Caroline Dalton scored nine points while Shayna Davner and Meghan O'Connor each chipped in eight points leading the St. Lawrence University Women's Basketball team to a 56-37 victory over SUNY Potsdam Tuesday night in the home opener for the Saints at Burkman Gymnasium in Canton.
St. Lawrence (5-1) jumped out to an early lead scoring the first nine points of the game and taking a 17-3 advantage in the first eight minutes of action.
The Saints maintained the double-digit lead and extended the advantage to nearly 20 points in the second quarter building a 29-10 lead with three minutes left in the opening half. St. Lawrence led Potsdam (1-6) by a 31-12 score at the halftime intermission.
In the third quarter, Dalton hit a pair of early free throws and senior Lauren Quattrocchi nailed a 3-pointer to run the lead to 20 points at 36-16.
O'Connor added a pair of free throws with 1:24 left in the quarter as St. Lawrence built its largest lead at 44-19. Potsdam answered with two free throws by O'Connor scored a layup with 34 seconds left in the third to take a 25-point lead into the final quarter.
Potsdam outscored St. Lawrence 16-10 over the final 10 minutes for the final margin of victory.
"It was nice to get a win today but we are capable of playing so much better, and we just aren't getting it done on offense," said Head Coach Dan Roiger. "We have no rhythm right now, can't make shots, and have way too many turnovers. At this time, we have a lot of work to do. Our first goal is to be average, than we want to be good, and if we can reach that stage, then try to become great."
Neither team had a scorer in double-digits as Secret Clark led Potsdam with eight points. There were 12 different scorers for the Saints.
The Saints limited Potsdam to 14% shooting (4-for-28) in the first half and won the rebounding battle with the Bears 54-31 for the game. O'Connor had a team-best eight rebounds while Quattrocchi handed out five assist. Quattrocchi and Davner had three steals each for the Saints.
