Box Score
Box Score

TROY, N.Y. – Senior Katie Palmer scored a team-high 21 points with 10 rebounds, four assists and five steals to lead St. Lawrence University to a come-from-behind 73-67 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in a Liberty League contest at Robison Gym.

The Saints, who trailed by 14 points at halftime, improve to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in the league. The Red Hawks saw their six-game winning streak snapped and are now 11-3 and 3-1.

Palmer (Bourne, MA/Falmouth Academy) scored six of her points in overtime – all on free throws – while also grabbing two rebounds and tallying an assist in the extra session. She helped the visitors take a 66-60 lead before helping hold off RPI with four free throws after Rensselaer pulled to within two points, 66-64.

The homestanding Red Hawks opened its large first half lead thanks in part to an 18-4 lead that turned an 8-8 game at the 14:59 mark into a 26-12 advantage at 6:31. RPI senior Elizabeth Barker (West Suffield, CT/Cathedral) had nine points and nine rebounds in the half, while classmate Whitney Coleman (Rancho Cucamonga, CA/Etiwanda) and freshman Sarah Wetmore (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln Sudbury Regional) both had 10 points. Rensselaer shot 53.3% (16 for 30) from the floor and held St. Lawrence to just 25.7% (9 for 35) shooting.

SLU forced the tempo in the second half and opened with a 23-3 run, including seven points by Palmer, to lead 46-40 with 8:40 remaining. RPI, which trailed by eight points with nearly six minutes left, closed the first half on an 11-6 spurt to force the overtime. Senior Caitylyn Charest's (Swansea, MA/LaSalle Academy) basket in the paint with six seconds remaining tied the game.

In addition to Palmer, St. Lawrence got 17 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Abby Stanton (Avon, NY/Avon Central) and 13 points and eight rebounds from junior Brittany Parham (Fort Drum, NY/Indian River).

Wetmore finished with a game-high 22 points for the Red Hawks, while Barker had 12 points and 17 rebounds. Coleman also scored 12 points and Charest had 10.

Rensselaer returns to the court on Saturday afternoon against league foe Clarkson University at 2pm at Robison Gym. St. Lawrence travels to Vassar College for a Liberty League matchup on Saturday (2pm).