COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 75-67, during Northeast-10 Conference play on Wednesday in the Ross Sports Center. The Penmen were sixth in the latest D2 CSC East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-14, 1-10 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (11-6, 7-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 22 points (career high), 5 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 3 assists, 8-for-16 field goals, 5-for-7 three-pointers
• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 4-for-9 three-pointers
• Junior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 10 points, 11 rebounds, 7 offensive rebounds, 4 assists, 4-for-6 field goals
• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 6 points, 4 rebounds
• Senior Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Paul Greene, 18 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 8-for-15 field goals
• Senior Noah Harris, 17 points
• Senior Kurtis Henderson, 14 points,7 assists, 4-for-5 three-pointers
• Senior Jhamyl Fricas, 11 points, 3 assists

THE ACTION

• The teams played through five ties in the opening 6:01 of the contest before Harris knocked down his second three-pointer in a matter of 34 seconds at 13:03, giving the Penmen a 17-11 lead, the largest to that point by either squad. Henderson's triple at 12:26 made it a half-high seven-point advantage (20-13).
• The Purple Knights cut their deficit to two points three times before halftime and trailed 35-30 at intermission.
• Greene's lay-in capped a 12-3 run that carried over from the first half and pushed the visitors into a 45-33 lead at 16:49 of the second half, and Fricas' triple had his team ahead 50-37 at 16:04.
• Saint Michael's responded with the next 17 points in a matter of 4:38, as Byrd and Crews both hit two threes, and Byrd's driving lay-up had the hosts up 54-50 with 11:05 to go.
• Harris scored the next five points to key a go-ahead 8-0 run, and Greene's basket at 4:54 created a 68-61 margin.
• Marold's putback made it a four-point game with 3:47 left, but the Purple Knights came no closer, as junior Royce Williams buried a three 26 seconds later before Crews' lay-in at 2:53 was his team's final field goal.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Pace University, 3:30 p.m.
• The Setters were 21st in both national polls this week.