COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost a 52-51 decision to The College of Saint Rose on Saturday at the Ross Sports Center. The Northeast-10 Conference squads met for a non-league game, and square off again on Jan. 11 in Colchester for their NE10 contest.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-6), Saint Rose (3-6)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 12 points, 5 rebounds
• Senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• Senior Nicole Ladas (Glastonbury, Conn./Tilton School), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5-for-10 field goals
• First-year Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 11 minutes
• Junior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Fifth-year Nina Fedullo, 10 points, 9 rebounds
• Junior Becca Townes, 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
• Sophomore Isabel Sanchez, 9 points, 3 steals

GAME FACTS

• Anderson crossed the 900-point threshold for her career (911).
• The Purple Knights outrebounded the Golden Knights, 45-36, while shooting 7-of-20 (35.0%) from three-point range to Saint Rose's 2-for-18 (11.1%) performance. The hosts blocked four shots.
• Saint Michael's had been 3-0 at home this year.

THE ACTION

• Townes hit a three-pointer 1:07 into the contest before Ladas netted seven points and MacDonough buried two triples in a 13-0 response.
• Anderson put home a pair of buckets early in the second quarter, including knocking down a three that pushed the lead to 24-7 with 5:55 remaining.
• MacDonough's lay-in at 1:38 made it 28-11, and the hosts led by 13 at halftime.
• Brophy's three-pointer still had Saint Michael's up 35-23 at 4:59 of the third period, but Saint Rose scored the next nine points to create a one-possession game.
• The Purple Knights twice went back ahead by six points before Sanchez's three at 6:55 of the fourth brought the visitors within 40-39.
• Anderson responded with a three, and junior Kelly Laggis' (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans) lay-up pushed the lead to 46-41 at 3:40. Saint Michael's still led by five and possessed before a turnover led to a quick Sanchez bucket, kicking off a 7-0 run capped by Townes with a free throw at 1:03.
• Two free throws from MacDonough tied the game (48-48) at 55.5 seconds, and Smith buried two freebies at 38.2 ticks before Ladas took Brophy's feed for the tying hoop at 25.1 seconds.
• After a Golden Knight miss, Anderson was fouled and hit a free throw at 8.7 seconds, giving Saint Michael's the 51-50 edge. However, Fedullo put in the go-ahead lay-up at 3.6 ticks, and Kapral rebounded a teammate's miss but couldn't put back a second try before the buzzer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Dec. 30 vs. regionally-ranked Saint Anselm College, 2 p.m.
• The Hawks were ninth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.