COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to regionally-ranked University of New Haven, 55-44, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Chargers were 10th in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-6, 0-5 NE10), New Haven (6-2, 3-2 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 3-for-3 free throws
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 10 points, 2 assists
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 offensive rebounds
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 6 points, 5 rebounds
- Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 5 points, drew 5 fouls
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
- First-year Ava MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial), 3 assists
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Kameryn King, 18 points, 2 steals
- Graduate student Camryn DeBose, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Senior Marigona Bacaliu, 10 points, 4 steals
- Graduate student Leighanna Lister, 7 rebounds
THE ACTION
- Three Chargers hit three-pointers to give the visitors a 9-5 lead by 6:15 of the first quarter before Slaven hit two triples and Blake added three points in a 9-0 run, and the hosts were up 14-9 at 2:20.
- Senior Aurora Deshaies' free throw made it a 19-17 contest with 3:31 left in the second period, but Ava MacDonough hit a three before Slaven, Blake and Kapral put home buckets to cap a 9-0 run, giving the Purple Knights an 11-point lead, their largest.
- King's jumper with 10 seconds left created a 28-19 margin at halftime, and the run extended to 17-2 by the time Lister scored at 5:36 of the third quarter, giving the Chargers a 34-30 edge. King netted seven of the points.
- Laggis knocked down consecutive mid-range jumpers to tie the game, and Blake banked home a three to provide the hosts a 37-35 lead.
- New Haven responded with a 14-2 run, with DeBose netting six points and King five, and the Purple Knights never came closer than seven points down the stretch.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Next Saturday vs. Caldwell (N.J.) University, 1 p.m.
