Box Score
Colchester, Vt. - The American International College women's basketball team suffered a 64-54 setback at Saint Michael's College Tuesday evening in a Northeast-10 contest at Ross Sports Center. The Purple Knights improved to 6-11 overall and 4-10 in the NE-10, while the Yellow Jackets fell to 6-13 overall and 4-10 in conference play with their fifth consecutive loss.
AIC was whistled for 22 fouls, while Saint Michael’s was called just 11 times in the game. The Purple Knights took advantage of all those extra free throw opportunities, going 21-for-30 at the line. The Yellow Jackets sank seven of their 11 attempts at the line.
AIC held a 12-11 lead after junior forward
Adriana Johnson (Tobyhanna, Pa.) canned a jumper eight minutes into the game, but senior forward Michelle Otey (Southborough, Mass.) Saint Michael’s answered on the ensuing possession with a jumper of her own to give the Purple Knight’s the lead for good. That shot triggered an 11-2 run that gave Saint Michael’s a 22-13 lead with 7:53 remaining in the first half.
The Yellow Jackets were down by eight at the half, 34-26, and trailed by as many as 15 in the second, 53-38 half way through the second frame. AIC attempted to mount a comeback and used an 8-1 run to pull within six, 59-46, with 35 seconds to go, but that was as close as the Yellow Jackets would get the rest of the way as the Purple Knights went 4-for-4 at the line to close the game.
Johnson scored a game-high 17 points with four steals and three assists to lead AIC. Senior guard
Kristin Boesenberg (Pocono Pines, Pa.) scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and a 4-for-4 performance from beyond the arc, while sophomore forward
Rhea Pascal (Pickering, Ont.) added 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor.
Senior guard Alexis Keller (Harrington Park, N.J.) scored 16 points to lead Saint Michael’s, while sophomore guard Caitlin Quinn (Oakdale, Conn.) chipped in with 12 points. Otey finished with 13 points, six boards and four assists and junior forward Logan Pintka (Schenectady, N.Y.) added nine points with seven boards.
The Purple Knights shot 40.9 percent (18-44) from the floor and 46.7 percent (7-15) from three, while the Yellow Jackets shot 42.9 percent (21-49) from the field and 55.6 percent (5-9) from downtown.
AIC will look to get back in the win column Saturday when it hosts Saint Anselm College Saturday at 1:340 p.m. in a Northeast-10 contest.