Thibeault shot 5-for-9 from the field, including a pair of three-pointers, as the Crusaders (1-0) won their 16 th consecutive season opener and advanced to Sunday\'s championship game against Mary Baldwin, a 69-56 winner over Marywood in Saturday\'s opener.
Jen Clark added 11 points as no starter played more than 18 minutes in the game, with the Crusaders building a 37-19 halftime lead and leading by as many as 44 points in the second half.
Sarah Jane Kalejta added a team and career-high nine rebounds to go with six points for the Crusaders, while Val Houseal led the Susquehanna reserves with eight points.
Susquehanna (1-0) never trailed in the contest, using an 11-0 run in the game\'s opening minutes to take a 13-2 lead just 3:30 into the game, and led by as many as 21 points at 26-5 in the first half. A 20-7 second-half run pushed the Crusader lead to 77-33 with 1:15 remaining before the Wildcats (0-1) scored the final seven points.
Crystal Schneck added six points and a game-high six steals for the Crusaders, who forced Randolph-Macon Woman\'s into 28 turnovers. Nikki Smith added five points and six rebounds for the Crusaders while Ruth Williamson finished with seven points and three rebounds.
Sam Schaffstall led the Wildcats with 13 points and 10 rebounds, as Randolph-Macon Woman\'s shot just 24.5 percent (12-for-49) from the field and was outrebounded by Susquehanna 43-35.
In the opener, Jessica Carter scored 22 points while Kara Hawkins grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Mary Baldwin to the victory over Marywood. Amanda Lass led the Pacers with 16 points and nine rebounds.
SUSQUEHANNA 77, RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE 40 RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE (0-1) SCHAFFSTALL, Sam 3-9 7-8 13; WADE, Emily 3-5 3-4 10; RECHNITZER, Katie 2-10 0-0 6; CARRERA, Lianna 2-8 0-0 4; RECHNITZER, Sara 1-6 0-0 3; STEIGERWALD, Jamie 0-2 2-4 2; SNOW, Sandy 1-7 0-0 2; PLOWS, Sharlynn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 12-49 12-16 40. SUSQUEHANNA (1-0) Courtney Thibeault 5-9 0-0 12; Jen Clark 4-11 3-4 11; Val Houseal 3-5 2-2 8; Ruth Williamson 3-7 0-1 7; Leigh Henderson 3-6 0-0 6; Crystal Schneck 3-7 0-0 6; Sarah Jane Kalejta 2-5 0-0 6; Nikki Smith 2-4 1-2 5; Renae Marshall 1-2 1-2 4; Dani Sauro 2-4 0-1 4; Samantha Jansson 2-2 0-0 4; Bri McNallen 1-1 0-0 2; Erin Gosekamp 1-2 0-0 2; Meg Loughran 0-3 0-0 0; Chelsea Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-68 7-12 77. Randolph-Macon Woman's College 19 21 - 40 Susquehanna................... 37 40 - 77 3-point goals-Randolph-Macon Woman's College 4-13 (RECHNITZER, Katie 2-4; RECHNITZER, Sara 1-3; WADE, Emily 1-2; PLOWS, Sharlynn 0-1; CARRERA, Lianna 0-1; SCHAFFSTALL, Sam 0-2), Susquehanna 6-23 (Sarah Jane Kalejta 2-5; Courtney Thibeault 2-4; Renae Marshall 1-1; Ruth Williamson 1-5; Crystal Schneck 0-1; Nikki Smith 0-1; Dani Sauro 0-2; Leigh Henderson 0-2; Val Houseal 0-1; Jen Clark 0-1). Fouled out--Randolph-Macon Woman's College-None, Susquehanna-None. Rebounds-Randolph-Macon Woman's College 35 (SCHAFFSTALL, Sam 10), Susquehanna 43 (Sarah Jane Kalejta 9). Assists-Randolph-Macon Woman's College 6 (RECHNITZER, Katie 2; SCHAFFSTALL, Sam 2), Susquehanna 19 (Bri McNallen 3; Jen Clark 3; Ruth Williamson 3). Total fouls-Randolph-Macon Woman's College 14, Susquehanna 14. A-100