THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 63, Saint Michael's 55

- Records: Assumption (15-10, 11-9 NE-10) Saint Michael's (8-17, 4-16 NE-10)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gym)

- The Lead: On Senior Day on Saturday afternoon, the Assumption College women's basketball team came away with a 63-55 home victory over visiting Saint Michael's College at Laska Gym. Prior to the start of the game, the Hounds honored seniors Ann Marie Idusuyi (Lynn, Mass./St. Mary's) and Kelly Conley (Ellington, Conn./Ellington) for their contributions to the program during their four-year careers.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- In a low-scoring first quarter, the Purple Knights took an eventual 8-7 lead thru the first period as the teams traded the lead three times in the period. After a basket from sophomore Kiera O'Donnell (Cheshire, Conn./Holy Cross) tied the game at 6-6 with 2:28 left, the Hounds took a 7-6 edge on a free throw from Conley at the 1:24 mark. A Purple Knight basket with just seven seconds on the clock put the visitors up by one.

- The lead flip flopped over the first six minutes of the second quarter before Samantha Delaney's basket off the glass with 4:10 left put the Purple Knights ahead 16-15. The lead eventually swelled to five at 22-17 on a jumper from Makenzie Burud with 1:03 left, followed by a corner three from junior Morgan O'Brien (Reading, Mass./Reading) to make it 22-20 at the half.

- The teams traded the lead back and forth eight times in the third period alone, with the Hounds taking a 33-30 edge on an easy layup from Conley with 2:41 left. Saint Michael's closed the period on a 7-4 run though, including a three from the left wing from Burud with under 20 seconds left remaining for the 37-35 edge. The Hounds sent the game into the final 10 minutes tied at 37-37 though as junior Jo Impellizeri (Seaford, N.Y./St. Anthony's) scored on a contested layup with 3.5 seconds remaining.

- On the fourth, the Hounds took the lead for good at 41-40 on a pair of free throws and eventually extended the advantage to six at 48-42 with 5:40 left after a three from junior Allison Stoddard (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme). Saint Michael's twice cut the lead down to just two points, including at 50-48, before Conley rattled in a three with 2:20 left for the 53-48 margin. Assumption knocked down a number of free throws in the final minute however to seal the eight-point win the regular-season sweep of the Purple Knights.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Conley led the Hounds with 14 points, while Stoddard added 11 and junior Kelly Carey (Long Beach, N.Y./Holy Trinity) tallied 10. Four Purple Knights ended up in double figures, including a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double from Burud.

- Assumption held a narrow 39-36 rebounding edge and forced 14 Purple Knight turnovers, while the Hounds also outscored the Purple Knights 15-4 at the free throw line.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption closes out the regular season on Tuesday, February 23rd as the Hounds travel to Franklin Pierce University for a 5:30 p.m. start in Rindge, N.H.

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