ALBANY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team trimmed a 15-point deficit to two in the final minute of a 50-42 loss against The College of Saint Rose during Northeast-10 Conference play on Tuesday evening in Nolan Gymnasium.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-16, 0-13 NE10), Saint Rose (9-8, 6-6 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 points, 7 rebounds
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 6 points, 2 steals
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
- Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Makaela Johnson, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
- Sophomore Ryley Blasetti, 8 points, 6 rebounds
- Sophomore Kaileigh Hunt, 8 points, 5 rebounds
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's held a 41-40 edge in rebounds and an 8-7 lead in assists.
- The Purple Knights sustained their sixth single-digit loss.
THE ACTION
- Saint Rose led 6-0 by 6:39 of the first quarter before taking a 14-4 advantage on junior Isabel Sanchez's lay-in at 3:14.
- Brophy's personal 5-0 run halved the deficit, but the Golden Knights slowly extended their lead to 27-12 on Blasetti's jumper with 3:10 left in the second period.
- Saint Michael's still trailed 44-32 with a little more than three minutes remaining in the contest before Slaven played a role in every point of a 10-0 run, scoring five and lending a pair of assists. Her three-point play with 1:03 to go brought the Purple Knights within two points, but first-year Kaelah Carter countered with a key lay-up 19 seconds later. The visitors missed a three-pointer on their ensuing possession, and Johnson made it a two-score game with two free throws at 24 ticks.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday at American International College, 1:30 p.m.