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Connor Koehler
73
Winner St. Lawrence Univ. SLU 8-4, 2-3 LL
57
Clarkson University CU-WBK 6-6, 1-4 LL
Winner
St. Lawrence Univ. SLU
8-4, 2-3 LL
73
Final
57
Clarkson University CU-WBK
6-6, 1-4 LL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Lawrence Univ. SLU 11 17 24 21 73
Clarkson University CU-WBK 23 5 17 12 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | January 9, 2018

Saints Dominance on Boards Sends Clarkson to 73-57 Defeat

Potsdam, NY – An overwhelming advantage on the glass for St. Lawrence limited second chances for the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team as the Golden Knights dropped a 73-57 decision against the Saints on Tuesday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Golden Knights saw their record evened at 6-6 overall while moving to 1-4 in the Liberty League. St. Lawrence edged over .500 in conference at 3-2 and improved to 8-4 on the season.

Senior Devin Sorell poured in a season-high 31 points, her fifth career 30-point game and first of 2017-18. Sorell shot 11-for-27 from the field and also added in four assists and three steals for the Knights.

A solid shooting performance in the early going mitigated the size advantage possessed by St. Lawrence, as Clarkson rushed out to a 13-4 lead following Molly Stewart's 3-pointer from the wing at 4:15 in the first quarter. After Sorell sunk three consecutive free throws at the 2:12 mark, the Knights were up by 12, a lead that they would hold at the end of the quarter as well when Sorell hit a layup in the waning seconds. Things began to change course in the second quarter as St. Lawrence began to pound the ball inside. Even when the shots didn't fall for St. Lawrence, the Saints were able to get offensive rebounds for second chance opportunities. Jenny Scudder hit a 3-pointer at the 2:31 mark to pull St. Lawrence within two, and a pair of free throws from Annabella Pugliese with 27 seconds left in the quarter knotted the game up at 28-28 at the break.

With several key Clarkson players in foul trouble in the third, St. Lawrence got things going in the paint, making 10 layups in that period alone. Sorell did her best to keep the Knights in the game, scoring 11 of Clarkson's 17 points in the quarter, but in the fourth quarter St. Lawrence stuck to its game plan, pounding the ball inside and simply outrebounding Clarkson at every turn. The Knights trailed by seven with eight minutes to go in the quarter, but the Saints started hitting short range jumpers in addition to their points from the block, slowly extending the advantage to double figures and finishing with a 16-point margin of victory.

Sorell had a game-high 31 points for Clarkson and freshman Hannah Earl chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds in her best game of the season. The Saints were keyed by a 51-23 advantage on the glass, headlined by the double-double from Katie Frederick, who scored 13 points and grabbed 13 boards. Annabella Pugliese added 12 points and Meghan O'Connor produced 10 points and eight rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Meghan Hynes also tacked on 12 points for St. Lawrence.




 
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