COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team led with less than two minutes to go before losing to Franklin Pierce University, 63-58, on Monday evening in the Ross Sports Center during Northeast-10 Conference play.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-13, 1-9 NE10), Franklin Pierce (9-6, 5-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep), 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3-for-8 three-pointers
• Sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 9 points, 4-for-6 field goals
• Senior Nicole Ladas (Glastonbury, Conn./Tilton School), 9 rebounds, 3 assists
• Sophomore Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 5 points, 5 rebounds
• Junior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 5 points
• First-year Caitlyn Dasaro (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 points, 5 rebounds
• First-year Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 4 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Lisa Sulejmani, 22 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists
• Senior Emma Carter, 14 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
• Sophomore Gisela Vazquez Segura, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals
• Sophomore Ines Gimenez Monserrat, 11 points

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's was edged just 43-42 in rebounding while outshooting the Ravens, 37.7%-35.5%.
• Each of the Purple Knights' last six losses at home to Franklin Pierce came by single digits.
• Anderson pushed her career point total to 982, passing Karen Monahan '92 (974) for 22nd in program history. With 181 three-pointers, she tied Megan Gaudreau '16 for fourth at Saint Michael's.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights allowed the opening bucket before netting 15 of the next 17 points by 1:57 of the first quarter, with MacDonough scoring six of the points.
• Saint Michael's still led by 11 at 26-15 on junior Anika Kapral's (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy) lay-up before Gimenez Monserrat scored seven straight points to spark a 9-0 run, bringing the Ravens within two points by 4:31 of the second quarter.
• However, Blake scored seven points down the stretch during an 11-3 run that carried the hosts into the locker room with a 37-27 lead, including making a driving lay-up just before the buzzer.
• The Ravens came out of halftime with a 24-8 surge that carried into the fourth quarter, with Sulejmani netting 12 of the points and Carter adding six. The visitors led 51-45 on Sulejmani's triple at 8:43 of the fourth quarter.
• Franklin Pierce still led by four (57-53) on Gimenez Monserrat's basket at 3:38, but Anderson buried a three with 2:48 left before Slaven converted the tying and go-ahead free throws at 1:53.
• Vazquez Segura responded with a floater 14 seconds later, and the Purple Knights missed two shots on their next possession. Vazquez Segura's baseline jumper pushed the lead to three at 59 seconds, and Saint Michael's missed an ensuing shot before Vazquez Segura's put-back with three seconds to go ice the win.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. regionally-ranked Bentley University, 1:30 p.m.
• The Falcons are first in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
• Saint Michael's hosts Senior Day, PURPLENIGHT and "This Game is No Secret" events that day.