COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to regionally-ranked Bentley University, 52-27, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Falcons were fifth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-13, 0-10 NE10), Bentley (12-4, 9-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 9 points, 3 rebounds
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 7 points, 5 rebounds
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 5 points, 2-for-4 field goals
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 4 points, 7 rebounds
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 4 rebounds, 3 assists
- First-year Julie Lyden (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake), 2 blocks
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Maggie Whitmore, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 5-for-8 field goals
- First-year Ciara Norman, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 steals
- Junior Janessa Gonzalez, 6 points, 4 steals, 4-for-4 free throws
- Senior Bri Gillen, 5 points
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's played its fifth straight regionally-ranked foe.
THE ACTION
- The teams played through six lead changes and five ties in the opening 14:03 of the contest, with neither team leading by more than four points in that time. After Bentley netted the game's first four points, Saint Michael's countered with a 7-0 run, forging ahead on Brophy's three-pointer at 7:04 of the first period.
- Slaven's driving lay-up put the Purple Knights back in front at 15-13 with 4:18 left, and MacDonough's jumper at 6:44 of the second provided a 17-16 edge while snapping the teams' combined 5:04 scoreless drought.
- First-year Cassidy Yeomans knocked down a three 47 seconds later to give the Falcons the lead for good, kicking off a game-ending 36-10 run.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Wednesday at Pace University, 5 p.m.
