COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Franklin Pierce University, 59-41, on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-18, 0-15 NE10), Franklin Pierce (7-14, 3-11 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 4-for-9 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 2 blocks, 5-for-9 field goals
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 8 points, 2 steals, 4-for-4 free throws
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 2 blocks
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Ines Gimenez-Monserrat, 34 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 14-for-19 field goals, 4-for-5 three-pointers
- First-year Leana Heitmann, 12 points, 3 assists
- Junior Anna Badosa Soler, 6 assists
THE ACTION
- Gimenez-Monserrat, Heitmann and Slaven all hit three-pointers as Franklin Pierce held a 6-5 lead just 1:08 into the contest, but only eight points were scored by either team in the ensuing 9:05.
- Gimenez-Monserrat's triple at 6:23 of the second period gave the Ravens an 18-11 advantage, but Slaven netted five points during a 7-2 response that brought Saint Michael's within 20-18 by 2:30.
- Franklin Pierce turned in a 12-0 run that bridged halftime, and the hosts never again trailed by single digits.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. No. 7 Assumption University, 1:30 p.m.
- The Purple Knights celebrate Senior Day that day.
- The Greyhounds' national ranking is according to D2SIDA, which also slots them No. 1 in the East.
