Storm lead from wire-to-wire in win over Saint Mary’s
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Simpson (2-0) | 17 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 72 | |
Saint Mary's (Minn.) (0-1) | 15 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 62 |
Saint Mary's (Minn.)
Game Statistics | Simpson | Saint Mary's (Minn.) |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (27-64) | (23-71) |
Field Goal % | 42.2% | 32.4% |
Rebounds | 45 | 45 |
Assists | 18 | 14 |
Turnovers | 22 | 20 |
Pts off Turnovers | 27 | 12 |
2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 16 |
Pts in the Paint | 22 | 22 |
Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 4 |
Bench Pts | 15 | 25 |
ST. JOSEPH, Minn. -- Jenna Taylor scored a game-high 18 points and the Simpson women's basketball team led from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 72-62 win over Saint Mary's (Minn.) at St. Benedict's Quinlivan & Hughes Tip-Off Tournament.
Claire Johnson narrowly missed a triple double, finishing with 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Storm (2-0). Cameron Kincaid scored 14 points and Taylor pulled down nine rebounds, falling just shy of a second-consecutive double-double.
Simpson led by single digits for most of the first three quarters before mounting a big 16-0 run to take control of the game. Kincaid made back-to-back buckets to close the third quarter then hit a layup to give the Storm a commanding 63-40 lead with 8 minutes left. Kia Rasmussen and Rachel Freland made 3-pointers during the rally.
Brooklyn Paulson scored 16 points as the only player in double figures for the Cardinals (0-1).
The quartet of Taylor, Kincaid, Freland and Johnson shot almost 57 percent from the field, going a combined 21-for-37. Taylor went 7-for-14 and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, Kincaid went 6-for-10, Freland went 4-for-7 and Johnson went 4-for-6.
UP NEXT
Simpson closes the weekend against the host Saint Benedict Blazers on Saturday at 3 p.m.