CALDWELL, N.J. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Caldwell University, 66-63, on Sunday after a furious comeback effort fell short in a non-conference affair at the Newman Center.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-7), Caldwell (5-5)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists
• Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 assists
• Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 assists, 4-for-8 field goals
• Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 7 points, 9 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Casey O'Shaughnessy, 18 points, 5 rebounds
• Senior Rebecca Morrison, 13 points, 5 rebounds
• First-year Lucy Coogan, 13 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's held a 51-38 lead on the glass, including 20-9 in offensive rebounding.
• The Purple Knights committed only 11 turnovers.

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights led 4-0 within the first 90 seconds of the game on hoops by MacDonough and Blake.
• Six Cougars scored in a 21-3 response, with Morrison netting seven points and O'Shaughnessy six.
• Brophy and Slaven turned in hoops before the final buzzer to bring Saint Michael's within 21-11 at the end of one.
• Caldwell extended its lead to 17 during the second frame before Slaven had three points in a 7-0 run that brought the visitors within 38-28 at 6:49 of the third period.
• Four Cougars scored in an 8-0 counter, giving the hosts a game-high 18-point lead en route to taking a 49-36 advantage into the fourth quarter.
• Caldwell led 62-45 with 5:07 to go before the Purple Knights embarked on a 16-0 run, drawing within one point following Kapral's three-pointer at 41 seconds. Blake and Brophy both had four of the points.
• Coogan made two free throws six ticks later before MacDonough's lay-in at seven seconds had Saint Michael's down 64-63.
• O'Shaughnessy converted a pair of ensuing freebies, and the Purple Knights had a tying desperation heave at the buzzer fall offline.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Monday at Post University, 2 p.m.