GAMBIER, Ohio -- Junior Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone) solidified her name in Allegheny College women's basketball history on Sunday by surpassing 1,000 career points in the Gators' 64-48 victory at Kenyon College.

Needing only 10 points entering the non-conference matchup with the Owls (2-7), Lauer reached the major milestone early in the second quarter. Her 1,000th and 1,001st points came on a second-chance hook shot as she charged into the paint off the baseline. The bucket put the Gators (4-7) up 24-15, and the coaching staff quickly called a timeout to give the team a chance to celebrate the moment.

Lauer led all scorers with 19 points while shooting an even 50.0% (9-of-18) from the field. She also added a team-leading four steals with four rebounds, three assists, and one block.

The third-year guard, who was named a finalist for the coveted Jostens Trophy last season, is the 18th women's basketball student-athlete to reach 1,000 career points and the most recent since Delaney Arbore '19 did so on this date in 2018. Ironically, Arbore needed only 10 points to reach 1,000 in that matchup on December 10, 2018, at Bethany College.

Allegheny only trailed for a brief moment in the first quarter after a 3-pointer put the Owls ahead 4-3. Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) started a 7-0 run with an and-one on the Gators' next possession. Lauer then buried four unanswered points to push the advantage to 10-4 midway through the quarter, and Allegheny never looked back, thanks in part to a consistent full-court press that often frustrated Kenyon.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny's most efficient quarter was the third, as the Gators shot 72.7% (8-of-11) from the field while outscoring the Owls 17-8.
• For the afternoon, the Gators finished with a 42.9 field-goal percentage (27-of-63).
• Kenyon, on the other hand, finished with a 34.0 field-goal percentage (18-of-53).
• Both teams had 13 offensive rebounds, but the Gators held a plus-four rebound margin (37-to-33).
• Lauer logged a game-high 19 points and led all players with four steals.
• Genareo and Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) each scored 13 points.
• Santicola was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine while adding three blocks.
• Point guard Jess Bickart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) dished out 10 assists with six points and six rebounds.
• Allegheny's leading bench scorer was Jasmyn Fisher (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills), who contributed eight points in only 14 minutes.
• Claudia Cooke was Kenyon's top scorer with 16 points, followed by Anissa Hardy with 14.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 4-7 on the season following its second win in as many days.
• The Gators have won back-to-back meetings with Kenyon, the first win streak against the Owls since taking three in a row between December 10, 2014, and December 9, 2015.
• As a team, Allegheny committed a season-low nine turnovers against Kenyon.
• The Gators had a player reach 10 assists, the most in a game this season, for the third time in the past four games.
• Lauer became the 18th player in team history to reach 1,000 career points.
• With 1,009 points, Lauer climbed into 16th all-time in program history, surpassing fellow 1,000-point club members Heidi Goeller '12 (1,002) and Cindy Kyler '90 (1,003).

Up Next
Allegheny will return to the David V. Wise Center for the New Year's Eve Kick-Off on Sunday, December 31, when the Gators face Chatham University at 2:00 p.m.