The Thunderbirds (10-7, 4-2 Summit League) rallied from a halftime deficit to record their first double-digit win season since the 2005-06 team won 11 games. Senior point guard Caitlyn Sears scored a game-high 23 points while sophomore forward Chanel Thorley came off the bench to match a career-high and post a season-high with 16 points. Thorley also grabbed nine boards as sophomore forward Tayler Anderson scored 10 points to along with her seven rebounds and freshman guard Desiree Jackson chipped in with 14 points and also grabbed seven rebounds.

SUU shot 50% for the game and grabbed a season-best 54 rebounds, led by senior forward Challis Pascucci's game-high 10. The Thunderbirds out rebounded Centenary (0-14, 0-7 Summit League) 54-23, scored 23 second-chance points and held the Ladies to 28% shooting in the second half.

Southern Utah opened the game with an 11-1 run before Centenary slowly began to chip away at the lead by knocking down three's and earning trips to the free throw line. The Ladies received a couple threes from their leading 3-point shooter Katarina Vidovic who knocked two from behind the arc and finished with 12 first half points as Centenary used a 12-2 run to close out the half, erase the SUU lead and go into the break up 40-38.

Sears and Thorley highlighted the first 20 minutes as Sears knocked down three 3-pointers and grabbed six boards while Thorley came off the bench score 12 points. Despite SUU owning a 24-14 rebound advantage, the Thunderbirds found themselves down due to their 13 first-half turnovers.

A recharged SUU team opened the second half with a 20-4 run as Sears and Jackson led the charge, each notching six points during the run to give SUU a double-digit lead it wouldn't surrender. The Thunderbirds would turn in an impressive defensive performance in the second half before going on to notch their eighth win in the last 10 games.

Freshman forward Carli Moreland's free throw with 9:20 left gave SUU a 19-point lead, its largest of the game 71-52. The Thunderbirds held the Ladies to 28% shooting in the second half and went on to record its fifth straight win over Centenary.

Senior point guard Kaila Goff dished out six assists while freshman Andrea Jones added nine points and Moreland finished with seven points and four rebounds. Jackson made a career-best five steals in the win.

Ne-Ne Cook paced the Ladies with 19 points.

Southern Utah will wrap up its four-game road swing at first-place Oral Roberts University at 6:05 p.m. (MST) on Monday in Tulsa, Okla.