WORCESTER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to No. 17 Assumption University, 64-31, on Wednesday evening during a Northeast-10 Conference contest in Laska Gymnasium. The Greyhounds' national ranking is according to D2SIDA, as they are also second in the East Region poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-4, 0-3 NE10), Assumption (7-0, 3-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 7 points, 6 rebounds
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3-for-4 field goals
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Molly Stokes, 17 points, 7-for-12 field goals
- Graduate student Ja'Lyn Armstrong, 15 points, 6-for-10 field goals
- Junior Amanda Mieczkowski, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
GAME FACTS
- The Purple Knights held a 37-33 rebounding lead.
THE ACTION
- Saint Michael's outshot the Greyhounds during the first quarter (38.5%-35.7%). Laggis scored her team's first two buckets, and the Purple Knights rallied from down 13-6 to within a point thanks to consecutive three-pointers by MacDonough and Slaven.
- Armstrong netted eight points and Stokes had seven as Assumption scored 22 of the next 24 points to lead 35-14 12 seconds into the third quarter.
- Blake's corner three cut the deficit to 18 at 9:13, but the visitors came no closer.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. American International College, 1:30 p.m.
