MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team completed its season regular with a 56-39 loss at regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University on Tuesday during a Northeast-10 Conference affair in Stan Spirou Field House. The Penmen are among 10 teams under consideration in the NCAA East Region rankings.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-23, 0-20 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (19-6, 15-5 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 7 points, 6 rebounds
- Sophomore Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 4 points, 7 rebounds
- First-year Julie Lyden (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake), 7 rebounds
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Jess Knight, 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds, 8-for-13 field goals
- Senior Adriana Timberlake, 13 points, 4 assists, 3 steals
- Graduate student Mia Roy, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
THE ACTION
- MacDonough scored the Purple Knights' first two baskets, bringing her team within 4-2 at 7:50 of the first quarter and 9-4 on a jumper with 6:05 to go.
- Slaven's jumper at 4:07 made it 11-8 before the Penmen scored the next 14 points to pull away. The visitors never again trailed by fewer than 15 points.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- As the No. 13 seed in the upcoming NE10 Championship, the Purple Knights visit No. 4 Bentley University on Friday for a first-round contest at 6 p.m.
- The Falcons are among 10 teams under consideration toward the NCAA East Region rankings.
