COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Franklin Pierce University, 62-44, on Friday night at the Ross Sports Center in a Northeast-10 Conference Matchup. First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School) scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 5-for-7 shooting from three-point range.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-5, 0-5 NE10), Franklin Pierce (6-3, 2-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 21 points (career high), 3 rebounds, 8-for-12 field goals, 5-for-7 three-pointers
• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.J./Colonie Central), 5 points, 5 rebounds
• Junior Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 5 assists
• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 4 rebounds
• First-year Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Anna Badosa Soler, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, 3-for-6 field goals, 8-for-10 free throws
• Senior Gisela Vazquez Segura, 11 points, 4 steals, 5-for-8 field goals
• Sophomore Kenzie Sirowich, 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4-for-9 field goals
• Senior Colette Mulderig, 7 points, 3-for-5 field goals
• Sophomore Laia Llorente, 5 points, 3 rebounds
• First-year Liv Murray, 4 points

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights knocked down seven shots from beyond the arc in the first half while the Ravens made four.
• The Ravens held a 19-13 advantage on points from turnovers.
• Amber Furch knocked down five shots from deep, one more than her total from last game against Goldey-Beacom College. She set her previous career high in that contest with 17 points.

THE ACTION

• Amber Furch paced the Purple Knights' offense in the first quarter, scoring 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting as the two teams played through three ties and five lead changes. The Ravens held the advantage at the end of the first quarter 14-13.
• The Purple Knights opened the second quarter with an 11-4 run, led by one three apiece from Amber Furch and Blake, who scored five points.
• The Ravens came back with a 22-6 run to conclude the first half as Vazquez Segura scored half of those points to help propel her squad to its largest lead of the half at 40-30 heading into the locker room.
• After the Ravens scored the first four points of the second half, Brianna Furch assisted her sister for her fifth assist of the night at 5:36 on a three-pointer to make the score 44-35 in favor of the Ravens.
• Franklin Pierce held a 14-point lead heading into the final quarter of the night after three players tallied points to round out the penultimate stanza.
• The Ravens extended their lead in the fourth quarter by going on an 11-0 run in the first 5:04 led by six points from Sirowich.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Post University, 2 p.m.