MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth) scored 32 points, the most by a Saint Michael's College women's basketball player in more than 20 years, during a 78-65 victory at Northeast 10 Conference foe Southern New Hampshire University on Wednesday at Spirou Field House.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-6, 1-3 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (6-5, 1-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Montplaisir, 32 points (career high), 5 rebounds, 9-for-15 field goals, 6-for-10 three-pointers, 8-for-10 free throws
• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 13 points, 10 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 steals, 2 blocks, 5-for-9 field goals
• Junior Ashlee Talbot (Dracut, Mass./Dracut), 6 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists
• Junior Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 9 points, 3 steals
• Senior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School), 8 points, 4 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Samantha Pfeil, 13 points
• Senior Meghan Gordon, 12 points, 6 rebounds
• Junior Ava Winterburn, 11 points, 5 assists

GAME FACTS

• Montplaisir exceeded her career high of 29 set on Nov. 25 at Southern Connecticut State University. The team's leading scorer, she had made every appearance this year in a reserve capacity.
• Montplaisir's 32 points tied for eighth in program history and were the most in a true road game that did not extend to overtime. It was the highest point total by a Purple Knight since Brigid Hegarty '06 netted 34 in a double-overtime contest versus Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Nov. 20, 2005, but the most scored in a regulation affair since Erika Enge '02 had 33 versus LIU-Southampton on Nov. 18, 2001. Kathy O'Neil '81 set the scoring record with 36 points in a neutral-site game against Bates College on Dec. 6, 1980.
• Saint Michael's snapped the Penmen's four-game winning streak while winning at Southern New Hampshire for the first time since Dec. 10, 2016.

THE ACTION

• Tyler scored the game's first two buckets en route to four Purple Knights scoring during a 12-0 run that made it 22-8 by 2:03 of the first quarter, when junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School) dropped in a lay-up.
• The Penmen drew within 27-18 on first-year Izzy Terzioski's hoop with 5:28 left in the second, but Saint Michael's scored 10 of the half's final 12 points to lead 37-20 by halftime. The visitors shot 57.1% from inside the arc during the opening 20 minutes while holding Southern New Hampshire to 29.0% shooting overall.
• The hosts scored the first eight points out of the intermission, but Furch's three-pointer at 5:59 of the third quarter made it 42-30, and the Purple Knights maintained a double-digit lead until the late stages of the contest.
• Winterburn's triple at 6:08 of the fourth quarter had her team down 63-56, and the Penmen were still within 70-63 at 1:18. From there, the hosts fouled Montplaisir - who had attempted only 16 free throws all season - five times down the stretch. The sophomore shot 8-of-10 on freebies in the final 1:08 alone to salt away the victory.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. Adelphi University, 1:30 p.m.
• The Purple Knights host their Camper Appreciation & Youth Game.
• All Saint Michael's girls' basketball campers wearing their 2025 T-shirt and one adult will be admitted free.