COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team capped its regular season with a 69-50 loss to 22nd-ranked Southern New Hampshire University on Tuesday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Penmen, whose national ranking is according to D2SIDA, is also first in the NCAA East Region poll.

As the No. 7 seed from the NE10 Northeast Division, the Purple Knights head to Pace University, the No. 2 Southwest seed, on Friday for an NE10 Championship first-round game at 7 p.m.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-20, 2-16 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (21-5, 15-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2-for-4 field goals, 4-for-4 free throws
• Senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep), 8 points, 2 assists
• First-year Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• Junior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds
• Junior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 6 points, 3 assists, 3-for-4 field goals
• Sophomore Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 5 points, 2 assists
• First-year Caitlyn Dasaro (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 points

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Karlee Ziliak, 16 points
• Sophomore Jessica Knight, 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Senior Jenna Roche, 11 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds
• Junior Adriana Timberlake, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Senior Danielle Sirois, 11 rebounds

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights committed 10 turnovers to the Penmen's 16, leading to a 16-8 lead in points, while both teams blocked six shots. Saint Michael's held an 11-8 edge on the offensive glass.
• Anderson moved into 14th in program history in career points (1,066), passing Dani Rayner '07 (1,060) and Sarah Turkington '92 (1,063).

THE ACTION

• The teams played through seven first-quarter ties, as neither led by more than three points, with Saint Michael's holding an 18-16 edge until Timberlake's tying lay-up just before the buzzer.
• That hoop sparked a 6-0 run that carried into the second period, but the Purple Knights rallied within 25-24 by 2:53 on Blake's lay-up.
• The next seven points came from the Penmen, who led 32-28 at halftime after Kapral converted a jumper with 10 seconds to go.
• Southern New Hampshire started the third quarter with an 11-0 spurt, as Ziliak scored the first four points, Roche converted a three-point play, and Knight netted the final four points.
• Brophy's three-pointer cut the deficit to 43-33 at 4:23, and Blake's triple made it 45-36 by 3:06.
• The Penmen led 49-36 heading into the final stanza, only to see Brophy, Slaven and MacDonough drop in baskets within a 1:44 span, bringing the Purple Knights within 49-42 with 7:37 left in regulation.
• Southern New Hampshire came out of a timeout with the next 15 points, as five players scored, and the visitors never again led by fewer than 16 points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Pace, 7 p.m. in NE10 Championship first round.