Sophomore Cate Rathnam and first-year Tallis Tarbell tallied four goals each and a strong second half powered the St. Lawrence University women's lacrosse team to their first win of the season, defeating SUNY Geneseo 13-8 on Saturday afternoon.

Tarbell also added an assist for five points, while Jessica LaPlaca tallied three goals and an assist. Caroline Hamilton scored once and added two helpers, while Read Roy also scored for the Saints in the win. Kelsey O'Brien led the defense with six ground balls and four caused turnovers, while Rathnam won four draw controls.

LaPlaca found the back of the net first, putting the Saints on the board with a 1-0 lead. The teams then traded goals, before the Knights scored two goals in the final two minutes to take a 3-2 after the first 15 minutes of play.

LaPlaca added her second of the game to open the second quarter and knot the game at 3-3. The rest of the second frame was an even battle on both sides as the game remained tied 5-5 at the break. Rathnam and Tarbell scored the other two goals for the Scarlet and Brown.

A strong second half powered the Saints to their first win of the season.

SLU outscored Geneseo 5-1 in the third quarter, building a 10-6 lead over the Knights on goals from LaPlaca, Tarbell, Roy, Rathnam and Hamilton. Roy's goal was her first of the season.

Geneseo's Natalie Long scored to open the fourth quarter and bring the game back within three, but the Saints scored three unanswered on Tarbell's fourth of the game and back-to-back goals from Rathnam to seal the win.

"That was a great team win," said head coach Tom Ryan. "Zoe had another strong start and consistently made tough saves. Our defense made adjustments and had a particularly good second half. Our offense played unselfishly and shot the ball well in the second half. Tallis, Cate and Jess put up the numbers, but it was the team effort that set up their opportunities. Today was a meaningful step forward for our team."

Long led the Knights with three goals, while Violet Piccinini won seven draws and Katie Rajkowski picked up four ground balls and won two draws.

Zoe Froimovitz made 15 saves for the win, while Geneseo's Teagan Culhane finished with 17.

SLU outshot Geneseo 38-27, including 21-18 in shots on goal.

St. Lawrence improved to 1-1 on the season, while Geneseo fell to 0-3.

Next up, the Saints will host SUNY Potsdam in their home opener on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m.