St. Thomas University

Antonio Jones continues to lead NAIA D-II Men's Basketball in scoring at 26.71 ppg and will earn another career accomplishment this week as he pursues 2,000 career points.  Jones currently sits at 1,957 and based on his average, the 2,000 point mark will be surpassed during the Edward Waters game Friday at 7PM in the Fernandez Center.

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Lake Wales, Fla.- The Lady Bobcats are 2nd in the Sun Conference (7-2 TSC) following a victory over Warner Friday night, 65-53. Northwood leads the conference at 8-0. Cindy Castrillon and Alexandria Vanterpool led the Bobcats with 15 points apiece while Vanterpool grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. Carissa Staiano and Cayla Aaron each supported with 11 points off the bench. The Ladies (14-7) will go to Ave Maria tomorrow for a 2 PM game.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Antonio Jones earned his second Sun Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week honor for the 2009-10 season after leading St. Thomas to a 1-1 record last week. Jones, who is a junior from Miami, Fla., averaged 27 points, 3.5 rebounds, three steals and 2.5 assists in two games during the week ending Jan. 31. Jones exploded for 32 points in a 78-72 loss to 14th-ranked Northwood. Jones was 6-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-10 from three-point land, but most of his points came from the charity stripe where he was 17-for-20. He also contributed five rebounds, two assists and three steals in that game. Against Ave Maria, Jones tallied 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. He dished out three assists and was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 3-of-4 from the free throw line as the Bobcats topped the Gyrenes 70-53.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.- The Ave Maria Gyrenes came to the Fernandez Center Saturday with hopes of knocking out the Bobcats on their home floor. STU rallied behind an Antonio Jones 3-pointer just before the half and never let the Gyrenes within single digits for the remainder of the game. STU came out with their fourth Sun Conference win, 70-53. While the Bobcats shot a poor 50 percent from the free-throw line, they managed to drop 53 percent of their shots from the field (27-51). St. Thomas lost the rebounding battle handily, 22-36, but made up for it by forcing 31 turnovers. The Gyrenes were only able to capitalize on one of their twelve three-pointers, keeping them from mounting a lead against the resilient Bobcats. STU improves to 4-5 in the Sun Conference, and 8-11 overall. The Bobcats will welcome Warner on Tuesday for a 7 PM matchup. Jones led all scorers with 22 (8-14), while new-comer Jarell Coakley provided 13 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. David Nesbitt, Ian Gregory, and Walter Fortson all supported with 9 points apiece.

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