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OWNS NEW YEARS DAY… AND BOTH SAINT MICHAELS TEAMS WELCOMED IN SAINT ANSELM FOR A NEW YEARS EVE MATINEE… IN COLCHESTER WE START WITH THE WOMEN… THEIR SEASON HASN’T BEEN GOOD… 1-7 OVERALL AND LOOSERS OF 6 IN A ROW. 1. In the second quarter… inbounds play for Liv Robles… corner pocket connection. She had 14 on the night 2. Later in the quarter… how about some coast to coast: Paige Slaven does her thing high off the glass and one! 3. Same quarter… Purple team looking for a deep spark… they get the McDoughah connection…. Ava to Emma for three! 4. But the Hawks were just one better than the Knights… no spacial awareness from Anika Karpal… and its easy pickins for Melanie Hoyt. PURPLE KNIGHTS DROP THEIR 7TH IN A ROW… AND ARE YET TO WIN ON THEIR HOME COURT. LETS SKIP AHEAD HALF AN HOUR IN TIME… SAME TEAMS… ON THE MENS SIDE… 1. HOT START FOR THE PURPLE KNIGHTS… Romar Ried finds sharpshooter CJ Krews from way downtown… 2. But not any sooner would the Hawks go on a 11-0 RUN… Tyler Arbuckle gets one from the corner… 3. and then I love plays like this… check out how many passes before Zac Taylor the Aussie gets it to go from distanc! 4. Purple Knights try a 3/4 press… back to Arbuckle at the line for the shot. 5. Saint Mikes would finally end the runn on a tough buck

Both Saint Michael’s basketball teams fall to Saint Anselm on New Year’s Eve

The women’s team fell 57-49 before the men lost 69-56

New Year’s Eve was not friendly to Saint Michael’s Purple Knights basketball program, as both the men’s and women’s teams fell to Saint Anselm 57-49 and 69-56, respectively. The Lady Knights dropped their seventh consecutive game with the loss, marked by 12 turnovers and a lack of depth on the bench (two points). The Hawks took every advantage of their free possessions, scoring 15 points off Purple Knight’s turnovers. Fifth-year Emma MacDonough continued her scoring success, dropping a team-high 18 points, while Saint Anselm’s Gabby Turco gave the Hawks 20 points in the win. Hawks’ Liv Robles recorded a double-double, dropping 14 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.Just 30 minutes after the women headed for the locker rooms, the men’s team took the floor; the Purple Knights, led by Joël Kabimba and Kasai Brown, who tied for the team lead with 15 points. Saint Anselm got a career day out of Tyler Arbuckle, who dropped 25 on 50% shooting, including 5-6 from beyond.The men will suit up again on Jan. 4, when they travel to La Moyne, while the women are playing their make-up game at Daemen with no fans permitted in the stands.

COLCHESTER, Vt. —

New Year’s Eve was not friendly to Saint Michael’s Purple Knights basketball program, as both the men’s and women’s teams fell to Saint Anselm 57-49 and 69-56, respectively.

The Lady Knights dropped their seventh consecutive game with the loss, marked by 12 turnovers and a lack of depth on the bench (two points). The Hawks took every advantage of their free possessions, scoring 15 points off Purple Knight’s turnovers. Fifth-year Emma MacDonough continued her scoring success, dropping a team-high 18 points, while Saint Anselm’s Gabby Turco gave the Hawks 20 points in the win. Hawks’ Liv Robles recorded a double-double, dropping 14 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.

Just 30 minutes after the women headed for the locker rooms, the men’s team took the floor; the Purple Knights, led by Joël Kabimba and Kasai Brown, who tied for the team lead with 15 points. Saint Anselm got a career day out of Tyler Arbuckle, who dropped 25 on 50% shooting, including 5-6 from beyond.

The men will suit up again on Jan. 4, when they travel to La Moyne, while the women are playing their make-up game at Daemen with no fans permitted in the stands.