Kaelyn Kohlasch scored nine of her 15 points in the second half and Sarah Thomas added 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 day from the field leading the St. Lawrence University Women's Basketball team to a 65-57 victory over RIT Saturday to complete a weekend sweep of Liberty League games at Burkman Gymnasium in Canton.
After the teams were tied at 26-26 at halftime, Thomas started the second half with a 3-pointer and Kohlasch started the fourth quarter with a pair of jumpers to set the tone for the Saints (10-3 overall, 4-1 Liberty League).
St. Lawrence built a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter as Jenny Scudder compelted a three-point play to put the Saints up 12 points at 51-39.
RIT (10-4, 3-2) rallied with an 8-0 run to trim the lead before Lauren Quattrocchi hit a driving layup to stop the run.
With 2:52 left to play, the Tigers had cut the lead to two points at 53-51 before Kohlasch scored four straight points with a pair of free throws and a baseline layup as the Saints regained control at 57-51 with 1:50 left.
The teams traded free throws back and forth but an RIT 3-pointer with 48 seconds left trimmed the lead to a single point at 58-57.
St. Lawrence moved up the court and Quattrocchi found Kohlasch for a jumper and a three-point lead with 34 seconds remaining.
Cara Waterson scored a fastbreak layup off a turnover to extend the lead to five points and Thomas finished the game with a pair of free throws.
Kohlasch led the Saints with a season-high 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field and Quattrocchi added 14 points and eight assists. Thomas added a career-best 12 points going 4-for-4 from the field including 2-2 from 3-point range and 2-for-2 from the line. Ellie Gonyeau grabbed a team-high five rebounds. Scudder added nine points and Waterson eight for the Saints.
St. Lawrence will have a short break before playing SUNY Canton Monday night in a non-conference matchup in Burkman Gymnasium at 7 pm.
