BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sophomore Ruby Santos' (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School) tie-breaking lay-up with 1:11 remaining lifted the Saint Michael's College women's basketball team past D'Youville University, 58-56, on Saturday in the Saints Center. The Purple and Gold is eighth in the latest D2CSC East Region Poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-1), D'Youville (1-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 18 points, 16 rebounds, 8 offensive rebounds, 6-for-13 field goals, 6-for-8 free throws
• Senior Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 14 points
• Sophomore Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 9 points, 5 rebounds
• Sophomore Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 6 points, 11 rebounds, 8 offensive rebounds, 2 steals
• Sophomore Ashlee Talbot (Dracut, Mass./Dracut), 3 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Morgan Giancaterino, 18 points
• Senior Anna Jankovic, 11 points, 12 rebounds, 5-for-9 field goals

GAME FACTS

• The teams met for the first time.
• Saint Michael's held a 48-36 rebounding advantage, with its 22-6 lead on the offensive glass leading to a 19-4 margin in second-chance points.
• The Purple Knights shot 10-for-14 on free throws to the Saints' 1-for-2 showing.

THE ACTION

• After D'Youville scored the game's first four points, Saint Michael's netted the next 10, including four from Tyler.
• The Saints turned in a 24-6 response, with Giancaterino scoring nine, and the hosts led 30-18 with 4:02 left in the second quarter. They extended the advantage to a game-high 36-23 by halftime.
• The Purple Knights came out of the locker room with the first eight points, trimming the deficit to five, before the hosts reestablished an 11-point edge (44-33) by 2:14.
• Saint Michael's countered with a 19-5 run, with Franchi and Furch both scoring five points, before first-year Margaret Montplaisir's (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth) three-pointer put her team up 52-49 with 6:55 to go.
• Giancaterino tied the game on a triple of her own at 1:40, but Santos put home the go-ahead lay-up 29 seconds later.
• On D'Youville's final possession, the hosts missed a go-ahead three-point try with three seconds remaining, and Montplaisir pulled the rebound.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at Daemen University, 12 p.m.
• The Wildcats were ninth in this week's D2CSC East Region poll.