Michigan
9-3
Ohio
7-1
Third-Quarter Spurt Powers U-M Past Ohio
12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 13, 2016
» Siera Thompson grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for her second double-double in the last three games and the first point-rebound double-double of her career.
» Hallie Thome turned in 13 points and four rebounds in 16 minutes before fouling out. She faced her twin sister, Ohio's Hannah Thome, who played three minutes.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: Michigan 69, Ohio 46
Records: U-M (9-3), Ohio (7-1)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 17 -- vs. Vermont (Crisler Center), Noon
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team used a 29-point third quarter to power past Ohio, 69-46, on Tuesday evening (Dec. 13) inside Crisler Center.
Junior Katelynn Flaherty led the Wolverines with 25 points, scoring 13 third-quarter points as Michigan made its run. Senior Siera Thompson notched her second career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, while sophomore Hallie Thome chipped in 13 points and four rebounds. Michigan grabbed 63 rebounds in the contest, the third-best total in school history. Michigan shot just 35.5 percent (22-for-62) from the floor but used a 20-for-23 showing from the free throw to offset that.
Holding a 27-21 lead entering the third quarter, Michigan opened with a 15-6, capped by back-to-back Flaherty triples for a 42-27 lead with 4:36 left in the period. The Wolverines nudged the lead to 20 on a Thompson layup and kept a 56-35 lead heading into the fourth period. In the third, U-M was 10-for-19 from the floor and held Ohio to 3-for-14 shooting to take control of the contest.
Michigan's lead stayed above 20 points in the final period. U-M led by as many as 29 in the final quarter, taking a 66-37 lead on a freshman Kysre Gondrezick layup with 6:10 left.
The teams went back and forth in the early going of the game as neither could find an offensive rhythm. Michigan led 14-8 in the opening moments of the second quarter off a Flaherty jumper, but Ohio answered with a 7-0 run for a 15-14 lead at the 6:21 mark. Michigan regained the lead on a layup from freshman Kayla Robbins with 5:32 on the clock, giving the Wolverines the lead for good.
Michigan continues its homestand on Saturday (Dec. 17), hosting Vermont at noon. [ Tickets ]
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