The Keuka College women's basketball team graduated six seniors from last year's 24-3 squad that won the second-most games in school history and secured the school's third-ever berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.

The Storm (1-0) kicked off its 2011-12 season where it left off last year, breezing past SUNY Canton 79-39 Tuesday night inside Canton's gymnasium to win for the 25th time in its last 28 games.

Sophomore Jessica Bandrowski (Center Moriches, NY/Center Moriches) led a potent Storm offense with 23 points on 9 of 11 shooting from the field as Keuka jumped out to a 39-16 halftime lead after shooting a red-hot 15-for-27 (55.6 percent) from the field. Bandrowski added five steals and five assists and hit 2 of her 3 attempts from three-point range in tying her career-high for points in a single game.

"Jessica was in attack mode tonight, and she played under control," said Dave Sweet, Keuka's 12th-year head coach.

"She made her first seven shots and handled the ball well for us. She got us out on the run well and really attacked the defense. Jessica is starting to play with more maturity, we've known she's got good basketball skills and athletic ability, and when she plays smart like she did tonight, we play well."

Eleven of Keuka's 12 players scored, including freshman Brittany Hadley (Jasper, NY/Jasper-Troupsburg), who scored 10 points in her first collegiate game. Sophomore Danielle Gravel (Sidney, NY/Sidney) chipped in with 9 points, 6 steals and 3 assists, classmate Taylor Szwec (Candor, NY/Candor) had eight points in 18 minutes of action and freshman Erica Pendrak (Utica, NY/New York Mills) added seven points on 3-of-5 shooting for Keuka, which forced 34 turnovers on 17 steals. Eight different Storm players recorded a steal.

The Storm returns to action with a 7 p.m. game Saturday night at the William Smith College Herons, down the road in Geneva, NY.