Thompson Rivers tops Mount Royal 69-50
Thompson Rivers defeated Mount Royal 69-50 on Saturday, October 17 in Kamloops, BC. It was a non-conference game in women's basketball. The final margin was 19 points, with 119 combined points on the board.
Olivia Randall paced Thompson Rivers with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Hailey Merrigan finished with 15 and Morgan Eichenberger had 13. Three Thompson Rivers players scored in double figures. Mount Royal's leading scorer was Temi Ajayi, with 16 points on 6-of-19 shooting, along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Hope Dunkley scored 14 and Asha Donnelly added 9.
Thompson Rivers shot 45.6% from the field (26-57) and made 8 of 22 three-pointers; Mount Royal shot 27.0% (17-63) and went 8-for-30 from beyond the arc. At the line, Thompson Rivers made 9 of 12 free throws and Mount Royal made 8 of 10. Thompson Rivers recorded 17 assists to 14 for Mount Royal.
Thompson Rivers held a slim edge on the boards, 41-39. Morgan Eichenberger of Thompson Rivers was the game's top rebounder with 14. Taylor Rae of Mount Royal dished out a game-high 5 assists.
Thompson Rivers committed 21 turnovers and Mount Royal committed 22. Thompson Rivers finished with 12 steals to 14 for Mount Royal. Thompson Rivers next plays UFV on Friday, Nov. 13; Mount Royal next plays Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6.
