COLCHESTER, Vt. - Fifth-year senior Nicole Anderson (Kittery Point, Maine/Marianapolis Prep) became the 21st player in Saint Michael's College women's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau for a career on Tuesday during a 67-57 loss against Assumption University during Northeast-10 Conference play at the Ross Sports Center.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-15, 1-11 NE10), Assumption (10-10, 7-8 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Anderson, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 8-for-14 field goals
• Senior Nicole Ladas (Glastonbury, Conn./Tilton School), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 4-for-9 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers
• Senior Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 9 points
• Sophomore Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Fair Haven-Rumson Regional), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3-for-3 free throws
• Junior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• Sophomore Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 5 points, 3 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Ja'Lyn Armstrong, 27 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 13-for-17 field goals
• Graduate student Meghan Cramb, 12 points, 5-for-10 field goals
• First-year Marina Callahan, 11 points, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Senior Lauren Hammersley, 9 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3-for-5 three-pointers

GAME FACTS

• Anderson pushed her career point total to 1,008, becoming the first 1,000-point scorer at Saint Michael's since Indira Evora '17 reached the mark on Feb. 15, 2017. Standing at 999 points, Anderson reached the milestone with a lay-up off of a Slaven feed with 2:25 remaining in the third quarter.
• The Purple Knights were edged just 33-32 in rebounding while shooting 42.6% to Assumption's 44.3%.

THE ACTION

• Cramb hit a three-pointer eight seconds into the game before the Purple Knights rallied within one point three times, including at 7-6 on Anderson's lay-up at 7:01 of the first quarter.
• With Saint Michael's down just 17-13 after two Slaven free throws at 8:46 of the second, Cramb's jumper kicked off a 10-0 run, which Armstrong capped with the final six points.
• Hammersley's triple pushed the lead to 30-15 at 3:46 before Blake countered with a trey 37 seconds later, and MacDonough's second-effort jumper made it a 10-point game with 1:54 left.
• Assumption led by 13 at the half before Kapral had four points and Anderson a triple during a 7-0 run that made it 40-34 by 5:26 of the third period.
• The Greyhounds pushed their lead back to 10, but Saint Michael's ended the quarter with another 7-0 spurt, with Slaven capping the stretch by converting a three-point play at 1:07, creating a 44-41 margin.
• Hammersley hit a pair of threes early in the fourth quarter, helping Assumption extended its lead back to 13, at 60-47, and the Purple Knights came no closer than eight points down the stretch.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Thursday at No. 19 Bentley University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Falcons' national ranking is according to the D2SIDA National Media Poll, and they are first in the East poll.