COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Post University, 73-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Ross Sports Center in a non-conference matchup.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-6), Post (4-5)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Senior Jaxson Nadeau (Wakefield, Mass./Tilton School), 9 points, 2 assists, 2-for-4 three pointers
• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• First-year Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 offensive rebounds
• Junior Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Trinity Bravo, 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5-for-6 field goals, 2-for-2 three pointers, 4-for-4 free throws
• Graduate student Taina Pagan, 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 offensive rebounds, 6-for-8 field goals
• Graduate student Dede Stevenson, 11 points, 4 steals, 3 assists
• Graduate student Maya Klein, 10 points, 2-for-5 three pointers
• Graduate student Amaya Santiago, 6 points, 5 rebounds
• Graduate student TiJanae Simmons, 5 points, 5 rebounds

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights recorded 26 points in the paint and 21 from beyond the arc.
• The Purple and Gold secured 10 offensive rebounds on the day, six more than the Eagles.
• The Purple Knights outscored the Eagles in the first and third quarters of the contest.

THE ACTION

• Amber Furch and Slaven started the first quarter with back-to-back buckets for Saint Michael's before the Eagles went on a 9-0 run in a 1:57 span, led by five points from Stevenson to make it 9-4 at 6:41.
• The Purple Knights came back with an 11-3 run and made the score 15-12 on a layup from Franchi at 2:02.
• Slaven knocked down two free throws with 22 seconds left in the first quarter to give Saint Michael's 18-16 lead at the end of the first stanza.
• The Eagles started the second quarter with a 16-5 run that junior Naj White capped off with a jumper at 1:01 on an assist from Pagan.
• The Purple and Gold outscored the Eagles 21-16 in the third quarter, led by five points from both Amber Furch and Blake, who both knocked down shots from deep, and the Purple Knights trailed 50-48 at the end of the third quarter.
• Saint Michael's regained the lead when Amber Furch knocked down a shot from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter at 9:11 to make the score 51-50.
• The Eagles went on an 8-0 to regain the lead at 58-51, then Franchi knocked down two consecutive jump shots to cut the lead down to two at 6:17.
• Post used a 9-0 run after Franchi's bucket to pull away from the Purple and Gold.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Monday vs. Caldwell University, 1 p.m.