SAN ANTONIO – Trinity's women's basketball team extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 79-51 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the University of St. Thomas on Friday night.

The Tigers remain unbeaten at 6-0 in conference play and stand 13-2 overall this season. Trinity also defeated St. Thomas by 28 points last week in Houston.

Ashlyn Milton (Amarillo, Texas / Amarillo) led all scorers with 20 points, while Maggie Shipley (Arlington, Va. / Yorktown) scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds.

The Rundown

Trinity scored the first four points of the opening quarter and never trailed in the game. St. Thomas did tie things up early in the period and kept the score close for most of the way. The Tigers led by only one point at 12-11 with just over four minutes left, but finished the quarter with a 10-3 run that included eight consecutive points. Kelly Simmons (Washington, D.C. / Antonian) scored four points in the final 1:17, including a layup in the final seconds to close out the period with Trinity leading 22-14.

The second quarter began with four unanswered points by St. Thomas and the Tigers were held scoreless for more than five minutes. Milton got Trinity on the board with a three-pointer that pushed the lead back to seven points. That sparked a 13-2 run to finish the quarter for the Tigers, capped by Milton's layup with under a minute to play for a 35-20 lead. Trinity held St. Thomas to just six points in the period and the Celts did not make a basket over the final 8:32 of the half.

Trinity blew the game open in the third quarter, extending the lead to 20 points just 75 seconds into the period. The lead was still 20 points with under four minutes to go in the period, but the Tigers scored eight of the final 10 points to take a 60-34 lead heading into the final quarter. Bailey Timmons (Argyle, Texas / Argyle) nailed a pair of three-pointers during the run, including the final points with under a minute remaining.

The final period began with an 11-2 run by the Tigers, resulting in a 35-point lead with just under five minutes remaining in the game. The lead was 30 or more points the rest of the game until St. Thomas scored in the final seconds to finish off the game.

Numbers to Note

Trinity forced 32 turnovers in the game and scored 32 points off those turnovers. The Tigers also led 48-22 in points in the paint in the game.

Simmons led the game with 12 rebounds and scored six points in the game.

Hailey Coleman (Kansas City, Mo. / St. Teresa's Academy) just missed a double-double with 10 rebounds and eight points, while also leading the Tigers with a season-high four assists.

Ava Limonciello (Waltham, Mass. / St. Mark's) just missed scoring in double figures, hitting 3-for-6 from the field on her way to nine points along with three assists.

Coach Speak

"Lots of people see Cameron and I playing racquetball, tennis, or disc golf and think that we are just messing around," said Assistant Coach Joe Shotland. "but if you've ever seen The Karate Kid, you know that not all activities are what they seem. Our sensei has taught us everything that we need to know so that we can be successful. Tonight, we adapted very well to the unexpected in order to take care of the task at hand."

Up Next

Trinity will host Colorado College on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. to close out the conference weekend at home.