The St. Lawrence women's basketball team got points from 12 different players, including double figures from Stevie Bannon and Mia Tartaglia off the bench in an 80-51 win over Thomas on Saturday in the Saints' first matchup at the Colby College Tip-Off.
The Saints improve to an above .500 record on the season, moving to 2-1 as they continue through their non-conference slate of match-ups. SLU's 80 points is the most points in a game since January 24, 2026 against Ithaca, where the Saints took an 80-72 win.
St. Lawrence went up early 11-4 via an Annie Perry three-ball, but Thomas answered with a 9-2 run to tie the game at 13-13 on a Kaya Loring layup. Perry knocked down another three with 1:13 to go in the quarter, and the Saints took a 16-15 lead into the second.
Thomas took early leads in the second, but Perry's third three-pointer of the evening with gave St. Lawrence the lead back at 23-22 with four minutes to play in the half -- and the Saints never relinquished the lead from there. The Saints went on to outscore Thomas 25-14 in the frame, and Izzy Caron's three with four seconds left sent them to the break up 41-29.
St. Lawrence broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Thomas 27-12. KJ Greenhalgh scored all seven of her points in the quarter, including three straight baskets during a stretch that pushed the lead to 50-31. The Saints carried a 68-41 lead into the fourth.
Bannon led the way with 12 points off the bench, going 5-7 from the floor and adding three steals and three assists. Tartaglia scored 10 points, also in a reserve role, and made five of her seven free throws.
It was scoring by committee for the Saints. Flynn finished with nine points, Perry nine, Caron eight, Niesz eight, Cuba seven and Greenhalgh seven. Whitney Lewis scored four, Josie Cancro three, Alexis Mackenzie two and Emily Wendt one. Cancro grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
St. Lawrence now faces tournament host Colby on Sunday to wrap up the weekend.
