SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team capped a run of three games in five days with a 75-51 loss at regionally-ranked Le Moyne College on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play at Ted Grant Court. The Dolphins were sixth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-10, 0-7 NE10), Le Moyne (10-4, 5-3 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5-for-11 field goals
- Sophomore Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3-for-6 field goals
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
- Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 5 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year Sierra Linnin, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3-for-7 three-pointers
- Senior Lytoya Baker, 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists, 6-for-9 field goals
- First-year Kaia Goode, 13 points, 3 assists, 3-for-7 three-pointers
- Redshirt first-year Sydney Lusher, 8 points, 5 assists
- Redshirt sophomore Haedyn Roberts, 9 rebounds
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's played the second contest in a five-game run that is featuring five of the top seven teams in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
THE ACTION
- Slaven's lay-in drew Saint Michael's within 9-8 at 4:06 of the opening quarter before Roberts netted a pair of baskets in a 9-0 run, giving Le Moyne an 18-8 lead by 1:20.
- The Dolphins were up by as many as 17 (30-13) on Linnin's three-pointer at 6:12 of the second period, but Furch knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 35-23 with 2:04 left, and Laggis' putback 41 seconds produced a 10-point margin.
- Le Moyne utilized an 11-0 run that bridged halftime to nab a 46-25 lead at 7:43 of the third quarter, and Saint Michael's never again came closer than 16 points.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. Southern New Hampshire University, 1:30 p.m.
- The Penmen are receiving votes toward this week's D2SIDA National Media Poll while sitting third in the regional rankings.