COLCHESTER, Vt. - Senior Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) became the Saint Michael's College softball program's career hits leader in the Purple Knights' split of Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Anselm College on Thursday at Doc Jacobs Field. The hosts captured a 7-2 decision in the opener but lost 3-2 in the nightcap.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (8-13-1, 2-6 NE10), Saint Anselm (15-10, 4-4 NE10)

DOUBLEHEADER FACTS

• Devens picked up three hits on Thursday, with her fifth-inning single in the second contest the 166th of her career, surpassing Ashley Harkins' '09 16-year-old program record (165). Devens also holds school records for career home runs (24), RBI (96), doubles (37) and walks (65).
• Saint Michael's split a doubleheader with Saint Anselm for the second time this year, also taking the opener 7-2 during a twinbill in Florida on March 21. The Purple Knights defeated the Hawks in Colchester for the first time since April 18, 2017.

GAME 1
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Devens, 1-for-3, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Junior CJ Davidson (Canyon Lake, Calif./Vista Murrieta), 1-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI
• First-year Brooke Bishop (Florida, Mass./Drury), 2-for-4, 1 RBI
• First-year Maddy Booska (Burlington, Vt./Colchester), 1-for-2, 3 R, 2 BB
• First-year Emma Nordahl (Holden, Mass./Saint Paul Diocesan Junior-Senior), 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
• First-year Sophia Underfer (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Indian Hills), 0-for-0, 1 R, 3 BB
• First-year Maddy Eaton (Seabrook, N.H./Winnacunnet), 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Audrey Arsenault, 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB
• Junior Lily Mason, 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B
• Sophomore Caitlyn Duquette, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B
• Senior Sophia DiPippo, 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, loss

THE ACTION

• Saint Anselm scored single runs in the first two innings, as Arsenault's RBI single plated the opening run before Mason's fielder's choice pushed the lead to 2-0.
• The Purple Knights countered with four runs in the bottom of the second on just two hits. Junior Brooke Edgerly (Morley, Mich./Morley Stanwood) walked with the bases loaded to force home the initial run before Davidson's two-run single back through the box gave the hosts the lead for good. She later came around to score on Bishop's two-out knock.
• Booska scored on Nordahl's groundout the next inning, and the hosts added single runs on two-out errors in both the fifth and sixth innings.

GAME 2
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Devens, 2-for-3, 1 R
• Edgerly, 1-for-4, 1 R
• Sophomore Abreanna Smith (Whitewright, Texas/Whitewright), 1-for-3, 1 RBI
• First-year Kate Parker (Quispamsis, New Brunswick/Kennebecasis Valley), 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Arsenault, 3-for-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HR
• Senior Sam Wiberg, 2-for-4
• Junior Rose Reitmeyer, 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Sophomore Sam Ryan, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

THE ACTION

• Reitmeyer singled home Arsenault in the first inning before Arsenault led off the third with a home run, and the Hawks again led 2-0.
• After Ryan was unscathed the first time through the Purple Knight order, Edgerly dumped a leadoff single into center field to begin the fourth before the hosts scored twice with two down. Smith came through with an opposite-field RBI single and first-year Ella Nickerson (South Portland, Maine/South Portland) walked with the bases loaded to force home the tying run.
• Arsenault led off the following frame with another home run.
• Nordahl led off the home half with a single before Devens drilled a single to center for her record 166th hit, but the duo was stranded for the Purple Knights' final sustained threat.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at American International College, 1 p.m. doubleheader.