Box Score BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Division I University of Vermont, 82-35, on Thursday evening during an exhibition game in Patrick Gymnasium.
 
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 7 points, 4 rebounds
• First-year Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 7 points, 4 rebounds
• Senior Jaxson Nadeau (Wakefield, Mass./Tilton School), 6 points
• Junior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 6 points
• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 6 points

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Malia Lenz, 15 points
• Sophomore Keira Hanson, 14 points
• Sophomore Andjela Matic, 13 points
• Graduate student Delaney Richason, 11 points
• Graduate student Emma Utterback, 9 points, 8 assists, 4 steals

GAME FACTS

• The teams met in preseason action for the 10th time in 12 seasons.
• Vermont won the 2023 America East Conference Championship to qualify for the NCAA Division I Tournament.

THE ACTION

• The Catamounts shot 62.5% during the first quarter en route to taking a 23-2 lead.
• Brophy, Slaven and Santos all knocked down three-pointers within a 1:31 stretch early in the second stanza to bring Saint Michael's within 25-11 by 7:47, and the visitors trailed 28-15 at 6:21 after Slaven and Santos connected on consecutive jumpers.
• Vermont extended its lead to as much as 40-20 in the second period before shooting 60.0% in the third quarter to pull away.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Nov. 15 vs. Saint Anselm College, 5:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights also open Northeast-10 Conference action with that contest.