PURPLE KNIGHTS OPEN SEASON WITH 80-72
COMEBACK WIN VERSUS QUEENS (N.Y.)
SMC places five in double figures to rally
from double-digit deficit
Box score: http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2008-09/stats/wbquestm.htm
COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College placed five players in
double figures in earning a season-opening 80-72 win versus Queens
(N.Y.) College in women's basketball action on Sunday at the Ross
Sports Center.
For the Purple Knights, junior Alexis Keller
(Harrington, Park, N.J./Old Tappan) netted 16 points,
making 7-of-8 free throws. Sophomore Logan
Pintka (Niskayuna, N.Y./Colonie Central) added 15
points and five rebounds, while senior Anna Florent (Fort
Wayne, Ind./Snider) chipped in with 13 points, four steals
and two blocks off the bench. Freshmen Caitlin Quinn
(Oakdale, Conn./Montville) and Coreen Hennessy
(Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) tallied 11 and 10 points,
respectively, in their collegiate debuts.
For the Knights, sophomore Amanda Bartlett (Mesa,
Ariz.) netted a game-high 20 points and seven assists.
Junior Janine Maser (South Ozone Park, N.Y.)
tallied 19 points, making 3-of-5 3-pointers, while junior
Kara Otterbine (Wayne, N.J.) chipped in with 13
points and nine rebounds.
In a game of runs, Queens used a 10-0 run early in the contest
to take a first-half lead that swelled to 33-21 with seven minutes
left in the opening period. Saint Michael's, however, closed the
half on a 19-6 run to take a 40-39 lead at intermission.
The score remained tight in the first seven minutes of the
second half, but a Hennessy lay-up with 12:38 to go snapped a
51-all tie, sparked an 8-0 Saint Michael's run, and gave the hosts
the lead for good. The Knights pulled to within two points on three
separate occasions in the final six minutes, but the Purple Knights
made 16-of-23 free throws in the second stanza to hold off the
guests for the win.
Saint Michael's returns to action on Wednesday, as the Purple
Knights open Northeast-10 Conference play with a 5:30 p.m. home
game versus Southern Connecticut State University. Queens returns
to action on Tuesday with a 5 p.m. home game versus Post
University.
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