SAINTS DOWN GOLDEN FLYERS, 64-34

Nov. 25: Senior guard Jamie Wolff led the St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team with 16 points as the Saints dominated Nazareth College, 64-34, in non-conference play in Rochester, NY Sunday afternoon.  

The game started out slow for both teams as it took nearly two minutes for anyone to get on the scoreboard, but the Saints’ junior Katie Palmer put St. Lawrence up there first after a jump shot 1:42 into the game and the Scarlet and Brown never relinquished the lead to the Golden Flyers from that point forward.  

Nazareth was persistent in attempting to break past a strong Saints’ defense and was able to keep the Saints within striking distance for the first ten minutes of play, but were plagued with turnovers as St. Lawrence managed to steal the ball back into their possession.  

With 9:38 remaining in the first half, sophomore Brittany Parham had two good shots from the line to give the Saints a 15-8 lead. St. Lawrence’s momentum picked up in the last nine minutes of the half, outscoring the Golden Flyers 19-7 before halftime and shooting 100% from the free throw line. St. Lawrence junior Jenna Krzemien scored the final points of the first half to give the Saints a generous 34-15 lead as the period ended.  

It would only take 18 seconds for senior Kim Sikule to score on a layup for the Saints in the second half, giving them a 21-point lead to begin the period. A three-pointer from Wolff increased that lead to 24 with 18:50 remaining in the game. Nazareth was able to bring the St. Lawrence lead down to 20 after two good layups from Lizzie Barlow and Ali Sharpe, and two good free throws from Sharpe.  

Wolff was successful from within the paint as she made a layup with 13:33 left give the Saints a 47-23 lead. The captain from Buffalo, NY spurred a 13-2 run for St. Lawrence, as Sikule made a layup to give the Saints a 35 point lead with 8:04 left, bringing the score to 60-25. The Golden Flyers’ posted nine points in the final eight minutes of the contest, while the Saints had four, ending the game with a 64-34 victory.  

Three Saints scored in the double digits, including Palmer, who tallied 14 points in only 20 minutes of play and also had two assists. The Bourne, MA guard also tallied a game-high of five steals, along with Wolff. Krzemien had ten points, five rebounds, and three steals, while Sikule had a team-high of six total rebounds.  

St. Lawrence had much success with free throws, as senior Amy Fortener, junior Lauren Sischo, and Parham were all perfect from the line, while Wolff was 3-for-4.  

The Saints, now 3-1 overall, will travel to Plattsburgh, NY on Tuesday to play the SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals. The tip-off is set for 6:00pm.