A balanced offensive attack saw four Bearcats score in double digits as they outpaced Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Bethany by a score of 89-47.
Saint Vinent raced out to an 8-2 lead behind the strength of two
Jenna Lafko steals turned layups. After trading baskets, a
Kayla Slovenec three off a Lafko pass extended the lead to eight and forced a Bison timeout with 4:21 remaining in the first quarter. Out of the timeout the Bearcats continued their run and finished the quarter off by scoring 16 straight points, including two long range bombs from
Taylor Boring. Saint Vincent ended the first quarter ahead 25-5.
Bethany opened the second stanza by splitting a pair of free throws before
Madison Kollar got the Bearcats on the board with a strong and-one layup and free throw. Another Bison free throw was answered by seven straight Saint Vincent points to extend the lead to 35-7. Bethany scored on their next two possessions and SVC answered with a Lafko three and a free throw from
Bri Van Volkenburg to push the lead back to 28 with three minutes left in the half. The Bison went on a 7-0 run over the next minute and a half.
Taylor Boring put an end to the Bison momentum with an 18-foot jumper with 50 seconds left and an
Ella Marconi layup gave Saint Vincent a 43-18 lead at halftime.
The Bearcats opened the second half on a 10-point run over the first 4:30 as
Erin Giancola and
Carlee Kilgus combined to poured in eight of those points. The Bison scored on their next two possessions but SVC used six straight makes at the charity stripe to keep Bethany at bay, 59-24.
Autumn Fennell connected on a jumper to put the Bearcats up 61-24 with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter. A Bison basket was answered with four Van Volkenburg free throws over the next three Bearcat possessions to make it 65-27. The teams traded three pointers and ended the quarter with Saint Vincent up 68-30.
Early in the fourth, Boring connected on two free throws to give the Bearcats a 70-30 lead. Bethany made threes on back-to-back trips down the floor but a
Christina Davis layup and four points from
Madison Weber gave SVC a 40 point advantage with 7:31 left in the game. The Bearcats cruised down the stretch, extending the lead to as much as 42 points at the 2:52 mark of the fourth.
Taylor Boring led the SVC with 13 points off the bench and was joined in double figures by
Jenna Lafko with 12 and
Madison Kollar and
Bri Van Volkenburg 11 apiece. Lafko and Van Volkenburg also cleaned the glass with 7 and 6 rebounds,r
Saint Vincent now has a record of 16-6 (12-1 PAC) and will return to action Saturday, Feb. 1, as they travel to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania for a 1:30 p.m. conference clash with the Yellow Jackets.