COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team downed regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 47-43, on Sunday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Panthers were eighth in the latest D2 CSC East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-8, 2-5 NE10), Adelphi (8-6, 4-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 10 points, 15 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 4-for-7 field goals
• Senior Brianna Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School/Cal State Fullerton), 9 points, 4 steals
• Senior Makayla Blake (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 8 points, 4-for-9 field goals
• First-year Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 8 points, 2-for-3 three-pointers
• Sophomore Ashlee Talbot (Dracut, Mass./Dracut), 7 rebounds, 3 assists
• Sophomore Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• Sophomore Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Kaitlyn O'Connell, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• Senior Rolanda Robinson, 13 points

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights played their sixth game this season decided by four points or fewer.
• Adelphi played its sixth straight game decided by eight points or fewer.
• The last three meetings between Saint Michael's and the Panthers have now been decided by a total of 11 points.
• Saint Michael's held a 47-27 rebounding lead, including 13-2 on the offensive glass, leading to a key 8-0 advantage in second-chance points.

THE ACTION

• Adelphi led 6-0 on sophomore Isabella Asencio's basket at 7:32 of the opening quarter.
• Furch knocked down a three-pointer to spark a go-ahead 7-0 counter, but Robinson scored the first four points of a 6-2 stretch that put her team up 12-9.
• Down 14-12, the Purple Knights put together a 10-0 run, keyed by five points from Santos. Robinson scored the half's final four points, and the hosts were up 24-20 at halftime.
• Furch opened the third quarter with consecutive hoops before Talbot's jumper at 6:17 extended the lead to 32-23.
• Those were the Purple and Gold's final points of the stanza, and first-year Madison Williams' jumper at 9:04 of the fourth capped a go-ahead 10-0 run.
• That marked the first of four leads changes in a matter of 3:07 until Blake gave the Purple Knights the lead for good on a jumper with 5:12 to go (40-38).
• Another O'Connell three had the Panthers within 42-41 at 3:37, but Talbot drilled a jumper 34 seconds later, and Saint Michael's held Adelphi without points on its next four possessions while extending the lead to six. O'Connell's jumper created a 47-43 margin with 19 seconds to go, but the visitors came no closer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at No. 3 Bentley University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Falcons were third in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) national poll and fourth in the D2 CSC rankings.