MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team trailed by two points at halftime before suffering an 81-51 loss against regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play in Spirou Field House. The Penmen were fifth in this week's D2CSC East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-2, 0-2 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (3-1, 3-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 14 points, 5-for-10 field goals
• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 11 points, 9 rebounds
• Junior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2-for-5 three-pointers
• Sophomore Julie Lyden (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake), 7 points, 3-for-5 field goals
• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 5 rebounds
• Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Adriana Timberlake, 23 points, 6 steals, 4 assists, 10-for-18 field goals
• First-year Abby Wager, 20 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 9-for-11 field goals
• Senior Jess Knight, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 7-for-12 field goals
• Junior Sydnie DeVries, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

THE ACTION

• Bolstered by 52.9% shooting, including a 4-of-6 three-point effort, the Purple Knights led 22-18 after one quarter. Lyden turned in all seven of her bench points in the stanza, while Brophy knocked down a pair of threes.
• The teams proceeded to play through four second-period ties, and Slaven's triple with 1:33 left brought her team within 35-33 at halftime.
• In a 37-all game, Timberlake knocked down a three at 8:35 of the third quarter to spark a 22-4 run, during which she netted eight points and Wager had six. The hosts' lead never dipped below 16 points from there.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. No. 22 Pace University, 1:30 p.m.
• The Setters' national ranking is according to the D2CSC.