NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team completed its regular-season road slate on Tuesday at Merrimack College, falling by a 69-49 count on Hammel Court in a Northeast-10 Conference contest. The Purple Knights, who entered the night tied for 11th in a league that accepts the top 10 into its postseason, slipped to 10-14 overall and 7-13 in the league. The Warriors are 5-19 and 4-16.

Junior Nicole Adach (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) totaled 15 points and eight rebounds for the visitors, while sophomore Alexa Long (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) had 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with eight boards. Junior Megan Olsen (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) added four assists and three steals, while senior Coreen Hennessy (Chatham, N.H./Fryeburg Academy) notched seven points and six rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

Senior Gennifer Roy (Granby, Mass./Granby) led Merrimack with 24 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range to lead her team's 9-for-13 charge from downtown. Junior Kelly Schatzlein (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) notched 18 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals, while classmate Jaclyn Lyons (Reading, Mass./Reading) notched 10 points off the bench. Freshman Chloe Rothman (Newton, Mass./Newton South) had eight assists.

The Purple Knights erased an early five-point deficit by knotting the game at seven on a Hennessey three-pointer 6:33 into the game before falling behind but remaining close, trailing just 21-16 on a Long hoop with 6:55 left in the opening stanza. Another Long bucket brought her team within 26-20, but the Warriors reeled off 13 of the next 17 points to open up a 39-24 advantage 2:48 into the second half, and they never again led by fewer than 13.

The Purple Knights play their final two regular-season contests at home, beginning with a Senior Day match-up with Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.