10 Saints reached the scoring column tonight (Wednesday, February 1, 2017) as the Thomas More College men’s basketball team defeated Bethany College, 69-53, in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Hummel Field House in Bethany, West Virginia.
With the win, the Saints improve to 14-6 overall and 10-3 in the PAC. With the loss, the Bison fall to 12-8 overall and 7-6 in the PAC.
Sophomore forward Junior Stockwell (Florence, Ky./Boone County) led the Saints in scoring with 11 points, while senior guard Sawyer Pauly (Crescent Springs, Ky./Covington Catholic) added 10 points. Sophomore guard Damion King (Winchester, Ky./George Rogers Clark) led the team on the boards with nine rebounds and in assists with five
Thomas More returns to action on Saturday (February 4) when it travels to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to play Geneva College at 4 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score
Thomas More vs Bethany
2/1/17 8:00 PM at Bethany, W.Va. – Hummel Fieldhouse
At Bethany, W.Va. – Hummel Fieldhouse
THOMAS MORE 69, BETHANY 53
THOMAS MORE (14-6, 10-3 PAC)
Junior Stockwell 4-5 3-6 11; Sawyer Pauly 4-7 0-0 10; Ryne Callahan 3-11 0-0
9; Simon Clifford 3-5 2-2 8; Brandon Horne 2-6 3-6 7; Michael Griffin 2-3
0-0 6; Damion King 2-11 1-2 6; Ralph Stone 1-2 3-4 5; Austin Young 2-5 0-0
4; Ryan Baker 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 24-58 12-20 69.
BETHANY (12-8, 7-6 PAC)
Andrew Williams 8-12 0-0 21; Calique Jones 8-16 1-2 18; Liam Davis 3-11 0-0
6; Chaice Truex 1-5 1-2 3; Javonte’ Trujillo 1-6 0-0 2; Chris Harris 1-2 0-0
2; Jerron Athey 0-2 1-4 1; Antonio Rudolph 0-6 0-0 0; Lance DeZee 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 22-62 3-8 53.
Thomas More………………. 26 43 – 69
Bethany………………….. 18 35 – 53
3-point goals–Thomas More 9-27 (Ryne Callahan 3-10; Sawyer Pauly 2-5;
Michael Griffin 2-3; Damion King 1-2; Ryan Baker 1-3; Austin Young 0-3;
Ralph Stone 0-1), Bethany 6-24 (Andrew Williams 5-9; Calique Jones 1-3;
Chaice Truex 0-3; Javonte’ Trujillo 0-3; Chris Harris 0-1; Jerron Athey 0-1;
Antonio Rudolph 0-2; Lance DeZee 0-2). Fouled out–Thomas More-None,
Bethany-Javonte’ Trujillo. Rebounds–Thomas More 40 (Damion King 9), Bethany
44 (Antonio Rudolph 8). Assists–Thomas More 14 (Damion King 5), Bethany 8
(Antonio Rudolph 4). Total fouls–Thomas More 11, Bethany 14. Technical
fouls–Thomas More-None, Bethany-None. A-258
Cory Blackson
Director of Athletic Communications and Compliance
Thomas More College