COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team closed out the calendar year with a 57-49 loss to Saint Anselm College on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-8, 0-6 NE10), Saint Anselm (5-7, 2-6 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 18 points
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3-for-4 three-pointers
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4-for-9 field goals
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 6 points, 10 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds
- Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Gabby Turco, 20 points, 3 assists, 7-for-12 field goals
- Sophomore Melanie Hoyt, 13 points, 5-for-9 field goals
- Senior Liv Robles, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6-for-12 field goals
- Senior Macy Spinks, 5 assists
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's outscored Saint Anselm, 42-39, after the first quarter.
- The hosts committed 12 turnovers to the Hawks' 13.
THE ACTION
- Robles netted six points as Saint Anselm led 15-2 by the time 1:33 remained in the opening period.
- Hoyt's lay-up extended the visitors' lead to 23-7 at 8:05 of the second frame.
- MacDonough (7) and Slaven (5) combined for 12 of the Purple Knights' next 14 points, with Slaven's three-pointer bringing her team within 29-21 at 22 seconds, and the teams headed to halftime with that score.
- Senior McKenzy Ouellette's lay-in gave the Hawks a 14-point lead just 1:55 into the third stanza, and Robles' jumper still had Saint Anselm ahead 42-29 at 2:37.
- Back-to-back Blake buckets sparked a 9-0 run, which MacDonough capped with a jumper at 8:44 of the fourth quarter, and the Purple and Gold was down just four.
- Saint Anselm slowly extended its lead back to 11 by the time Turco put home a lay-in at 4:16, but Blake's basket pulled Saint Michael's within 54-49 at 1:40. However, the hosts came no closer.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Monday at Daemen (N.Y.) University, 2 p.m.
- The Wildcats are receiving votes toward the latest D2SIDA and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) national polls.