COLCHESTER, Vt. - Senior guard
Ashley Vanderwall scored 20 of her game-high 23 points after intermission as The College of Saint Rose earned its sixth-straight win with tonight's 62-53 Northeast-10 Conference victory at Saint Michael's.
Vanderwall went 8-of-13 from the field, including 6-of-9 from beyond the arc, in the road triumph. Junior guard
Courtney Clasen chipped in with 11 points.
"This was a great win against a scrappy Saint Michael's team," said Head Coach
Karen Haag. "We really took care of the ball and grabbed some important rebounds late. We did a great job at the foul line (14-for-17), which was the difference in the game."
Senior guard Emily Ferreri led Saint Michael's (5-8/1-7 NE10) with 15 points. Junior guard Brianna Purcell tossed in 13 points, while junior forward Taylor Miller added 12.
Saint Rose (10-4/3-4 NE10) held the Purple Knights scoreless for more than five minutes en route to a 16-9 lead after the opening period. The Golden Knights, on the strength of a 12-for-14 performance at the foul line, entered the locker room up 35-24. Clasen topped all players with nine points in the first half.
The visitors used an 11-3 run to go up 16, 54-38, with 2:14 left in the third quarter.
Saint Michael's began the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run to make it a 54-47 game with 6:29 remaining. Vanderwall quickly followed up a made runner by knocking down a trey to get the advantage back to double digits.
NE10 play continues Saturday at 1:30 pm. Saint Rose will host No. 10/17 Bentley. Fans that are that are unable to make it to Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium to attend the game can follow all the action live on
gogoldenknights.tv on NE10 Now or follow along with
live stats. Meanwhile, Saint Michael's heads to Springfield, Mass. for a game at American International.
Notes: Saint Rose last won six in a row during the 2016-17 season (Dec. 8, 2016-Jan. 11, 2017)...Vanderwall has averaged 20.2 points on 46.8 percent shooting during the win streak...She is shooting 54.0 percent from beyond the arc (27-of-50)...Senior forward
Karissa Birthwright, who is averaging 10.0 points during the same span, entered tonight second in the league with a 63.2 field goal percentage (48-of-76)…Saint Rose has also won eight of its last nine contests.
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