SAINTS TOP GOTHIC KNIGHTS

AT STEVENS TOURNEY, 79-56

Nov. 17: The St. Lawrence University women’s basketball team surged in the middle of the second half and were able to maintain a big lead to earn their first win of the season over New Jersey City University at the Stevens Tip-Off Tournament in Hoboken, NJ on Saturday afternoon, 79-56.

Junior Jenna Krzemien was the first to score for the Saints 59 seconds into the game, giving St. Lawrence a very early lead and some energy for the beginning of the first half. For the next two minutes, St. Lawrence and New Jersey City battled for the lead, and with the game only 3:14 old, Gothic Knight Angela Fitzgerald made a layup to give New Jersey City a slight 6-5 lead over the Saints.

The Gothic Knights ran with that lead for more than 12 minutes, and at a couple points in the first half, led the Saints by six points. But the Scarlet and Brown did not back down, posting a 16-7 run in the last six minutes of half, taking a 27-25 lead with 4:38 left after junior Katie Palmer’s shot from outside the arc was good. The Saints’ momentum carried through the remainder of the half, giving them a 36-32 lead over New Jersey City as they headed into halftime.

In the second, the Gothic Knights would make it a one-point game, 39-38 with the Saints having the slight lead, early on with 18:26 left in the game after a three-pointer from New Jersey City’s Tania Greenleaf. But St. Lawrence made sure it didn’t get that close again, as the women had a 15-0 run in the next 6:12 of the half to give them a 13 point lead.

The Saints continued to dominate for the remainder of the game, leading by as many as 27 at one point, and earned the win with a final score of 79-56.

Senior captain Jamie Wolff led the way for the Saints with 18 points, shooting 6-for-12 from the floor and sinking two three-pointers. The Buffalo, NY guard also had four assists.

Junior Lauren Sischo also posted an impressive game, shooting 6-for-9 from the floor and totaling 16 points in her 34 minutes of play. The Rodman, NY native also had seven assists and three steals, as well as six rebounds for the Scarlet and Brown.

Krzemien tallied 14 points, one assist, one block and a game-high four steals, while junior Katie Palmer had 12 points and four assists.

The Saints will face the winner of the Stevens-North Carolina Wesleyan game in the tournament championship game on Sunday afternoon. The tip-off is set for 3:00pm.