PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team erased a 21-point deficit to lead regionally-ranked Pace University late in an eventual 69-65 loss on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Goldstein Health, Fitness & Recreation Center. The Setters, who lead the NE10 Southwest Division, were third in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-9, 1-5 NE10), Pace (14-2, 8-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 21 points, 7-for-12 field goals, 3-for-5 three-pointers, 4-for-4 free throws
• Senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep), 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2-for-4 three-pointers, 4-for-4 free throws
• Senior Nicole Ladas (Glastonbury, Conn./Tilton School), 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5-for-9 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers
• First-year Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4-for-7 field goals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Lauren Schetter, 29 points, 7 rebounds, 11-for-22 field goals, 7-for-8 free throws
• Sophomore Katumina Mansaray, 12 points, 6-for-8 field goals

GAME FACTS

• MacDonough reached a career high in scoring, while Ladas recorded her first career double-double.
• The Purple Knights faced their eighth regionally- or nationally-ranked foe in 12 games.
• Saint Michael's nearly handed Pace its first home loss in nine games this season, holding a 28-21 lead in rebounding while outshooting the Setters, 48.9%-44.3%. The Purple Knights shot 53.3% (8-for-15) from three-point range, while Pace was 1-for-14.

THE ACTION

• MacDonough connected on the game's opening bucket, a jumper at 8:38 of the first quarter, before the next 15 points came from Setters. Ladas' lay-in at the one-minute mark broke the drought before Pace went up by as many as 21 points in the second quarter, including leading 29-8 with 4:16 before halftime.
• Thanks to a trio of MacDonough three-pointers, including two in the final 39 seconds of the period, Saint Michael's was down 35-23 at the intermission.
• Ladas scored eight points early in the third quarter to cap a 20-4 run, bringing her squad within 35-33 on a three-pointer at 7:03.
• Pace pushed its lead back to 11 on senior Lauren Hackett's free throw at 2:14 (51-40), but the Purple Knights took their first lead since 2-0, at 56-55, when sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central) dropped home a lay-up at 6:04 of the fourth period, concluding a 16-4 run.
• However, Schetter converted a pair of three-point plays 29 seconds apart to kick-start a 12-0 run.
• Down 11 with a little more than two minutes left, Saint Michael's utilized a technical foul to put together a four-point possession, with Anderson and MacDonough splitting the scoring, and Brophy later netted three points in the final minute to make it 69-65, but the visitors turned the ball over on their final possession.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday vs. Adelphi University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights host a Hope Happens Here Mental Health Awareness Game that night.