COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team defeated Vermont State University Johnson, 101-40, on Sunday in the Ross Sports Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-3), VTSU Johnson (3-9)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Jasmine Becotte (Pelham, N.H./Lawrence Academy), 19 points (college debut), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 7-for-11 field goals
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 15 points, 7 rebounds (5 offensive), 3 blocks, 6-for-9 field goals, 2-for-4 three-pointers
• Senior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3-for-6 three-pointers
• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, 3-for-6 three-pointers
• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 11 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 5-for-7 field goals
• Sophomore Kelli Cieplicki (Colchester, Vt./Rice Memorial), 10 points, 14 rebounds (7 offensive), 2-for-4 three-pointers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Jaylah Jones, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6-for-8 free throws
• Junior Abbie Hernandez, 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3-for-4 three-pointers

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights tied a school record by making 14 three-pointers, a mark they set during an overtime game this past Feb. 1 at Southern Connecticut State University.
• Saint Michael's held a 55-24 rebounding lead while assisting 25 of its 40 baskets and committing only nine turnovers, forcing 22 and blocking seven shots.
• In a series that began in 1974, the teams met for the first time since Dec. 12, 1988.
• Saint Michael's reached 100 points for the ninth time in program history, tying for fifth with the 101 points.

THE ACTION

• Santos buried a pair of three-pointers 1:12 apart by 7:02 of the first quarter, and senior Ava MacDonough's (South Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial) fastbreak lay-in made it 15-4 at 3:58.
• Saint Michael's used a 28-4 run to extend the lead to 43-10 on Becotte's fastbreak bucket at 3:01 of the second period.
• The hosts later put together 27-5 run to make it 73-19 on Montplaisir's triple with 2:03 left in the third before outscoring the Badgers 26-16 in the fourth stanza.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas College, 2 p.m.