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St. Lawrence SLU 8-4,3-2 Liberty League

Vassar VAS 5-6,4-0 Liberty League

St. Lawrence SLU

8-4,3-2 Liberty League

Final

Jan. 10, 2026

Vassar VAS

5-6,4-0 Liberty League

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Lawrence SLU	14	19	7	18	58
Vassar VAS	16	20	17	17	70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/10/2026

Balanced Scoring Attack Leads Vassar Past St. Lawrence

Four score in double-figures; Ware matches career-high

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History

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Poughkeepsie, NY – Lindsey Shoulders (Glen Allen, VA) led four Brewers in double-figures with 15 points and fellow First Year Elodie Ware (Columbus, OH) matched her career-high with 11 points as the Vassar College Women's Basketball team finished off a sweep of its first Liberty Lague weekend of the New Year with a 70-58 victory over St. Lawrence.

Vassar's second straight victory pushes the Brewers to 5-6 overall on the season and a perfect 4-0 in conference play. St. Lawrence slips to 8-4 overall and 3-2 against conference rivals.

How It Happened

A tightly contested first half saw Vassar gain a 16-14 lead through 10 minutes of play.
St. Lawrence grabbed a quick 7-2 lead on a Jackie Malley three-pointer just over three minutes into the contest.
Vassar came back with a 9-3 run, capped by an Erin Lovett layup, to pull in front 11-10 with 2:48 left in the stanza.
The two teams would trade the last four baskets of the period with Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) hitting a three to make the score 16-12 ahead of a Norah Niesz bucket in the closing seconds that brought the Saints to within two.
A high scoring second quarter saw Vassar outscore the Saints 20-19 to carry a 36-33 lead into halftime.
The quarter featured 14 lead changes with McDermed scoring the final three points of the half, including a jumper at the second quarter horn to produce the three-point halftime advantage.
Vassar shot an efficient 48.1-percent from the field in the first half and went 5-for-6 from three-point range.
St. Lawrence converted at 43.3-percent before halftime and knocked down four triples.
McDermed led the Brewers at the half with nine points.
Annie Perry paced all scorers with 11 first half points.
Vassar raced out to a 43-35 lead coming out of halftime on a Shoulders three-pointer.
The advantage grew to double-figures for the first time when Sophia Ippolito (Cumberland Center, ME) hit a jumper to move Vassar in front 47-37.
The Brewers got conversions from McDermed and Emery Mullen (Charlton, MA) in the final minute of the third quarter to make the lead 53-40 with 10 minutes left to play.
A Maureen Regan (Oak Lawn, IL) bucket pushed the Vassar lead to 58-43 with 8:08 left to play.
St. Lawrence would get its disadvantage down to eight points on four occasions in the final period, but Vassar converted four free-throws around a Shoulders bucket to earn the final 70-58 decision.
Vassar converted at 46.4-percent overall in the second half and made one more three-pointer.
St. Lawrence cooled to 21.4-percent shooting after halftime and finished 3-for-11 from three-point range.

For The Brewers

Ware reached double-figures for the second time this season, netting 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting. Ware rounded out the win with three rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.
Shoulders scored in double-figures for the eighth time this season, reaching 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting. Shoulders produced her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Ippolito matched her season-high with 13 points after going 4-for-7 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
McDermed tallied 13 points and added seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block to the winning effort.
Regan scored seven points and collected six rebounds for the Brewers.
Lovett came off the bench to scored six points, collect seven rebounds and hand out three assists.

For the Saints

Perry led all scorers with 16 points and led the team with three assists.
Niesz came off the bench to score 14 points and collect four rebounds.
Malley tallied 12 points and handed out two assists.
Hannah Van Dyke recorded a team-high eight rebounds for the Saints.

Game Statistics

Vassar shot 47.3-percent overall in the game and went 6-for-14 from three-point range.
St. Lawrence converted at 32.8-percent overall and finished 7-for-21 from behind the arc.
Vassar controlled the paint with a 32-14 advantage in points inside the lane.
Second chance points in the contest were even at 12-12.

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