COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team pushed out to a 22-point first-half lead en route to a 52-40 win over Adelphi University during Northeast 10 Conference play on Saturday in the Ross Sports Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (7-6, 2-3 NE10), Adelphi (9-3, 3-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 13 points, 18 rebounds (6 offensive), 3 steals
• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 9 points, 4-for-8 field goals
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3-for-6 field goals
• Senior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Ashlee Talbot (Dracut, Mass./Dracut), 7 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Kirina Azemar, 9 points
• Sophomore Victoria Morales, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals
• Senior Christina Sanchez, 7 points, 7 steals
• Sophomore Me'Challe Cancer, 10 rebounds, 3 steals

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights pulled 63 rebounds, within six of a school record set on Dec. 6, 1988. They were the most recorded by an NE10 team since Bentley University had 64 against Concordia (N.Y.) College on Nov. 9, 2018.
• Saint Michael's rolled up a 63-30 rebounding lead, including 21-6 on the offensive glass.
• The Purple Knights held Adelphi to 16.0% (4-for-25) three-point shooting, and a 26.3% overall shooting effort.
• The last five meetings between Saint Michael's and Adelphi have been won by the home team.

THE ACTION

• After Morales hit a three-pointer at 6:10 of the first quarter to give Adelphi a 5-2 lead, the Purple Knights stormed back with a 29-4 response. Eight players scored during the run, when Saint Michael's at one point made five threes in six tries. Five different players accounted for the triples, and the hosts led 31-9 at 4:27 of the second period.
• The Purple Knights were still up 36-15 at halftime before the Panthers scored the first three buckets of the second half to draw within 15, ultimately trimming their deficit to 40-30 on Azemark's fastbreak lay-up at 1:04.
• First-year Gianna Chuffo knocked down a trey that cut the lead to 42-37 with 7:45 left in the fourth quarter, but Saint Michael's tallied the next six points, including a key three from Montplaisir at 4:14 that pushed the lead back to nine (46-37). Adelphi came no closer down the stretch.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at Franklin Pierce University, 5:30 p.m.