WORCESTER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Assumption University, 66-54, on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference play at Laska Gymnasium.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-10, 4-7 NE10), Assumption (14-5, 7-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 6-for-12 field goals, 3-for-8 three-pointers
• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 13 points, 5-for-11 field goals
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 7 points, 6 rebounds (3 offensive), 3 assists, 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Madison Handrahan, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4-for-4 three-pointers
• Senior Teagan Curran, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Thai Davis, 9 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals

THE ACTION

• Assumption led for all but 40 seconds, taking the lead on Curran's three-pointer 24 seconds in and going ahead for good on senior Teagan Kamm's lay-in at 6:30 of the first stanza.
• Senior Molly Brophy's (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School) lay-up at 3:04 had Saint Michael's within 10-8 before the Greyhounds responded with a 15-5 run that carried into the second period.
• Montplaisir's hoop at 1:06 cut the deficit to 30-25, but Davis scored the final five points of the half to spark a 10-0 run that bridged halftime. The visitors never got closer than 10 points, at 40-30, during the final 20 minutes.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. Southern New Hampshire University, 5:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights play their Pink Game that night and celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day.