Senior Lauren Quattrocchi scored 14 points including four late points in regulation and another big layup in overtime while handing out seven assists and grabbing five steals to lead the St. Lawrence University Women's Basketball team to a 67-63 overtime win at Ithaca College Saturday afternoon.

Jenny Scudder also played a key role in the St. Lawrence (4-1) victory with a 3-pointer to start overtime and then followed that with a steal and two free throws. She finished with a team-leading 21 points off the bench for the Saints.

"This was a great win for us on the road against an excellent team and demonstrated some resiliency by our team," said Head Coach Dan Roiger. "I'm really proud of the grit and determination we showed. We had to dig deep and the last few minutes and overtime we found ways to make plays."

St. Lawrence opened up a double-digit lead in the second quarter and held a 32-22 advantage at the halftime intermission. In the second half Ithaca (3-3) battled back and tied the score and the teams exchanged leads for the majority of the fourth quarter.

A pair of free throws by Quattrocchi gave the Saints a 42-41 lead but Ithaca connected on a pair of 3-pointers to regain the lead and held a 53-48 advantage with 2:30 left.

Quattrocchi hit two more free throws to trim the lead to 53-50 and then stole a pass and scored on a fast-break layup at the other end making it a one-point game at 53-52 with 1:20 left.

The senior point guard later set up Scudder for a 3-pointer from the corner that gave the Saints a 55-53 lead with eight seconds remaining.

Ithaca converted a layup with 1.5 seconds on the clock to tie the game and force overtime.

In overtime, Scudder hit the early 3-pointer and Quattrocchi scored as well but the key points game from the free throw line where Sarah Thomas connected of four straight in the closing seconds to seal the victory.

"Sarah is starting to show the talent that I know she has," said Roiger. "Her four free throws today in the final minute were stressful and she cashed all four."

Scudder led the Saints with her 21 points followed by Quattrocchi and her 14 points while Caroline Dalton added 11 points and eight rebounds. Cara Waterson was limited to five points but grabbed a team-leading nine rebounds including three offensive rebounds.

"Jenny had an excellent game and hit the key shot," said Roiger. "She stepped up at crunch time."

The Saints return to action Tuesday night for their home opener with a 7 pm game against SUNY Potsdam.