COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team knocked off Southern New Hampshire University, 66-57, for the second time this season on Wednesday during Northeast 10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Purple Knights broke a three-way tie for sixth place in the NE10 and now stand alone in sixth.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (10-10, 5-7 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (11-8, 6-6 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 26 points, 5 rebounds, 9-for-18 field goals, 4-for-9 three-pointers
• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 13 points, 13 rebounds (9 offensive), 5 steals
• Junior Ashlee Talbot (Dracut, Mass./Dracut), 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 5 rebounds, 3 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Meghan Gordon, 14 points, 9 rebounds
• Junior Ava Winterburn, 13 points, 7 rebounds

GAME FACTS

• Tyler turned in her eighth double-double of the season, including her seventh in the last 11 games.
• Montplaisir recorded her third 25-point outing of the season, and second against the Penmen.
• The Purple Knights have won three of their last four meetings with the Penmen.
• Saint Michael's held a 46-40 rebounding advantage, including 19-10 on the offensive glass, leading to a 19-7 margin in second-chance points. The Purple Knights netted 15 steals off of 22 Penmen turnovers.

THE ACTION

• The teams played through three first-quarter lead swings, with Montplaisir's driving layup with her off left hand at the buzzer giving the Purple Knights a 17-16 edge.
• Junior Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central) buried a pair of free throws at 6:20 of the second quarter to push the hosts' advantage to 23-16, but the Penmen finished off a 25-10 response when first-year Izzy Terzioski hit a free throw at 3:20 of the third quarter to make it 41-33.
• Montplaisir scored six points in a go-ahead 10-0 run late in the frame, and the hosts were up 45-44 at the buzzer.
• The teams swapped the lead six times in the first 3:28 of the final quarter, with Tyler's steal and fastbreak bucket at 6:32 putting Saint Michael's up for good (52-51). Senior Molly Brophy (Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich Central School) and junior Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School) combined for a similar play only seconds later, with Furch's steal leading to a Brophy breakaway lay-in at 6:13.
• The Purple Knights pushed their lead to six before Gordon hit a mid-range jumper at 47 seconds to cut the deficit to 61-57, but Talbot canned a pair of free throws at 37.5 ticks and the Penmen went scoreless on four shots on their next possession. Montplaisir hit three freebies in the closing 14 seconds.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Adelphi University, 1:30 p.m.