First-year Erin Cunningham led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds. Junior Kristen Suatoni and senior Paula Foote both contributed 10 points to the triumph. Junior Marisa Vespa notched a game-high eight assists, two more than the entire St. Lawrence team.
The Herons (11-10, 5-6) shot 47.1 percent from the floor, including 53.8 percent in the second half.
Katie Palmer led SLU (22-2, 11-1) with 19 points, while Jamie Wolff contributed 11. St. Lawrence shot just 32.2 percent from the floor and committed 20 turnovers.
William Smith trailed by one, 26-25, at halftime, but a Vespa three-pointer at the 17:20 mark of the second half put the Herons in front for good and sparked a 9-0 run.
Palmer scored back-to-back baskets to trim the lead to four, but Cunningham made consecutive field goals of her own to quell the threat. William Smith pushed its lead into double digits with 8:38 remaining and didn't let its advantage dip below nine from that point on.
William Smith is back in action on Feb. 13, when the Herons travel to Hamilton. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
William Smith vs St. Lawrence University 02-10-07 2 p.m. at Canton, NY At Canton, NY WILLIAM SMITH 60, ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 47 WILLIAM SMITH (11-10, 5-6 LL) Erin Cunningham 8-11 3-4 19; Kristen Suatoni 5-10 0-0 10; Paula Foote 3-7 2-2 10; Stephanie Czajkowski 4-8 1-5 9; Latasha Coney 3-7 0-0 6; Marisa Vespa 1-4 3-6 6; Robyn Capoto 0-1 0-0 0; Paige Myers 0-1 0-0 0; Amanda Nann 0-0 0-0 0; Stephanie Cochran 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Alcott 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 9-17 60. ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (21-2, 11-1) Katie Palmer 8-18 2-4 19; Jamie Wolff 4-8 0-0 11; Amy Fortener 2-8 2-2 6; Christie Herbst 2-7 0-2 5; Brittany Gaetano 1-5 0-0 2; Lauren Sischo 1-4 0-0 2; Jessica Smith 1-2 0-1 2; Andrea Muszynski 0-3 0-0 0; Jenna Krzemien 0-0 0-0 0; Kimberly Sikule 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-59 4-9 47. William Smith................. 25 35 - 60 St. Lawrence University....... 26 21 - 47 3-point goals--William Smith 3-6 (Paula Foote 2-3; Marisa Vespa 1-2; Paige Myers 0-1), St. Lawrence University 5-20 (Jamie Wolff 3-3; Christie Herbst 1-4; Katie Palmer 1-6; Lauren Sischo 0-2; Jessica Smith 0-1; Andrea Muszynski 0-1; Kimberly Sikule 0-1; Brittany Gaetano 0-2). Fouled out--William Smith-None, St. Lawrence University-None. Rebounds--William Smith 35 (Stephanie Czajkowski 8), St. Lawrence University 37 (Kimberly Sikule 8). Assists--William Smith 14 (Marisa Vespa 8), St. Lawrence University 6 (Brittany Gaetano 2). Total fouls--William Smith 16, St. Lawrence University 17. Technical fouls--William Smith-None, St. Lawrence University-None.