SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore Molly Brophy's (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School) three-point play with 0.8 seconds left in regulation forced overtime before the Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to American International College, 58-56, on Saturday in Butova Gymnasium during Northeast-10 Conference play.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-17, 0-14 NE10), AIC (13-8, 9-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Brophy, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
• Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 6-for-11 field goals
• Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
• Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 11 points, 2 assists
• Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3-for-4 field goals
• Sophomore Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 7 rebounds, 2 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Kayla Robinson, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 4 steals
• Graduate student Taylor Tomlinson, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals
• Junior Nora Young, 10 points, 4 steals
• Junior Julia Carbonell Muñoz, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
• Sophomore Tia-Marie Martinez, 8 points, 8 rebounds

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights sustained their seventh single-digit loss.
• Saint Michael's held a 50-35 rebounding lead.
• Blake turned in her third career double-double, and second of the year.

THE ACTION

• Blake scored the first five points en route to Saint Michael's leading 7-0 by 6:16 of the opening period, and the lead advanced to 13-4 when Slaven buried a three-pointer at 2:25.
• Brophy's jumper still had the Purple Knights up 31-26 at 4:22 of the third quarter before AIC countered with a 24-9 run that put the hosts ahead by a 50-40 count with 3:38 left in regulation.
• The visitors still trailed 51-43 in the late stages before Kapral put home a lay-up (1:19) and MacDonough buried a three (0:44) following a Slaven steal. After a tying three-point bid was off the mark just before the buzzer, Brophy's third-chance bucket while being fouled dropped at 0.8 seconds. She converted the tying free throw to force overtime.
• MacDonough's triple from the left wing at 1:57 gave Saint Michael's its lone lead of the extra session, 56-55, and Brophy's block of a three-point bid ensured an AIC shot clock violation on the next possession.
• However, Young's late steal led to Carbonell Muñoz's breakaway lay-up and free throw at 13.6 seconds, giving the hosts a 58-56 edge. The Purple Knights' final look at a winning three was off the mark just before the buzzer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. Franklin Pierce University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights host their Pink Game that night, benefiting the American Cancer Society of Vermont. Admission is free for all spectators.