Colchester, Vt. (February 24) -- On a snowy Wednesday night, the Saint Anselm women's basketball team dropped the 2009-2010 season finale at Saint Michael's by a 45-35 final at the Ross Sports Center. Saint Anselm ends the season 10-17 overall and 7-15 in the league.

After a first half that saw the two teams combine for and 11-for-50 performance from the field, Saint Michael's used five second-half three-pointers to push the lead to as many as 13 points late in the game. Saint Anselm held a 16-11 lead at the half however after an 8-2 run to end the period.

In the second, the Purple Knights took the lead for good just over two minutes into the half and pushed it to double digits with 2:40 left on two free throws by Michelle Otey. Megan Howard (St. Paul, Minn.) got the Hawks back to within nine on the next possession before Saint Michael's pulled away for the win.

Freshman Morgan Frame (Waterville, Maine) led the Hawks with an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double, her first career double-double. Howard ended up with 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.

Alexis Keller and Logan Pintka each had 11 points for Saint Michael's, along with 10 points from Caitlin Quinn.

The Purple Knights end the 2009-2010 season at 9-16 overall and 7-15 in the Northeast-10.