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POSTSEASON AWARDS POUR IN FOR SENIOR GUARD GRIFFITH Mar. 27: Katie Griffith was rewarded for her outstanding season on the basketball court by the ECAC on Wednesday with a spot on the ECAC Division III Upstate All-Star First Team.
Griffith, a senior guard from Levittown, NY, is also a member of D3Hoops.com's Third-Team All East Region.
Griffith helped lead the women’s basketball team to it’s best regular season in program history, going 23-2. Their 25-3 final record represents the best winning percentage in program history. They repeated as both UCAA regular season and Tournament champions and earned their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
GRIFFITH, DIETRICHSEN EARN ALL-CONFERENCE NODS, WIN 100 GAMES Mar. 14: Senior guard Katie Griffith was selected to the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's First-Team, and senior forward Megan Dietrichsen was a Second-Team selection.
The duo went 100-18 in their four-year career, setting a record for best record by any class. The 2002-03 team also set the record for most consecutive wins with 18.
SAINT SEASON ENDS WITH FIRST ROUND LOSS TO SCRANTON Mar. 5: The St. Lawrence women’s basketball team ended its post-season play with a 66-61 loss to the University of Scranton in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament Saturday night at the Long Center in Scranton, P.A. The Saints finish the 2002-03 season with an overall record of 25-3, the best winning percentage in program history.
“It was a hard fought game, and the people who saw it would say they watched a good basketball game,” commented Saints head coach G.P. Gromacki. The Saints were plagued by serious foul trouble and just 17 percent field goal shooting in the first minutes of the second period, but they only trailed by two points, 44-42, midway through the half.
At 6:03, Scranton’s Katie Dougherty knocked the ball out of Jessica Zuk’s hands and raced down the floor for an easy lay-up, pushing the Lady Royal lead to eight. The Lady Royals went ahead by a margin of 10 at 3:52, but Saints senior guard Katie Griffith closed the gap to four with one minute remaining in the contest.
Kate Pierangeli answered with two successful free throws for Scranton, but Griffith drove the lane on the Saints’ next possession and hit a jumper to make the score 63-59 with 35 seconds to go.
St. Lawrence moved to within three, 64-61, on a make by Dietrichsen, but the Saints were forced to increase the defensive pressure and a foul in the final 10 seconds sent AnneMarie Russo to the free throw line where she found success on both attempts. It took St. Lawrence a good portion of the first half to adjust to an unfamiliar court and warm up to an intimidating fan section behind the Saints’ basket. “It’s hard playing away,” said St. Lawrence forward Aliza Bogdanich. “When they get on a run and it’s loud, it’s difficult to play against it…but we fought hard tonight.”
Sophomore Tara Gemmel broke open the scoring for the Lady Royals in the first period of play with a trifecta that sparked a 17-6 run on the Saints. Shooting only 25 percent from the field in the first seven minutes, St. Lawrence managed to fight back to within three at 3:02 on a three-pointer by junior Aliza Bogdanich. With under two minutes to go, a pair of free throws by Meredith Pridgen gave St. Lawrence its first lead of the game, 28-27. Although Scranton quickly recaptured the lead with 45 seconds remaining, Kelly O’Brien sank two foul shots for St. Lawrence who headed into the locker room in front 31-30.
Junior Aliza Bogdanich and senior Megan Dietrichsen both recorded double-doubles for St. Lawrence, scoring 14 points apiece and hauling down 11 and 12 rebounds respectively. Senior Katie Griffith tallied 10 points, three assists, and two steals in the effort. Pacing the Lady Royals was Katie Dougherty with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Tara Gemmel netted 15 points, while teammate Kate Pierangeli chipped in 12. Anne Marie Russo pulled down a team-high 11 boards for Scranton.
St. Lawrence used its height to outrebound Scranton 43-34, but the Lady Royals took advantage of 23 turnovers by the Saints. In his closing remarks Coach Gromacki added, “I’m proud of my team and what we accomplished this year. I really can’t say enough about them.” With tonight’s victory, the University of Scranton, now posting a record of 23-4, will advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 8th at the University of Rochester.
SAINTS TO TRAVEL TO SCRANTON FOR FIRST ROUND NCAA GAME; D3HOOPS.COM WILL BROADCAST Mar. 2: The St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team finished the regular season with the best record in program history, and finished the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association unscathed, going 14-0 in conference play and winning the UCAA Tournament title.
With the title comes an automatic NCAA Tournament bid, but the Saints will be forced to travel to Scranton for a first round game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Last year, the Saints had three regular season losses, but earned a first-round bye and hosted a second round game en route to the NCAA Division III championship game. The Saints 25-2 record entering the NCAA Tournament is the best in program history.
The winner of Wednesday’s game will travel to Rochester for a second round game on Saturday. Scranton finished the season with a 22-4 record, and Rochester enters the NCAA Tournament with a 21-4 record.
SAINTS WIN UCAA CHAMPIONSHIP; EARN BID TO NCAA TOURNEY Mar. 1: Senior Katie Griffith poured in 21 points, shooting 5-for-7 from three-point range, to earn the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament MVP and carry the St. Lawrence women’s basketball team to an 87-68 championship victory over Union College on Saturday afternoon. This is the third time in four years that the Saints have captured the UCAA title.
With three of the Saints’ forwards in serious foul trouble for most of the second half, sophomore forward Kelly O’Brien came off the bench to record her first double-double. She tallied a career-high 17 points, on 8-of-9 shooting, as well as a career-high 10 rebounds to earn her a place on the All-Tournament Team. Junior forward Aliza Bogdanich also managed a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 boards before she fouled out of the game. Senior forward Megan Dietrichsen added 10 points and nine rebounds. Griffith had five rebounds in the win and tied her career-high for assists as she dished out eight.
For the Dutchwomen, who end their season at 21-4, Melissa Marra was the top scorer with 21 points as she drained 4-of-8 three-point attempts. All-Tournament Team selection Erica Eisenhut had 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Katlyn Cunningham, who also earned All-Tournament honors, chipped in 12 points and six boards for Union.
Also named to the All-Tournament Team were Hamilton's Jen Munoz and Rensselaer's Kaitlyn Saunders. St. Lawrence shot 60 percent from the field while Union struggled from the floor, particularly in the second half, and ended the contest shooting only 29 percent. The Saints also held an impressive record from behind the three-point arc as they made 7-of-12 to finish at 58 percent. Union grabbed 30 rebounds to St. Lawrence’s 56. The Saints led by two at the break, 37-35, and outscored the Dutchwomen 50-33 in the second half to finish with the most points scored in a UCAA tournament contest (87).
The Saints now post an overall record of 25-2 and with today’s win they will advance to the first round of the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament. The tournament brackets will be determined Sunday, March 2.
SAINTS ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF UCAA TOURNAMENT Feb. 28 - The rookies certainly took the spotlight in the first round of Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball tournament play Friday night. St. Lawrence freshman guard Kate Vlahakis was on fire, scoring a career-high 24 points and hauling down eight rebounds, as St. Lawrence defeated Hamilton 81-74. UCAA Rookie of the Year Erica Eisenhut tallied a game-high 24 points to help carry Union to a 74-67 victory over Rensselaer earlier this evening. St. Lawrence (23-2) and Union (21-3) will battle it out in the UCAA championship game on Saturday at 4 pm.
Hamilton freshman Jessica Gorman sank a pair of free throws to cut a St. Lawrence advantage to only two, 52-50, with just over ten minutes to play in the second half. The Continentals would not get any closer the rest of the contest, and the Saints pushed their lead to 14 at 4:21. With seven seconds remaining, Hamilton pulled to within seven points on a trifecta by Jen Munoz. After St. Lawrence guard Paige Truax connected on two free throws with five seconds to go, Hamilton's Missy Nelson was fouled on a last second three-point attempt. She nailed 2-of-3 at the stripe to finish out the game.
VLAHAKIS NAMED UCAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Feb. 25 - Freshman guard Kate Vlahakis (Lebanon, New Hampshire) has earned UCAA Rookie of the Week honors for the third time this season. She moved into the starting lineup for two of the Saints three games this week, averaging 10 points per game on 55% shooting from the field.
She scored 10 points and had six rebounds in an 86-76 win over Union and added 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting against Skidmore. Vlahakis added seven steals on the week for the Saints, who will take a 16-game winning streak into this weekend's UCAA Tournament.
SIXTEENTH STRAIGHT CAPS RECORD SEASON FOR SAINTS Feb. 22 - After finishing the 2001-02 season as NCAA runner-ups and finishing a program record 28-4, expectations remained high for the St. Lawrence Univeristy women’s basketball team.
But with the graduation of three starting seniors, including WBCA Division III Player of the Year Meredith Eisenhut, no one could have expected this. The Saints won their 16th game in a row on Saturday afternoon, beating Skidmore 76-50 in Saratoga, NY. They finish the regular season with a record of 23-2, the best by any team in program history. Last year’s team went 22-3 in the regular season.
St. Lawrence used a 24-0 first-half run and held a 43-18 lead over the Thoroughbreds, leaving little doubt that they would extend their winning streak to over six weeks. The Saints finished the conference schedule 14-0, becoming the first team to go undefeated in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association schedule since Vassar joined the league in the 2000-01 season.
Kaite Griffith led the Saints with 19 points on 9-for-15 shooting in just 20 minutes of playing time. Jessica Zuk added 14 points making four of five 3-point attempts. Zuk added seven assists and four steals with no turnovers. Kate Vlahakis added 13 points for St. Lawrence, and Kelly O’Brien scored 10 points off the bench.
St. Lawrence will host the UCAA Tournament and face No. 4 Hamilton in the semifinals next weekend. Second seeded Union will face No. 3 Rensselaer in the other semifinal game.
HOT STREAK RUNS TO 15 GAMES WITH 86-76 WIN OVER UNION Feb. 21 - Five players scored in double figures and St. Lawrence went 19-for-25 from the field in the first half to take a 12-point halftime lead over Union en route to a 86-76 win on the road in an Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association women’s basketball game in Schenectady, NY, on Friday night. The win moves the Saint win streak to 15 games, the second best in program history. The 2000-01 team won 17 consecutive games after losing the season opener.
The Saints did cool down in the second half, going just 6-for-25 from the field, but made up for it by going 20-for-29 from the free throw line to hold off any Union comeback.
Katie Griffith led the Saints with 15 points and eight assists, while Aliza Bogdanich scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Bogdanich, who was ranked 27th nationally in foul shooting, was 9-for-11 from the free throw line.
Megan Dietrichsen recorded her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. She added five blocked shots, moving her career total to 202. Dietrichsen is just the second St. Lawrence player to block 200 shots. Nicole Leary ‘02 holds the St. Lawrence career record with 212 blocks. Rookie Paige Truax scored a career high 12 points in just 15 minutes of playing time, and classmate Kate Vlahakis added 10 points.
Kate DeSorrento led Union with 17 points, while Melissa Marra and Courtney Shepard each added 12 points. The Saints improve to a program best 22-2 overall, 13-0 UCAA. Union falls to 20-3, 10-3. St. Lawrence will have to opportunity to finish the season with the best regular season record in program history against Skidmore on Saturday. Last year’s NCAA runner-up team finished the regular season with a 22-3 record.
SAINTS RUN PAST CLARKSON FOR 14th STRAIGHT WIN; WILL HOST UCAA TOURNAMENT Feb. 18 - The St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team used tough defense and solid shooting to turn a slim five-point lead into a 65-49 win over Clarkson on Tuesday evening, winning their 14th straight game and earning home court advantage in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The Saints still have two games left in the regular season, but even if they lose both games, the Saints hold a two-game lead over second place Union and would win the tiebreaker if the teams finished in a tie for first atop the standings.
The 14-game winning streak ties the second longest streak in St. Lawrence history. The Saints also won 14 games in a row leading up to the NCAA championship game last season. The 2000-01 team won 17 in a row after losing the first game of the season.
Tuesday’s win was by no means an easy one, however, as Clarkson cut a 14-point St. Lawrence lead to 53-48 when Jen Martin converted on a layup from Bridget Sweeney with 4:28 to play.
The Saints responded by turning up the defensive pressure, forcing seven turnovers and finishing the game on a 12-1 run. The Saints hit four of their next five shots, capped by a 3-pointer by Katie Griffith to give the Saints a 62-48 lead.
Megan Dietrichsen, plagued by foul trouble the entire game, scored 12 points and had three blocked shots in just 20 minutes. Meredith Pridgen added nine points, and seven players scored five or more points for the Saints.
Clarkson’s Linda Bondellio led all scorers with 14 points, while Martin scored 13 and Erika Fritjofson added 10. The Saints held 35-25 halftime lead, due in large part to a 30-11 rebounding advantage in the first half. St. Lawrence finished with a 46-36 lead in rebounds. St. Lawrence improved to 21-2 overall, 12-0 UCAA. Clarkson fell to 11-12, 4-8. The Saints face Union in Schenectady on Friday night, then play Skidmore in Saratoga on Saturday.
SAINTS UNTOUCHABLE WITH 11-0 UCAA RECORD Feb. 15 - The St. Lawrence Women's Basketball Team honored Katie Griffith and Megan Dietrichsen this afternoon with a pre-game Senior Day ceremony. The two seniors chipped in 10 points apiece as the Saints turned back the Herons of William Smith 68-57. St. Lawrence is atop the UCAA with a perfect 11-0 league record and improve to 20-2 overall with today's win. William Smith slides to 8-13 and now posts a 3-8 conference record.
Freshman Kate Vlahakis led the Saints as she netted 11 of her 16 points in the first half. Sophomore Jessica Zuk, the leading playmaker for the Saints, also dished out five assists to compliment her nine points and five rebounds.
Laura Hadwin came up big for the Herons as she scored a game-high 24 points, including a 10-for-11 effort at the charity stripe. She also brought down five rebounds. Pria Young finished with 13 points, on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor, and tallied three steals in the effort.
St. Lawrence used its height advantage to maintain a slight rebounding edge over William Smith, 38-31. Both teams performed well at the free throw line, with the Saints managing to hit 82 percent of their shots and the Herons nailing 79 percent of their attempts. William Smith committed17 turnovers to the Saints' 11.
The Herons were held to only 17 points in the first half with St. Lawrence commanding a 30-17 lead at the break. The Saints will host UCAA rival Clarkson at home on Tuesday, February 18th at 7:00 p.m..
SAINTS CONTINUE UNDEFEATED RUN IN UCAA WITH 75-64 WIN AGAINST HAMILTON Feb. 14- Five Saints players reached double digits in scoring as the St. Lawrence women defeated Hamilton 75-64 in a league match-up Friday night. Senior Katie Griffith paced the victors with 13 points and six rebounds. St. Lawrence improves to 19-2 overall and continues its undefeated run in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference at 10-0.
St. Lawrence sophomore Meredith Pridgen racked up a double-double as she scored 10 points and matched that number in rebounds. Senior Megan Dietrichsen nailed 5-of-6 free throw attempts on her way to 12 points, while freshman Kate Vlahakis hit 2-of-2 at the line also en route to 12 points. Junior Lauren Foran, back from an injury, chipped in 11 points for the Saints who shot 76 percent at the line and 42 percent from the floor. Sophomore Jessica Zuk handed out six assists in the win.
For Hamilton (11-9, 6-4), Holly Erick and Jessica Gorman each netted 14 points and combined for 11 of the team's 34 rebounds. Jen Munoz grabbed six boards and scored 10 points for the Continentals, who only shot 59 percent at the free throw line and 38 percent from the field.
Although Hamilton trailed at the break, the Continentals closed the gap to four at 15:06 in the second half. The Saints quickly responded with consistent shooting to increase the margin to 14. With only 42 seconds remaining, Larissa Hopkins drained a pair of free throws to bring Hamilton within eight. The Continentals got into foul trouble though, and St. Lawrence moved on to an 11-point victory.
The contest was scoreless in the first half until Erick hit a foul shot at 17:08. Play was relatively even for five minutes, but St. Lawrence pulled out in front on a pair of free throws from Zuk. The Saints then built their lead to as much as 16 and headed to the locker room with a 34-23 advantage. Follow the Saints as they take on William Smith on Saturday, February 15th at 4:00 p.m.
SAINTS COAST TO 78-37 OVER VASSAR Feb. 8 - Senior guard Katie Griffith scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half to lead St. Lawrence University to a 78-37 victory over Vassar College in an Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball game Saturday afternoon. The red-hot Saints have won 11 straight and are currently the only undefeated UCAA team at 9-0.
Vassar (4-15, 1-8) led for most of the first half, and trailed 29-25 at the break. After a Christine Wegner lay-up started the second half for the Brewers, the Saints went on a devastating 25-0 run and eventually outscored Vassar 49-12 in that period.
Freshman guard Kate Vlahakis chipped in ten points and six rebounds for St. Lawrence, who out-rebounded Vassar 50-25. Senior forward Carleen Aubee moved past Lisa Ercolano '02 for third place on Vassar's career scoring list with 1252 points. She led the Brewers with 14 points. Wegner added 10 points.
The Saints hit 45 percent of their field goal attempts, while the Brewers struggled with 29 percent shooting. Catch the St. Lawrence Women's Basketball team in action on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14th as it hosts Hamilton at 8:00 pm.
ST. LAWRENCE SLIPS PAST RPI TO MAINTAIN PERFECT UCAA RECORD Feb. 7 - Junior forward Aliza Bogdanich went 5-for-6 from the field and 8-for-8 at the free throw line to finish with 18 points as the Saints tip-toed past Rensselaer 60-58 on Friday night. With the victory, St. Lawrence remains undefeated in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference at 8-0 and now holds an overall record of 17-2. The Red Hawks even out their conference record at 4-4 and slide to 10-7 on the season.
St. Lawrence had help from senior Megan Dietrichsen who chipped in 10 points and four rebounds. Last week's UCAA Guard of the Week Jessica Zuk also added 10 points. Meredith Pridgen led the Saints in rebounding with eight boards on the night.
Kaitlyn Saunders completed a double-double for RPI, scoring 13 points and hauling down a game-high 12 rebounds. Kristin Kaczynski was the leading scorer for the Red Hawks with 16.
St. Lawrence used a 13-3 run early in the second half to erase a four point halftime deficit and take the lead for good. The Saints pulled down 42 rebounds to RPI's 33, and also shot better from the floor, hitting 42 percent of their shots as the Red Hawks only connected on 32 percent of their field goal attempts. The St. Lawrence Women's Basketball will turn around to face UCAA opponent Vassar tomorrow afternoon, February 8th, at 4:00 pm.
ZUK EARNS RECOGNITION AS UCAA GUARD OF THE WEEK Feb. 4 - Sophomore Jessica Zuk was recently selected as the UCAA Guard of the Week in women's basketball. The Arlington, VT native recorded her first career double-double, scoring 14 points and bringing down 11 rebounds, as St. Lawrence raced past Union 74-55 in a battle for the top spot in the UCAA on Saturday.
The Saints successfully snapped Union's 15-game winning streak and now hold sole possession of first place in the UCAA with their 7-0 conference record. In that game, Zuk went 6-for-6 at the free throw line and dished out six assists.
Against Skidmore on Friday night, she chipped in six points and four rebounds as St. Lawrence went on to win easily, 82-52. In a 51-44 non-league victory over Middlebury on Tuesday, Zuk paced the Saints with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting.
Zuk worked for 35 points, 17 rebounds, four three-pointers, and 15 assists in three games this week. She currently leads the team with an average of 4.4 assists per game.
SAINTS KNOCK OFF UNION TO CAPTURE TOP SPOT IN UCAA Feb. 1 - Sophomore Jessica Zuk recorded her first career double-double, scoring 14 points and bringing down 11 rebounds, as St. Lawrence raced past Union 74-55 in a battle for the top spot in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association. The Saints successfully snapped Union's 15-game winning streak and now hold sole possession of first place in the UCAA with their 7-0 conference record.
Freshman guard Kate Vlahakis paced St. Lawrence with her career-high 20 points, including a 3-for-4 effort from three-point land and a perfect performance at the free throw line. Senior forward Megan Dietrichsen stood tall for the Saints as she turned down six Union shots and chipped in 12 points of her own. Classmate Katie Griffith was good for 10 points, seven boards, and three assists. Zuk handed out six assists and leads the team with an average of 4.4 assists per game.
Two freshman guards also led the Dutchwomen as Erika Eisenhut tallied 14 points and Kate DeSorrento finished the game with 13 points and eight rebounds.
St. Lawrence (16-2, 7-0), which led by nine at the half, took a 51-40 advantage with 6:56 left in the game when Lauren Foran hit a three-point basket from the top of the key. Union, which went into the contest averaging almost 30 points off of the opposition's turnovers, forced the Saints into 26 turnovers, but only scored 14 points off of those miscues. The Saints used their height advantage to move the ball down the court and continually break up Union's pressure defense. The Dutchwomen, who never got closer than five, 35-30 on Nicole Cerniglia's three-pointer with 17:46 left to go, trailed by as many as 22, 70-48 with 45 seconds showing on the clock.
Down by 10 points mid-way through the first half, Union (15-1, 6-1) tied the game when Kate DeSorrento's three-point field goal with 2:21 remaining in the first half brought the Dutchwomen all the way back to a 24-24 tie. However, the Saints hit back-to-back three-point baskets to spark a 9-0 run that gave them a 33-24 lead at intermission. Kate Vlahakis led St. Lawrence in the first period of play with 11 points, while Megan Dietrichsen, a 6'1 senior center, contributed five of her team's six blocked shots.
St. Lawrence grabbed 51 rebounds to Union's 36. The Saints were more consistent at the foul line, connecting on 80 percent of their attempts, and also shot 43 percent from the field while the Dutchwomen struggled with overall shooting in the 27 percent range.
The Saints are ranked third nationally in the NCAA East division and will look to maintain their position next weekend as they hit the road for a pair of league games against Rensselaer and Vassar on February 7th and 8th. Those games will commence at 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. respectively.
ST. LAWRENCE TOPPLES SKIDMORE 82-52 Jan. 31 - Senior guard Katie Griffith nailed 4-of-5 three-point attempts en route to her game-high 17 points which helped St. Lawrence easily defeat visiting Skidmore 82-52 in women's basketball action Friday night.
The Saints (15-2, 6-0) opened the game with three straight trifectas by Jessica Zuk, Katie Griffith, and Lauren Foran respectively, to kick off a devastating 14-0 run. Skidmore (5-12, 0-6) struggled to find the bottom of the net, scoring its first bucket after five minutes had ticked off the clock in the first half. St. Lawrence built a comfortable 24-point lead throughout the period, but the Thoroughbreds used a handful of free throws to make it a 19-point game at halftime, 38-19.
In the second half, Skidmore shot only 11-for-29 as the Saints steamed ahead to finish in front 82-52 at the final buzzer. Junior forward Aliza Bogdanich poured in 14 points, hitting 6-of-6 free throws, and hauled down a game-high nine rebounds for St. Lawrence. Also in double digits for the Saints was senior Megan Dietrichsen with 10 points on the night.
Freshman Lauren Jones led the Skidmore squad with 12 points, including an impressive 6-for-6 effort at the foul line. Sophomore Shanley Irving followed closely behind her teammate as she chipped in 11 points, hitting 5-of-6 at the line. Lisa Mason passed out four assists and stole the ball eight times in the contest.
The Saints went 8-for-16 from behind the arc this evening and out rebounded the Thoroughbreds by 20 boards to hold onto their undefeated position in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association.
St. Lawrence will hope to maintain its perfect 6-0 conference record as the women take on Union, also undefeated in the UCAA, on Saturday, February 1st at 4:00 p.m.
SAINTS PULL AWAY FROM PANTHERS IN FINAL MINUTES
Middlebury, now 9-6 on the season, outrebounded St. Lawrence 51-37, but the Saints held the Panthers to just 25% shooting from the field. St. Lawrence shot 34% from the field, and were better than 39% in the second half.
The Saints will resume their Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association schedule this weekend with games against Skidmore and Union. St. Lawrence sits in a tie for first place in the conference standings with Union with identical 5-0 league records.
VLAHAKIS HONORED FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK Jan. 27: Freshman guard Kate Vlahakis has earned Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Rookie of the Week honors for the second straight week. The Lebanon, New Hampshire native contributed a total of 22 points, five rebounds, eight assists, and two steals in the St. Lawrence victories over Vassar and Rensselaer this past weekend. In the Rensselaer game, she dished out a career-high seven assists.
Vlahakis is the third leading scorer for the Saints with 9.6 points per game. She is the most consistent three-point shooter at 48%, and her free throw average is one of the better ones on the team at 74%. Her career statistics thus far include 45 rebounds, 24 assists, and 11 steals. As a freshman, she is averaging just over 22 minutes per game.
SAINTS TURN BACK RENSSELAER Jan. 25: - It was senior forward Megan Dietrichsen leading the charge this afternoon as she scored 12 points, ripped down a game-high eight rebounds, and tallied three blocks to help St. Lawrence defeat Rensselaer 64-55 in women's basketball. The St. Lawrence women remain undefeated in the UCAA with a league record of 5-0, and they now post an overall record of 13-2. With the loss, Rensselaer drops to 3-2 in the league and 9-5 on the season.
For the Saints, Aliza Bogdanich was high-scorer with 15 points. Teammate and last week's UCAA Rookie of the Week Kate Vlahakis netted 13 points and dished out a career-high seven assists.
Kristin Kaczynski took top scoring honors for the Red Hawks with 18 points, while Kaitlyn Saunders went 5-for-5 at the charity stripe en route to 15 points in the game.
Even though Rensselaer threw in the first four points of the contest, the Saints captured the lead at 15:25 and held onto it. St. Lawrence led by as many as 14 points mid-way through the first period, but a determined Red Hawk squad pulled within seven, 34-27, at the break.
In the second half, the Saints maintained a significant lead until a jumper by Saunders had the Red Hawks trailing by only two, 50-48. At 2:59, Rensselaer closed the gap to one, 55-54, but St. Lawrence used consistent free throw shooting down the line to clench the 64-55 victory.
The Saints will host Middlebury on Tuesday, January 28th in a contest that will commence at 7:00 p.m.
SAINTS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN UCAA WITH 70-32 WIN OVER VASSAR Jan. 24: St. Lawrence tapped into its strong bench reserve to trounce the visiting Brewers of Vassar, 70-32, in women’s basketball Friday night. The St. Lawrence women remain undefeated in the UCAA (4-0) with tonight’s win and improve their overall record to 12-2. The Brewers continue to slide, posting a record of 1-3 in the league and 3-9 on the season.
Sophomore Jessica Zuk opened things up for the Saints with a pair of free throws in the first 15 seconds of the game. Vassar responded with a couple of jumpers to steal the lead, 6-2, at 17:13. Junior Aliza Bogdanich connected on an assist from Zuk to put St. Lawrence in front 10-8 with 13:44 remaining in the first half. The Saints capitalized on Vassar’s weak shooting (28%) and went on a powerful 19-8 run to finish out the period on top 29-16.
The Saints continued to dominate play in the second half, holding the Brewers again to just 16 points. With considerable support from several players off the bench, St. Lawrence pulled ahead by as many as 28 points at 5:20 and again with 3:25 to go. Freshman Nora Curley knocked down a bucket at the three-minute mark to give the Saints a 30-point advantage heading into the home stretch. Classmate Paige Truax stole the ball twice in the final minute, finding her way to the basket and helping her team finish the contest with its biggest lead, 70-32.
Bogdanich tallied a team high 12 points on the night, but the remainder of the Saints’ scoring was fairly evenly distributed throughout the team. Senior Carleen Aubee was the lone Brewer in double figures, contributing 12 points and nine rebounds in the effort.
Vassar grabbed 46 rebounds to St. Lawrence’s 44, but it was not enough as the Brewers committed nearly twice as many turnovers as the Saints, 29-15. The Saints will try to capture another league victory as they host Rensselaer on Saturday, January 25th at 4:00 p.m.
Jan. 20: Freshman guard Kate Vlahakis (Lebanon, NH) was recently selected as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Rookie of the Week.
Vlahakis connected on 4-of-7 from the field and sank 3-3 from the line on Tuesday night to contribute 12 points in the Saints' win over the Cardinals of Plattsburgh State. She hit 7-of-12 from the floor and shot a perfect 2-2 at the charity stripe for a total of 16 points in the 82-63 St. Lawrence victory over Hamilton on Saturday.
Averaging 21.5 minutes per game this season, Vlahakis is shooting 50 % from behind the three-point arc and 75 % at the free throw line. She currently has a career total of 40 rebounds, 16 assists, and nine steals.
GRIFFITH, VLAHAKIS LEAD SAINTS OVER HAMILTON Jan. 18: Last night it was the centers, this afternoon it was the guards.
One night after St. Lawrence centers Meredith Pridgen and Megan Dietrichsen ate up William Smith for 38 points and 23 rebounds, guards Katie Griffith and Kate Vlahakis combined for 33 points on 13-for-23 shooting to beat Hamilton 82-63 in Clinton, NY.
The Saints jumped out to a 46-27 lead after shooting 20-for-34 in the first half, better than 58% from the field. And while the Saint guards led the way in terms of points, the forwards helped the team outrebound Hamilton 49-30.
Aliza Bogdanich scored 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting, and Pridgen added 10 points, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field. Dietrichsen had eight points, led the team with nine rebounds and blocked two shots.
Holly Erick and Jessica Gorman led the Continentals with 12 points apiece, while Missy Nelson scored 10 points for Hamilton. The Saints improve to 11-2 overall, 3-0 UCAA, while Hamilton fell to 5-5, 1-1. St. Lawrence returns home for a UCAA series against Vassar and Rensselaer next weekend.
PRIDGEN LEADS SAINTS OVER WILLIAM SMITH IN UCAA GAME Jan. 17: Meredith Pridgen scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to record her first career double-double to lead the St. Lawrence University women's basketball team to a 65-60 win over William Smith in an Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association game at Geneva on Friday night.
The sophomore center was 7-for-10 from the field and added four blocked shots. Pridgen accounted for 21 of the Saints 22 bench points, as the team was without regular starter Lauren Foran who is out this weekend due to an injury sustained during the team's trip to Michigan earlier this month.
Megan Dietrichsen, the Saints senior center, had her most productive game of the season, scoring 17 points and converting on 9-of-10 free throws. Dietrichsen added 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, and the fifth of her career.
The game marks the first time that two St. Lawrence players have recorded a double-double in over three years. The Saints held a slim 23-20 lead, and the game was tight the whole night with seven lead changes and seven ties. William Smith had a 40-33 lead with 11:21 to play, which represented the largest lead either team held in the game. The Saints turned the game around with an 8-0 run with less than eight minutes to play, turning a three-point deficit into a 50-45 lead.
Senior guard Katie Griffith played all 40 minutes in the absence of Foran, scoreing 11 points and dishing out five assists. Pria Young scored 20 points for Willism Smith, while Laura Hadwin scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
St. Lawrence outrebounded the Herons 48-36, and the Saints went to the line a season high 39 times, while William Smith attempted just 20 free throws. The Saints, now 10-2 overall and 2-0 in the UCAA, will face Hamilton on Saturday at 4 p.m. William Smith fell to 4-5, 0-1.
ST. LAWRENCE CLIPS PLATTSBURGH 64-51 Jan. 14: Senior Katie Griffith scored a game high 18 points, hitting 8 of 11 from the floor, as the Saints (9-2) defeated the visiting Cardinals of Plattsburgh State, 64-51, in women’s basketball Tuesday night.
Griffith also handed out five assists to help three other Saints players reach double figures. Aliza Bogdanich ripped down nine boards and hit 5 of 7 attempts at the free throw line en route to her 15 points on the night. Kate Vlahakis and Jessica Zuk added 12 and 11 points respectively in the win. Erin Hutchinson paced the Cardinals (7-5) with 17 points on 8-11 shooting from the field, while teammate Amanda Frost contributed 11 points. The Saints used the three-point arc to their advantage in the first half, sinking 4-4 for perfect 100 percent shooting from that range. Strong play by Griffith, who tallied 11 of her 18 points in the first 11 minutes, also helped St. Lawrence pull to a 31-24 lead at the break.
Plattsburgh fought to within seven points on two different occasions in the beginning of the second period of play, but the Saints increased the scoring margin to 20 with 11:33 to go. The Cardinals continued to chip away at the scoreboard, but St. Lawrence managed to hang on to a comfortable lead to finish the game in front 64-51.
St. Lawrence will be on the road for a league contest against William Smith on Friday, January 17 at 8:00 pm. PRIDGEN SCORES 23 TO LIFT Jan. 13: Sophomore Meredith Pridgen lit up the scoreboard with 23 points on 10-13 shooting as St. Lawrence blew past visiting Manhattanville 94-50 in women’s basketball action Monday night. The Saints improve to 8-2 overall heading into tomorrow night’s match up with Plattsburgh State, while the Valiants fall to 5-4 on the season.
For the Saints, Aliza Bogdanich grabbed a double-double, contributing 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting and ripping down a game high 13 rebounds. Katie Griffith added 16 points while dishing out five assists, and teammate Megan Dietrichsen chipped in 11, hitting 5 of 7 from the floor. Jessica Zuk tallied a game high seven assists while pulling down seven boards in the contest.
Manhattanville was led by Kristina McRae who poured in all of her 12 points from the free throw line. Nicole Terzian also helped the Valiants with seven points and seven rebounds.
St. Lawrence broke open the scoring in the first half with a 6-0 run in the first three minutes. The Valiants came within two early on, but the Saints quickly pulled ahead by as much as 15 points to create a comfortable 39-24 lead at the break. St. Lawrence dominated the boards in the second period of play and used consistent shooting to steadily increase the scoring margin to 40 points at the final buzzer.
The Manhattanville squad shot only 22 percent from the field, while St. Lawrence connected on 51 percent of its attempts. The Saints shot 71 percent from the charity stripe while the Valiants struggled with 60 percent shooting. St. Lawrence also out rebounded Manhattanville 64-34. The Saints return to action tomorrow night in a home battle against Plattsburgh State starting at 6:00 pm.
ALMA CLIPS ST. LAWRENCE, 61-49, IN CLOSING GAME OF THE ALMA-ST. LOUIS ROTARY CLASSIC Jan. 5: Tournament MVP Shelly Ulfig scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Alma College (6-3) cruise to victory against St. Lawrence, 61-49, in the final game of the Alma-St. Louis Rotary Classic on Sunday afternoon.
The Saints (7-2) led 34-30 at the break, but the Scots used strong play to hold St. Lawrence to just 15 points in the second half. St. Lawrence, hitting just 38% from the field, could not match Alma's 42% shooting on the night. Costly turnovers hurt the St. Lawrence squad, and the Scots finished with 38 rebounds to the Saints' 31.
Freshman Kate Vlahakis led the Saints with 15 points, including a perfect performance at the free throw line, while Meredith Pridgen chipped in 10 points and five boards.
Vlahakis was named to the all-tournament team along with teammate Katie Griffith. The tournament was designated as a round-robin format, thus no champion was awarded.
The Saints will return home to face Manhattanville on Monday, January 13th at 7:00 pm.
SAINTS MEET ALMA IN FINALS AFTER TIGHT GAME WITH OLIVET Jan. 4: Megan Dietrichsen scored with 33 seconds to go and Aliza Bogdanich made a three throw with six seconds left as the Saints held off Olivet 75-73 in the opening round of the Alma-St. Louis Rotary Tournament Saturday night.
The Saints, now 7-1, will play host Alma in the 3 p.m. title game on Sunday. The Saints led 30-29 at the half and eventually built a 64-56 lead with 5:54 to play in the game on Jessica Zuk's layup. Olivet, 5-5, scored seven unanswered points to take a 73-72 lead with 37 seconds to play before Dietrichsen put the Saints back in front four seconds later.
Katie Griffith led the Saints with 21 points, hitting 10 of 13 from the field. She also had five rebounds, three assists and a steal. Bogdanich chipped in 16 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots while Zuk had 14 points and three assists and Dietrichsen added 12 points and Lauren Foran 10.
SAINTS SWEEP NYC SERIES; AT ALMA NEXT Dec. 31: St. Lawrence University's women's basketball team returned to action with a pair of games in New York City Sunday and Monday and swept both to improve to 6-1 on the season.
The Saints turned back Lehman College 79-64 on Sunday and routed the City College of New York 92-34 on Monday. Katie Griffith sparked the Saints against Lehman, scoring 21 points, dishing out five assists and coming up with three steals. Megan Dietrichsen chipped in 14 points on six of eight shooting and had eight rebounds while Aliza Bogdanich was also in double figures with 16 points. Meredith Pridgen led the Saints on the boards with 11 rebounds.
Jessica Zuk led the Saints against CCNY, scoring 25 points on nine of 15 shooting including seven of 13 from three point range. She also had six rebounds, two assists and three steals in the game. Kate Vlahakis scored 15 points and was nearly perfect from the field, scoring on seven of eight shots including two for two from beyond the three point line while Aliza Bogdanich chipped n 10- points and nine rebounds. The Saints raced to a 54-21 halftime lead and coasted home to the victory.
The Saints will play in the Alma Tournament Saturday and Sunday, meeting 8-7 Olivet on Saturday night at 8 p.m. and host Alma, 4-3 on Sunday.
ST. LAWRENCE WOMEN CRUSH ALFRED WITH SECOND HALF DRIVE December 14 — Senior Katie Griffith poured in 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help lift her team past the Saxons of Alfred, 71-41, in women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Saints used an explosive second half to snap Alfred’s 3-game winning streak and move to 4-1 on the season. The Saxons slide to 5-3 with today’s loss.
Both teams had trouble shooting from the field in the first half. The Saints hit only 9 of 28 shots and the Saxons connected on only 8 of 26 attempts. At the break, St. Lawrence was ahead 28-20.
The Saints pulled away in the first 4 minutes of the second half with a staggering 19-2 run. The Saxons continued to struggle at this point, shooting just 25% from the floor. With strong play from the bench, St. Lawrence would spread the margin to as much as 33 points. At the two-minute mark, freshman Paige Truax hit a bank three-pointer and then went on to seal the game with a lay-in in the final seconds of play.
Junior forward Aliza Bogdanich chipped in 10 points and five rebounds for the Saints, while sophomore Jessica Zuk added 11 points. For the Saxons, senior Brandi Backus tallied a team-high 12 points and grabbed eight boards. St. Lawrence outrebounded Alfred 61-28.
The Saints will take a break for two weeks and then return to action on December 29, 2002 with a non-league match-up against Lehman on the road in New York City.
SAINTS DROP HOME OPENER TO ITHACA
Lauren Foran earned top scoring honors for St. Lawrence with 17, while teammates Kate Vlahakis and Katie Griffith chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively. On the boards, Megan Dietrichsen and Alliza Bogdanich tallied 10 rebounds apiece. Kerri Brown helped the Bombers with 19 points and Jennie Swatling added 17 points.
The Saints came out strong, nailing 7 of 10 three-pointers in the first half, but the Bombers stayed in the game. Cleary answered with 4 trifectas of her own to help Ithaca in the first period of play. The score was tied 36-36 at the break, but the Bombers opened the second half with a staggering 19-3 run. The Saints cut the deficit to 7 points, but each time St. Lawrence drew closer Ithaca managed to pull away.
St. Lawrence will take on Alfred at home in a non-conference match-up on Saturday, December 14, 2002.
VLAHAKIS NAMED UCAA'S December 9 — Kate Vlahakis was named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's Rookie of the Week on Monday. Vlahakis scored 10 points, missing only one shot from the field, to help the Saints beat North Country rival Clarkson 76-44 last Tuesday. Nine of Vlahakis' points came in the second half, in which the Saints outscored the Golden Knights 43-21.
The Saints, now 3-0 on the season, will face Ithaca and Alfred in a pair of non-league games to open their home schedule this weekend.
12th RANKED SAINTS SINK CLARKSON WITH STRONG SECOND HALF December 3 — The St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team doubled up on previously undefeated Clarkson in the second half to defeat the Golden Knights 76-44 in an Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association game in Potsdam on Tuesday night.
The Saints held a ten-point advantage at halftime, and Clarkson cut the lead to seven and had a chance to cut it to five, but the Saints went on a 32-7 run to put the game out of reach. The Saints shot 50% from the field, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range, to outscore the Golden Knights 43-21 in the second half. St. Lawrence junior forward Aliza Bogdanich led all scorers with 16 points. Bogdanich, who was 8-for-10 from the free throw line, added eight rebounds for the Saints, who held a 47-30 rebounding edge over Clarkson.
Senior guard Katie Griffith added 13 points, five steals and four assists for St. Lawrence, and sophomore guard Jessica Zuk and rookie guard Kate Vlahakis each scored 10 points. Sophomore center Meredith Pridgen added eight points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Saints.
The Saints held Clarkson to just 28.3% from the field and forced 28 turnovers. The win is the 18th consecutive win for St. Lawrence over Clarkson, and ups the Saint lead in the all-time series to 39-16.
Clarkson fell to 4-1 on the year, while the Saints improved to 3-0. St. Lawrence, ranked 12th nationally by the d3hoops.com poll released earlier today, will open their home schedule with Ithaca and Alfred in a pair of non-league games next weekend.
BOGDANICH EARNS UCAA FORWARD OF THE WEEK HONORS December 2 — Aliza Bogdanich, the Scotty Wood Tournament's Most Valuable Player, was selected as the Upstate Collegiate Atheltic Association's Forward/Center of the Week on Monday.
Bogdanich, a junior forward, led the team to the tournament championship, scoring 28 points on 11-for-13 shooting in the Saints championship game win over Muhlenberg.
The Saints open up the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association schedule with a 6 p.m. game at Clarkson on Tuesday night.
SAINT WOMEN IMPROVE TO 2-0 WITH 17-POINT WIN OVER HOST MUHLENBERG
SAINTS ROMP IN SEASON OPENER November 22 — St. Lawrence University's women's basketball team raced to a 22-2 lead in the game's first nine minutes and the Saints cruised to an easy 79-39 win over Stevens Institute in the season opener at the Scotty Wood Tournament at Muhlenberg Friday night.
The Saints will play host Muhlenberg, a 73-44 winner over Albright, in Saturday's championship game. Katie Griffith led the Saints with a 17 point performance which included seven of nine shooting from the field and a perfect three for three from three point range. She also added four assists and five rebounds.
Aliza Bogdanich chipped in 12 points and six rebounds while Jessica Zuk added 11 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Megan Dietrichsen added nine rebounds to go with six points and Lauren Foran had four assists and five steals.
SAINTS BEGIN PRACTICE, LOOK TO FOLLOW NCAA RUNNER-UP SEASON WITH ANOTHER WINNER
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December 13 — Stephanie Cleary led all scorers with 21 points to lift the Bombers of Ithaca past the Saints, 78-68, in women's basketball on Friday night. St. Lawrence shot well from the field, including a 50% showing from behind the three-point arc, but it was not enough to hold off Ithaca. The Saints slide to 3-1 on the season, while the Bombers improve to 4-2 overall.
