GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team lost to Adelphi University, 55-48, on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference play in the Center for Recreation and Sport. With five regular-season games remaining, the Purple Knights are tied with the Panthers and Saint Anselm College for sixth in the NE10 standings; the league's top seven qualify for the NE10 Championship.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (10-11, 5-8 NE10), Adelphi (11-9, 5-8 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Amber Furch (Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School), 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 6-for-12 field goals
• Sophomore Margaret Montplaisir (Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth), 14 points, 2 steals, 4 three-pointers
• Junior Jayla Tyler (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central/Saint Rose), 9 points, 18 rebounds (5 offensive), 3 steals
• First-year Jasmine Becotte (Pelham, N.H./Lawrence Academy), 7 rebounds (4 offensive)
• Junior Ruby Santos (New Paltz, N.Y./Kent School), 5 rebounds
• Junior Bella Franchi (Colonie, N.Y./Colonie Central), 3 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Victoria Morales, 15 points, 6 steals, 4-for-7 field goals, 7-for-10 free throws
• Sophomore Gamila Betton, 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals
• Sophomore Me'Challe Cancer, 9 points, 7 rebounds

THE ACTION

• Saint Michael's scored the game's first four points and led 9-4 on Montplaisir's three-pointer at 6:16 of the first quarter.
• An 8-0 Adelphi run swung the lead in the hosts' favor, but the Purple Knights netted the next six points to go ahead 17-15 by 7:08 of the second stanza.
• The Panthers countered with a 10-1 run by 1:55 and led 31-20 on Morales' steal and fastbreak lay-up at 9:08 of the third quarter.
• Saint Michael's utilized a 17-5 stretch to go up 41-39 on Tyler's putback at 7:53 of the fourth quarter. Montplaisir netted eight of her team's points.
• However, the Panthers netted 10 of the next 12 points and never again led by fewer than four points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

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