SAN ANTONIO – The Tiger women's basketball team resumed Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday evening, defeating the University of Dallas 91-48 on Wednesday evening.

Trinity notched its ninth consecutive victory to improve to 10-2 this season, which includes a 3-0 mark in conference play. Dallas fell to 4-9 (2-4) with the loss.

Maggie Shipley (Arlington, Va. / Yorktown) led Trinity with a career-high 26 points, hitting 8-of-14 from the field and 9-for-15 from the foul line. Mollee Priddy (Port Neches, Texas / Port Neches-Groves) also finished with a career-high 17 points after knocking down 5-of-7 three-pointers.

The Tigers wrap up their four-game home stand and will leave for a pair of SCAC road games at the University of St. Thomas and Colorado College over the next three days.

The Rundown

After a slow start put Trinity behind by three, the Tigers used a 10-0 run to take a 12-5 lead with 4:33 left in the first quarter. Dallas drew within three with two quick buckets, but that would be the last field goal of the period for the visitors. Ashlyn Milton (Amarillo, Texas / Amarillo) answered with a three-pointer to double the lead and put Trinity back in command. Maggie Robbins (Plano, Texas / Plano) then closed the quarter with another three that gave the Tigers a 23-15 advantage heading into quarter number two.

After trading scores to start the quarter, Trinity blitzed the visitors with an extended 19-3 scoring run that made it a 45-23 lead with 2:25 left in the first half. Shipley scored nine of her 15 first-half points during the stretch, while Priddy had nine of her 12 first-half points in the second quarter. Priddy scored the final points of the period with her fourth three-pointer of the half, giving the Tigers a 48-25 lead at the break.

After maintaining that lead early in the third quarter, Trinity pushed the lead past 30 points with a 9-0 run that led to a Dallas timeout with just under five minutes remaining. Shipley added six points in the third quarter to lead the way and the Tigers led 68-40 heading into the final period.

Trinity hit back-to-back three-pointers to start the fourth quarter and the lead never dipped below 32 points the rest of the game. The Tigers finished with a flurry as well, scoring 11 of the final 13 points for the final margin.

Numbers to Note

Shipley had her second 20-point game of the season, adding five rebounds and a team-leading four assists in 25 minutes of play.

Priddy connected on 6-of-9 from the field on her way to a career-best scoring night and also had a career-high five rebounds in the game.

Kelly Simmons (Washington, D.C. / Antonian) led the Tigers with 13 rebounds to go with her seven rebounds, missing her career-best by just one rebound, and reaching double figures for the sixth time this season.

Robbins was one of four Tigers to reach double figures in scoring, finishing with 12 points to go with three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  

Carly Leong (Palo Alto, Calif. / Palo Alto) rounded out the double-digit scorers with an 11-point night, as well as recording a team-leading four steals to go with seven rebounds.

Ava Limonciello (Waltham, Mass. / St. Mark's) tied Leong for the team lead with four steals, adding nine points and a pair of assists.

Coach Speak

"This team reminds me of a brilliant artist," said Head Coach Cameron Hill. "You can put a brilliant artist in the most amazing studio, with the most incredible tools, and that artist will make beautiful art. You can also put that artist in a sand box and they will still find a way to make beautiful art. We are learning how to utilize the resources we have in the moment and maintain our standard of performance. This team deserves a lot of credit for the way they have managed the last two weeks.."

Up Next

Trinity continues its busy week with another SCAC matchup, taking on the University of St. Thomas tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. in Houston, Texas.