WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to the University of New Haven, 68-53, on Thursday evening at Charger Gymnasium during Northeast-10 Conference play.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-11, 1-7 NE10), New Haven (6-10, 1-9 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep), 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 8-for-15 field goals, 5-for-12 three-pointers
• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
• Sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 points
• Senior Nicole Ladas (Glastonbury, Conn./Tilton School), 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
• Junior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 points, 4 offensive rebounds, 2-for-3 field goals
• Sophomore Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Kameryn King, 16 points, 3 assists
• Junior Marigona Bacaliu, 15 points, 3 steals
• Junior Aurora Deshaies, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Briana Van Cleaf, 11 points
• Senior Camryn DeBose, 9 points, 8 steals

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights played the second of three games in four days.
• Anderson pushed her career point total to 965, taking over 23rd place in program history while passing Leah Spencer '18 (946), Michelle Otey '10 (956) and Debbie Burke '87 (960). Anderson now has 178 three-pointers, within three of Megan Gaudreau '16 (181) for fourth in program annals.
• Both teams had 34 rebounds, while the Purple Knights held a 14-8 edge on the offensive glass.

THE ACTION

• Three different Chargers scored en route to giving their team a 7-0 lead by 7:37 of the opening quarter, and the hosts eventually led 15-2 on King's lay-in at 4:56.
• Ladas' driving lay-up was followed by a pair of Anderson three-pointers 31 seconds apart, and the Purple Knights were within five points by 3:50.
• New Haven scored the final nine points of the quarter to lead 24-10 after 10 minutes.
• Bacaliu's triple pushed the Charger lead to 31-15 at 5:10 of the second quarter, and the hosts still led 36-21 following King's lay-in with 2:19 left.
• The Purple Knights ended the half with the final seven points, capping a stretch that saw the bench score 13 straight points. Blake's second jumper in a minute sparked the run, at 1:59, before first-year Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School) buried a three-pointer 20 seconds later. Laggis' put-back at 52 seconds brought the visitors within 36-28 by halftime.
• Anderson's triple made it 36-31 23 seconds into the third quarter, but the next nine points came from New Haven, which never again led by fewer than 11 points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at American International College, 4 p.m.