SAULT STE. MARIE - For the third time this season, at least four players scored in double figures for the Lake Superior State women's basketball team.

Laker junior guard Nicole Marshall totaled 20 points and six rebounds to lead a balanced offense as LSSU whipped Saginaw Valley State 83-56 Saturday at Bud Cooper Gymnasium. Junior guard Ronlea Peterson added 17 points, six rebounds and three steals, followed by freshman forward Maria Blazjewski with 16 points and seven assists.

Junior guard Emily Joseph pitched in 15 points, nine assists and six steals to round out the Lakers' impressive attack. Cassy Schemberger was LSSU's top rebounder with 12.

LSSU (3-2 overall, 2-1 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) was 7-of-11 from three-point range while building a 44-28 halftime lead. Joseph was 3-for-3 and Marshall 2-for-3 from behind the arc while combining for 22 points.

A 20-8 run midway through the second half put the game out of reach, 71-41. LSSU went on to finish 11-for-27 from three-point range and shoot 43.1 percent (25-of-58) from the field. The Lakers were 22-of-24 at the free-throw line. They dominated the boards, 49-27.

Brittany Burkhardt totaled 12 points to lead Saginaw Valley State (2-5 overall, 0-3 GLIAC). The Cardinals shot 39.3 percent from the field, including 2-of-8 from three-point range, and made 6-of-12 free throws.

LSSU and SVSU combined to total 42 turnovers.

Lake Superior State plays host to Ashland at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

LSSU vs. SVSU