The Dutchwomen came back strong in the second half. In a span of just under three minutes, Union brought the lead from eight down to one. Michelle Rogers (Clarence, NY/ Clarence) sanked two in a row in the stretch, and ended the game with 12 points and four rebounds. After this stretch, Union held it close and tied it up with 0:50 left in the game. Kimberly Sikule (Westerlo, NY/ Berne-Knox-Westerlo) sank a jumper to bring the score to 56-58, and Wolff sealed the victory for the Saints with a final free throw with four seconds left in the game.
St. Lawerence controlled the first half with a solid lead over the Dutchwomen for the last 13 minutes of the half. Katie Palmer (Bourne, MA/ Falmouth Academy) ended the half with a layup, and finished up the game with 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Devon Ciliberto (New Paltz, NY/ New Paltz) kept Union in the game with nine points, seven rebounds and two assists. The Dutchwomen outshot the Saints in field goals 38.5% to 37.9% while the Saints had 42.1% to 18.2% in three-pointers. Union had a rebounding advantage of 42-29 and in turn an advantage of 21-9 in second chance points. St. Lawrence gave up 28 points in the paint to Union.
Union is back in action at home on Saturday, February 17 in a 2 p.m. Liberty League game against Clarkson.
St. Lawrence vs Union 2/16/07 6:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY ST. LAWRENCE 59, UNION 56 ST. LAWRENCE (22-2,12-1 Lib.L.) Jamie Wolff 7-12 3-4 21; Katie Palmer 6-13 2-2 14; Christie Herbst 4-12 2-4 13; Brittany Gaetano 2-8 0-0 5; Kimberly Sikule 1-5 0-0 2; Jessica Smith 1-3 0-0 2; Amy Fortener 1-3 0-0 2; Meghan Daigle 0-0 0-0 0; Jenna Krzemien 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 7-10 59. UNION (12-11,8-5 Lib.L.) Krystal Hammond 5-11 6-6 16; Michelle Rogers 6-7 0-1 12; Rachel Ormsby 2-9 5-7 9; Devon Ciliberto 3-8 3-3 9; Maria Tobin 3-6 0-0 8; Selin Whitham 1-8 0-0 2; Rachel Titcomb 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Krammen 0-1 0-0 0; Marissa Dwyer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 14-17 56. St. Lawrence.................. 34 25 - 59 Union......................... 22 34 - 56 3-point goals-St. Lawrence 8-19 (Jamie Wolff 4-5; Christie Herbst 3-6; Brittany Gaetano 1-5; Katie Palmer 0-3), Union 2-11 (Maria Tobin 2-5; Devon Ciliberto 0-1; Selin Whitham 0-3; Marissa Dwyer 0-2). Fouled out--St. Lawrence-Katie Palmer, Union-None. Rebounds-St. Lawrence 29 (Kimberly Sikule 7), Union 42 (Krystal Hammond 11). Assists-St. Lawrence 11 (Jamie Wolff 5), Union 13 (Selin Whitham 6). Total fouls-St. Lawrence 17, Union 9. A-228