POTSDAM, NY -- Michelle Rogers scored 25 points and Selin Whitham had 13 points with six assists and five steals for Union in a 76-63 women's basketball win at Clarkson's Alumni Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. With the victory, and St. Lawrence's home loss to Skidmore, the Dutchwomen (9-1) have a two game league lead over the Saints (7-3) with four games to play. RPI is 6-3. Union is now 15-5 overall while the Golden Knights fell to 6-15 and 1-9 in the league.

Junior Michelle Reddinger and freshman Carey Turner each nearly posted double-doubles for the Golden Knights. Reddinger had 21 points and 9 rebounds, while Turner had 16 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Morgan Carella and Amanda Koenck (Pottstown, PA) added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Rogers finished with 25 points, shooting 9-for-14 from the field and 7-for-7 from the line. Lauren McCormick added 12 points and seven rebounds, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the field. Maria Tobin had a team high nine rebounds for the Dutchwomen.

Early in the contest, Clarkson took a 10-9 lead at 12:32. Union came with a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to take a double-digit lead, and though the Knights briefly cut the lead back to less than 10, the Dutchwomen finished the half with a 14-point advantage, 34-20.

Union appeared as if it would pull away and make the game a blowout in the early minutes of the second half, as it extended the lead to as many 19 points, holding an 18-point advantage at 12:35, 53-35. With an 11-2 run in just over two minutes, the Knights cut Union's lead to single digits and on a few occasions reduced it to just six. Rogers wound up making nine of 14 shots, and entered the week ranked #2 in NCAA Division III field goal percentage.

The Dutchwomen are at RPI Friday night (6 p.m.) and will play at Vassar Saturday (2 p.m.).

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