COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team opened Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday at Duffy Field with a 16-2 loss against 20th-ranked Assumption University. The Greyhounds' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-3, 0-1 NE10), Assumption (3-2, 1-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Catie Murphy (Northboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 2 goals
• Sophomore Hope Msumba (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), career-high 13 saves, 2 ground balls
• Senior Jillian Perry (Salem, N.H./Salem), 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Shannon Murray (Bow, N.H./Bow), 3 caused turnovers
• Junior Hope Alto (South Boston, Mass./Ursuline Academy), 2 draw controls

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Jenna Joseph, 4 goals, 2 assists, 4 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
• Junior Claire Desilva, 5 assists
• Sophomore Olivia Catanzarite, 3 goals, 1 assists, 3 draw controls
• Graduate student Alison Foley, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Senior Lauren Jakobs, 3 goals, 4 ground balls
• Senior Allie Collins, 6 saves in 45 minutes
• First-year Healey Torres, 0 saves in 10:39 of relief
• Junior Lily Orr, 0 saves in 4:21 of relief

GAME FACTS

• Murphy has scored the Purple Knights' past five goals and now paces the squad with nine tallies.

THE ACTION

• Msumba made six saves in the first quarter alone as the Purple Knights limited Assumption to only a goal by Catanzarite at 13:21 before Foley tallied at 1:10.
• The Greyhounds pulled away by virtue of a 7-0 second-quarter scoring margin, as Joseph netted a hat trick.
• With Assumption up 11-0, Murphy scored on a free-position bid at 11:11 of the third quarter, and she added another marker with 10:53 left in the fourth stanza.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at No. 21 Saint Anselm College, 4 p.m.
• The Hawks' national ranking is according to this week's IWLCA poll.