SPRINGFIELD TIPS SAINTS IN OVERTIME,

CURLEY EARNS ALL-TOURNEY TEAM

 

Jan. 2: Tara McCarthy snapped a 60-60 tie with a jump shot with 21 seconds to go in overtime and then rebounded a shot by Saint forward Nora Curley which rolled off the rim with six seconds to go to lift host Springfield College to a 62-60 women’s basketball victory over St. Lawrence in the consolation game of the Naismith-Holiday Inn Invitational at Springfield on Monday.

 

McCarthy, who led Springfield with 14 points and added three steals, tied the game at 51-51 with 39 seconds to go in regulation after Jamie Wolff had put the Saints ahead 51-49 with a free throw with 1:28 to play.

 

St. Lawrence, 4-5, jumped out to an early six point lead in the game which turned into a see-saw affair which was tied eight times over the course of the game. Springfield, now 6-4, had as much as a seven point lead in the first half, but the Saints went on a 13-0 run late in the first half and led 26-22 at the intermission.

 

Springfield opened up an eight point lead in the second half, but again the Saints battled back, tying the game at 45-45 on Britanny Gaetano’s three-pointer with 3:49 to go.

 

Curley was selected to the All-Tournament team after leading the Saints with 15 points, hitting eight of 14 from the field and had six rebounds and three steals. Gaetano, who was three for seven from three point range, finished with 13 points while Andrea Muszynski had 10 and seven rebounds for the Saints.

 

SLU will return to home action when it hosts Fredonia at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

 

 

TRINITY TOPS SAINTS IN NAISMITH CLASSIC

Jan.1: Trinity (Tx) won its eight straight with a 78-61 win over St. Lawrence in the opening round of the Naismith-Holiday Inn Classic at Springfield College on Sunday and will meet Bates, an 83-51 winner over host Springfield in Monday’s 5:30 p.m. championship game.

 

The Saints, now 4-4, will play Springfield, 5-4, in a 1 p.m. consolation game.

 

Jennifer Farrar scored 17 points and Beth Harmon added 14 to lead Trinity to the win. Trinity, now 8-1, build a 37-23 halftime margin and held off the Saints the rest of the way.

 

Andrea Muszynski led the Saints with 15 points and added five rebounds while Nora Curley had 14 points and five rebounds and Jamie Wolff contributed 12 points and four rebounds.

 

The Saints never led in the game, but were within four with 8:23 to go at 55-51 and trailed by five with 7:09 to go. Trinity went on a 12-2 run over the next 2:49 and the Saints could not get closer than 15 the rest of the way.

 

 

SAINTS DOWN SAXONS TO

REGAIN WINNING WAYS

Dec. 10: The St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team got back on track Saturday afternoon, defeating Alfred by the score of 61-49 one night after having their three game winning streak snapped. First year student Jenna Krzemien led the Saints with 13 points off the bench.

 

The Saints (4-3) knew they had to get the lead early playing on the road, and were able to do so with some key shooting early. Kimberly Sikule and Brittany Gaetano each knocked down an early three pointer, and teammate Andrea Muszynski made a pair of jumpers to give the Saints an early 12-3 lead five minutes into the game.

 

That same lead hovered for most of the first half, with the Saints lead never creeping lower than seven. However, Alfred refused to let the game slip out of reach, making baskets each time it appeared St. Lawrence may have grabbed some momentum. With the lead at 11 with :58 left in the first half, the Saxon’s Megan Coddington scored two of her nine points to pull Alfred within nine, 32-23, heading into the intermission.

 

The second half began much of the same way, as the Saints and Saxons exchanged buckets. With the lead at nine again after a Nora Curley lay-up with 16:06 to play in the game, the Saxons made their move. The home team held the Saints scoreless for just under eight minutes, closing the gap to within one at 40-39. Then, Alfred’s Megan Sampsell stole the ball from Andrea Muszynski and got the ball to Amy Plank who scored the basket to give the Saxons the lead at 41-40 for the first time since the game was 2-0.

 

Head coach Jennifer Kroll chose not to use a timeout, and instead opted to get the ball up the court and into Jamie Wolff’s hands. Wolff got free on the offensive end, and buried a key three point shot that completely switched the momentum back on to the St. Lawrence side. The bucket put the Saints back ahead by two, 43-41. The floodgates would open from there, as the Saints stepped up their defense. St. Lawrence went on a 14-0 run of their own, and Jenna Krzemien came off the bench in the fourth quarter and made her presence felt in the post. The first year rattled off 13 points to lead all Saint scorers in the game.

 

Krzemien played 24 minutes for the Saints on Saturday, scoring the 13 points and contributing five rebounds and a block. Sophomore Jamie Wolff shot well from the field again, going 3-6 for 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Senior forward Nora Curley added 10 points down low for the Saints, who are now finished for the calendar year. St. Lawrence will next be in action at the Springfield Tournament versus Trinity (TX) on New Year’s Day to kick off 2006. Tip-off is set for 3:00pm.