WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team's furious comeback effort fell short in a 49-40 loss at Northeast-10 Conference foe University of New Haven on Tuesday in Charger Gymnasium. The Chargers received votes toward this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-20, 0-17 NE10), New Haven (14-7, 11-6 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Graduate student Emma MacDonough (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington), 12 points, 3 rebounds
- Junior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 11 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2-for-4 three-pointers
- Junior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3-for-3 free throws
- Sophomore Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 5 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
- Senior Anika Kapral (Dummerston, Vt./Vermont Academy), 4 rebounds
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Graduate student Camryn DeBose, 17 points, 3 steals
- Senior Kameryn King, 12 points
- Graduate student Leighanna Lister, 8 points, 11 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 3 blocks
- Senior Aurora Deshaies, 6 points, 13 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's lost by single digits for the eighth time this season.
THE ACTION
- Thanks to three-pointers by Slaven and Furch, the Purple Knights trailed 9-6 at 4:33 of the first quarter.
- New Haven pulled away with a 15-2 run, forging ahead 24-8 on King's lay-in at 8:53 of the second period.
- The Chargers led by as much as 40-21, on Lister's bucket with 2:38 left in the third.
- Saint Michael's used a 19-7 run to creep within 47-40 on Blake's pair of free throws at 1:20 of the fourth. The Purple Knights shot 55.6% in the final stanza to New Haven's 25.0%, but the visitors came no closer.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Next Wednesday vs. regionally-ranked Le Moyne College, 4 p.m.
- The Dolphins received votes toward this week's D2SIDA National Media Poll while sitting third in the regional rankings.
