News Release

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky — Playing without two starters, including its leading scorer, the Thomas More Saints were dealt a 107-65 loss by Transylvania Tuesday at Connor Convocation Center.

The lone upperclassmen in the starting lineup - senior R.K. Thurman and junior Ed Thornton - had an positive impact on the game. They combined for 27 points, 15 rebounds and four assists as they were surrounded by a host of freshman all night.

Thurman finished with a season-high 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists, while Thornton added a career-high 12 points and six boards. Freshman Mason O'Hara came up one point short of his career-high, scoring 11 points for the Saints.

Junior Michael Selm dished out a career-high four assists.

Thomas More (0-9) battled hard in the paint as the Pioneers held the slim 42-38 advantage, but Transylvania's long range shooting proved too much for the Saints. TU shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from behind the arc, while the Saints only connected on 33 percent (5-of-15).

The Saints will return to the court Friday with their annual match-up with the Norse of Northern Kentucky University.

TRANSYLVANIA PIONEERS 107, THOMAS MORE SAINTS 65

TRANSYLVANIA PIONEERS (7-2)
Matt Finke 7-12 8-9 24; Stephen Gabbard 5-7 0-0 14; Joey Searle 4-6 0-0 11;
Joey Verax 4-9 1-1 10; Ryan Atwell 2-4 0-0 6; Bryan Howard 2-2 2-3 6; Ryan
Meyer 2-2 2-2 6; Tyler Smithhart 2-4 0-0 6; Marc Bain 3-7 0-0 6; Gary Mouser
1-4 2-2 5; Robert Pendleton 2-5 0-0 5; Cody Swords 2-2 0-0 4; Brock Jones
1-1 0-0 2; Adam Cole 1-2 0-0 2; Nick Music 0-1 0-0 0; Jay Hilander 0-0 0-0
0; Andre Tunstill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-68 15-17 107.

THOMAS MORE SAINTS (0-9)
R.K. Thurman 7-12 1-3 15; Ed Thornton 5-8 1-2 12; Mason O'Hara 4-11 0-0 11;
Matt Tierney 3-6 2-2 8; Kiefer Clarke 2-2 0-1 4; Mark Krebs 2-7 0-0 4;
Michael Selm 0-3 3-3 3; Jeremy Abell 1-2 0-0 3; Brett Durham 1-1 0-0 2; Mark
Lucas 0-4 2-2 2; Brad Cutter 0-1 1-2 1; Brandon Bolden 0-2 0-0 0; Charles
Kinney 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 10-15 65.

Transylvania PIONEERS.........   61   46  -  107
Thomas More SAINTS............   28   37  -   65

3-point goals-Transylvania PIONEERS 16-32 (Stephen Gabbard 4-5; Joey Searle
3-5; Matt Finke 2-5; Ryan Atwell 2-2; Tyler Smithhart 2-3; Robert Pendleton
1-4; Joey Verax 1-2; Gary Mouser 1-3; Adam Cole 0-1; Marc Bain 0-2), Thomas
More SAINTS 5-15 (Mason O'Hara 3-6; Ed Thornton 1-2; Jeremy Abell 1-1; Mark
Krebs 0-1; Michael Selm 0-2; Mark Lucas 0-1; Brandon Bolden 0-1; Charles
Kinney 0-1). Fouled out--Transylvania PIONEERS-None, Thomas More
SAINTS-None. Rebounds-Transylvania PIONEERS 38 (Joey Searle 5), Thomas More
SAINTS 32 (R.K. Thurman 9). Assists-Transylvania PIONEERS 22 (Marc Bain 5),
Thomas More SAINTS 15 (Michael Selm 4). Total fouls-Transylvania PIONEERS
17, Thomas More SAINTS 14. A-640