NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Southern Connecticut State University, 65-50, on Saturday afternoon at James Moore Field House during Northeast-10 Conference play.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-9, 0-7 NE10), Southern Connecticut State (7-6, 4-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 15 points, 6-for-12 field goals, 2-for-4 three-pointers
• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 points, 4 rebounds
• First-year Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 8 points
• Senior Paige Slaven (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional), 5 points, 4 rebounds
• Junior Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 5 points, 4 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Katie Williamson, 12 points, 18 rebounds
• Graduate student Makenzie Helms, 10 points, 3-for-6 field goals
• Senior Jillian Martin, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4-for-4 free throws
• Graduate student Julianna Bonilla, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks

THE ACTION

• The Owls went on a 6-0 run to give them an 8-3 lead at 4:27 in the first quarter on a bucket from junior Renza Milner.
• Sophomore Julie Lyden (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) hit a turnaround jumper for the Purple Knights at 2:29 to end the Owls' run before junior Delaney Haines knocked down a three at 1:58 to push the Owls ahead by six.
• Senior Kelly Laggis (Fairfield, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans) hit a jumper at 1:32 of the second period to pull her team within 19-18, but the hosts went into the locker room ahead by three points.
• Southern Connecticut State scored the first three points of the third quarter, but the Purple Knights came back with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 26 on Slaven's three-pointer at 8:04.
• The host Owls later responded with an 11-0 run, capped off by a three-pointer by Haines at 4:05 that made it 40-29.
• Amber Furch and Brophy hit back-to-back shots to put the Purple and Gold back within six points at 3:14, but the Owls came back with seven consecutive points to increase the lead to 13.
• Brianna Furch hit a jumper with 24 seconds left that sparked a 9-0 run that carried into the fourth quarter, bringing the Purple Knights within 47-43 on Slaven's layup at 5:08.
• The Owls scored the next nine points to begin pulling away, as four players made baskets.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. Bentley University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Falcons are ranked sixth in the most recent D2CSC national poll and first in the D2CSC East Region poll.