Athletics
Women's Basketball
February 26, 2008
Women's Basketball Ends Regular Season With 69-59 Overtime Loss To SNHU
COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael's College women's basketball team (13-14, 9-13 Northeast-10 Conference) closed out the regular season with a 69-59 overtime setback to Southern New Hampshire University in league action on Tuesday at the Ross Sports Center.
With the win, Southern New Hampshire earns the 10th seed in the NE-10 Playoffs, and will visit seventh-seed Le Moyne College in a First Round contest on Sunday at 2 p.m. Saint Michael's, meanwhile, earns the 11th seed, and will travel to sixth-seed Bryant University on Sunday for a 2 p.m. First Round game.
For SNHU (13-14, 9-13 NE-10), junior Stephanie Houghton (Manchester, N.H./Manchester West) was the lone player to score in double figures, netting 16 points. Her 3-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation evened the score at 54-all and forced overtime, where the Penmen outscored Saint Michael's 15-5.
For the Purple Knights, sophomore Michelle Otey (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional) netted a career-high 21 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman Logan Pintka (Niskayuna, N.Y./Colonie Central) added 15 points for Saint Michael's, who shot just 37 percent from the field in the contest.
The game was close throughout, with the score tied at 23 at halftime. Saint Michael's stretched its lead to a game-high eight points, 39-31, with nine minutes remaining. The Penmen cut their deficit to one on a couple occasions, but never pulled even until Houghton's long 3-pointer in the waning seconds forced overtime. In the extra session, SNHU scored the first nine points, as the visitors made 5-of-8 field goals in overtime, and 5-of-7 free throws, to pull away for the win.
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