip from the field. Dymon Brown netted nine points and was 4-of-8 shooting. Gilbert and Allen each tallied three steals. 

Alexis Moody had six points off the bench for the Night Hawks. Anderson grabbed six boards.

Thomas shot 50 percent (14-of-28), including 41.7 percent (5-of-12) from beyond the arc, in the first 20 minutes to lead by six at the end of the first quarter and 33-30 at halftime. The Night Hawks held an edge in points in the paint (30-22), points off turnovers (16-15) and fastbreak points (10-6).

A 12-0 run early in the third quarter swelled the Night Hawks edge to 14, as two Jewel Montisano free throws made the score 48-34. The Seahawks went scoreless for six minutes but scored the final eight points of the period to trail by six at its end.

A Johnson triple stretched Thomas' edge back to six midway through the fourth quarter, but a 9-0 Keiser run followed, giving its team a 57-54 upper hand with 2:01 showing. Both teams combined to go 0-of-3 from the floor with three turnovers over the next 1:06 before Allen's game-tying 3 with 55 seconds left.

The Bobcats are coming off a 65-62 TSC win at Florida Memorial on Jan. 20, their fourth-straight victory overall, in the league's Game of the Week.

Samara Auguste posted 27 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and one steal in the win. Katie Rienas had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Saint Thomas ranks 10th in NAIA Division II in steals per game (13.1) and 11th in turnover margin (6.3).

Auguste leads the country in steals per game (4.3) and is 16th in points per game (18.7).

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE BOBCATS

Thomas lost at home to Saint Thomas, 67-58, on Dec. 2 in league play.

Anderson tallied her fifth-career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, but Saint Thomas turned 31 Thomas turnovers into 32 points.

Seven of Anderson's 18 boards came on the offensive end. Allen finished with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and three steals. De'Audra Copeland added nine points on a 4-of-7 effort from the field plus seven boards. Gilbert had eight points. D. Brown dished out a career-high seven assists.

Auguste totaled 28 points to go along with seven rebounds and six steals. Rienas added 12 points, six rebounds and five steals. Ebony Griffin had eight rebounds. 

The Bobcats shot just 32.9 percent (23-of-70) from the floor and 25 percent (6-of-24) from 3 but were 15-of-21 from the stripe. 

The Night Hawks shot 36.8 percent (25-of-68) from the field, 7-of-12 from the line and outscored the visitors 38-32 in the paint. The home team won the battle of the boards 58-40, including 24-16 on the offensive glass. The Night Hawks registered 22 fast break points.

In a back and forth affair that featured six ties and as many lead changes, a Clayton jumper gave Thomas a 45-44 edge with 7:35 left in the fourth quarter. However, the Bobcats countered with a 10-0 run, with eight points by Auguste, over the next 2:11 to seize control.