SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team scored 11 of the final 14 points to rally past the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, 58-55, on Monday. The Purple Knights finished 2-0 at the Puerto Rico College Sports Tours Clasico during their first trip to the island.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-1), Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (0-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 2 steals, 5-for-9 field goals, 6-for-7 free throws
• Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 4-for-7 field goals
• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 8 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3-for-7 field goals, 2-for-5 three-pointers
• First-year Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 6 points, 3-for-4 field goals
• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 5 rebounds, 4 steals
• Junior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Andrea Mendez Colon, 14 points, 3 steals, 5-for-8 field goals
• Debora Lisboa, 13 points, 4-for-7 field goals
• Gabriela Ortega, 12 points, 4 assists

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights held a 37-28 rebounding advantage, with their 12-7 lead on the offensive glass translating into a key 13-4 cushion in second-chance points.
• Saint Michael's outscored the Janes, 21-9, in the fourth quarter.

THE ACTION

• Lisboa knocked down a free throw at 1:15 of the first quarter to cap a 7-1 surge that provided the Janes a 14-10 edge, the largest for either squad in the opening 10 minutes.
• A 10-2 run by Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, led by five points from Mendez Colon, pushed the lead to 25-15 by 6:16 of the second frame, and her three-pointer with seven ticks to go made it 30-23 by halftime.
• The Purple Knights utilized a 9-3 stretch to claim a 37-36 edge at 3:52 of the third when Santos put home her second basket in 56 seconds, but the Janes finished the stanza with the last 10 points.
• Puerto Rico-Mayagüez was still up 52-47 with 3:41 left in regulation before Blake (7) and Laggis (4) scored all of the points in a game-ending 11-3 run.
• Blake knocked down a tying triple at 2:46 before putting her team ahead to stay with a pair of freebies at 1:48.
• After Saint Michael's withstood a Janes miss on the next possession, Laggis' basket produced a 56-52 edge with 1:14 left.
• Lisboa drilled a three on the next possession, but Slaven blocked a go-ahead attempt in the final 10 seconds before Furch found Blake for a breakaway hoop as time expired.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Nov. 29 at Southern New Hampshire University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Penmen received votes toward the latest D2CSC national poll.