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The SVC women's basketball team was eliminated from the Presidents' Athletic Conference playoffs in the semifinal round, falling to Thomas More College on the road by a score of 105-57.

Thomas More, the #1 ranked team in the nation, opened a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes, before Mara Benvenuti hit a three to get SVC on the board with 7:59 on the clock.
 
Benvenuti added another score 30 seconds later to make it 7-5.  Down 10-5, the Bearcats again got a score from Benvenuti, but the game's next 11 points went to the Saints, as they made it 21-7 with just over four minutes left in the first half. 
 
SVC got a boost from Jasmine Weems, who hit a pair of threes to cut the gap to eleven, 24-13.   Sydney Moss, who was named PAC Player of the Year for the third straight season prior to the game, traded threes with Maria Morgan, making it 27-16 near the two-minute mark.
 
A three by Susie Ellis with 5 seconds left ended the scoring in the first quarter, with Thomas More leading 29-19.  Moss tallied 16 points in the opening 10 minutes.
 
The first part of the second quarter belonged to the hosts, as the outscored Saint Vincent 14-3 over the first 4:40 to extend the lead to 43-22.  A three by Babette Sanmartin was the lone SVC score during the run.  The Saints continued to keep up the pressure, taking a 57-28 lead into the half.
 
Sanmartin scored to start the quarter for SVC, and after a Saints bucket, Hannah Carroll hit a three to make it 59-33.  However, Thomas More quickly regrouped and went on a 10-0 run.  SVC ended the quarter on a five-point run, all scored by Weems.  After three, Thomas More led 83-41. 
 
The hosts scored the first 8 points of the fourth quarter and never looked back, winning their 59th straight game.

Weems led the Bearcats with 16 points, while Maria Morgan added 9 on a trio of three-pointers.  Katie Ryan was tops in rebounds with five.  Moss led the Saints with 34 points, while Abby Owings added 16. 

Saint Vincent finishes the season with a record of 15-13.