ALBANY, N.Y.—Russell Sage College (4-2) defeated the SUNY Potsdam women's lacrosse team (3-1) 18-12 on Tuesday afternoon. Graduate student attack Anita Reitano (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) recorded a career-high 10 points on four goals and six assists. The performance gives her 203 points for her career and moves her past Bears Hall of Famer Bri McClusky '16 into second place on the program's scoring list. Junior attack Mallory Marks (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) and junior defender Tessa Pierce (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) each scored two goals.
 
Reitano set up the first two goals of the contest, the first by Marks at 11:30 and the second from senior captain Lindsey LaDue (Massena, N.Y./Massena) at 10:56. The Gators answered with two straight from Grace Hines and Marissa Key. Reitano put Potsdam back up at 6:03 and started a 3-0 run. Freshman attack Kawenokwiio Mitchell (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) and senior attack AnnaBelle Mitchell (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) each followed and the Bears led 5-2 at 3:11. Alexandra Queeney closed the scoring in the first quarter with a man-up goal at 0:17.
 
Pierce netted the first marker of the second quarter and Hines answered, beginning a back-and-forth pattern over a five-goal span. Reitano set up Marks at 7:49 to make it 7-4 and the Bears led 7-5 at the half.  
 
Reitano scored her second at 10:51 of the third quarter to make it 8-5, but the Gators countered with four straight to take a 9-8 lead at 8:07. At 7:33, Reitano set up freshman attack Abby Kraus (Buffalo, N.Y./Frontier) to tie the score. The assist gave Reitano 200 points for her career. She then set up Pierce at 5:40 to regain the lead, moving her into a tie for second place on the all-time scoring list. The hosts responded again, this time with a 3-0 stretch, to lead 12-10 at 1:44. Reitano netted her third goal with a second remaining and Potsdam trailed by one after 45 minutes.
 
The Gators pulled away at the start of the fourth quarter with four straight goals to make it 16-11 with 7:07 on the clock. Reitano registered her fourth goal and 10th point of the contest while a player down just over two minutes later. However, Hines answered again for Sage at 4:14 with a man-up goal and Angelina Schaefer struck with another at 0:39 to wrap up the 18-12 victory.
 
Sophomore goalie Olivia Minarich (Albany, N.Y./Albany) allowed nine goals and made eight saves in the first 43:12. Sophomore Jane Olszewski (Thornwood, N.Y./Westlake) stopped four shots and allowed nine goals in the last 16:48.
 
Pierce caused six turnovers and grabbed six ground balls and Marks had five draw controls.
 
Hines led the Gators with seven goals. Queeney had four goals and Key added three goals and an assist. Jaia Caron stopped two shots and allowed all 12 goals to earn the win.
 
Reitano is now just 15 points from tying hall of famer Carly Richards '12 for Potsdam's scoring title of 218 points.
 
The Bears are back in action on Thursday, when they travel to Castleton for a 4 p.m. contest with the Spartans.