The Saint Vincent College women's basketball team opened the season in stunning fashion at Geneva College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup. The Bearcats used a 35-8 run in the opening period that led to a 95-61 victory.

Saint Vincent (1-0, 1-0) was led by six different scorers in double digits with senior Carlee Kilgus leading the way with 17 points. Geneva (1-1, 1-1) opened the scoring with a three-point shot from Isabella Roth. The Bearcats grabbed the lead after scoring nine-consecutive points.

The Golden Tornadoes pulled within four, but this was the closest they got to the lead as SVC slowly kept increasing its lead. The Bearcats led 35-11 as the first period ended. The pattern continued in the second as Saint Vincent held Geneva only to nine points in the period as SVC scored 25 to hold a 40-point advantage (60-20) at the intermission.

In the first half, the Bearcats force 11 turnovers while shooting 57.5 percent (23-40) from the field. Defensively, Saint Vincent held the Golden Tornadoes to a field goal percentage of 18.4 (9-49) and only attempted two free throws in the entire first half.

Geneva began to chip away at the large deficit it faced in the third by outscoring the Bearcats 25-17. The Golden Tornadoes went 11-26 from the field while cutting down the turnovers with four in the period. However, the lead Saint Vincent gathered was just too much to overcome. SVC went on to cruise to the 34-point victory.

Junior Taylor Geer was second in scoring for the Bearcats with 17 points while grabbing six rebounds. Senior Katie Cramer recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards. Other double-digit scorers were Anna Betz (13), Ella Marconi (10) and Madison Weber (12).

Saint Vincent returns to the Carey Center for the first home PAC matchup of the season as it welcomes Chatham University on Wednesday, February 10. Start time is slated for 6 p.m.