SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team saw its four-game winning streak end with an 81-66 loss at American International College on Wednesday during Northeast 10 Conference play in Butova Gymnasium.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-7, 4-4 NE10), AIC (11-6, 5-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 4-for-8 field goals, 10-for-12 free throws
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4-for-9 field goals, 5-for-6 free throws
• First-year Jasmine Becotte (Pelham, N.H./Lawrence Academy), 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3-for-5 field goals
• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 11 points
• Senior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 8 points
• Junior Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 7 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Chelsea Reeves, 31 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 8-for-13 field goals, 3-for-6 three-pointers, 12-for-12 free throws
• Sophomore Keyvanna Bennett, 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 7-for-13 field goals
• Junior Ruzgar Christina Boyle, 15 points, 7-for-12 field goals

THE ACTION

• Reeves scored the game's first six points before six Purple Knights scored in a 12-5 response, as the visitors led 12-11 on Montplaisir's driving lay-in at 2:28 of the first quarter.
• Boyle netted the next seven points, but Saint Michael's retook the lead at 33-32 on a Montplaisir free throw with 44 seconds remaining in the half. However, a giveaway with 11 ticks left allowed Reeves to make two freebies with a second on the clock, sending AIC into the locker room up by a point.
• Saint Michael's trailed by a single point twice more in the third quarter before the Yellow Jackets used a 17-1 run to pull away, forging a 55-38 lead by 2:58. Bennett scored six of the points.
• The Purple Knights halved their deficit twice early in the fourth quarter, drawing within nine both times when Tyler made a pair of free throws. However, AIC went up by 11 at 7:17 and continued to lead by double digits.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Southern Connecticut State University, 1:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights host a Team IMPACT Game that day, recognizing teammate Hazel Olah and three other teams that collaborate with Team IMPACT.