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#21 Stonehill Edges Saint Michael's in OT, 67-63

#21 Stonehill Edges Saint Michael's in OT, 67-63

Simonds double-double leads Skyhawks to fourth-straight win

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Junior Kristen McWhirter scored seven of Stonehill's 12 overtime points, with two big three-point plays, finishing with 17 points to help lead the Skyhawks to an overtime win at Saint Michael's today.

COLCHESTER, Vt. (November 29, 2009) - Stonehill College, ranked 21st in the USA Today/ESPN/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II preseason poll, needed an extra five minutes, but claimed its fourth-straight win with a 67-63 overtime decision against Saint Michael's College in Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball action at Ross Sports Center this afternoon.

Senior Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass./Cardinal Spellman) led Stonehill with her second-straight double-double performance with 19 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the field while converting all five free-throw attempts to go with a game and season-high 12 rebounds (four offensive) and two blocked shots.

Junior Kristen McWhirter (Melvin Village, N.H./New Hampton Prep) added 17 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, while converting 7-of-9 free-throws to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Classmate Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) contributed ten points and four assists, while senior Stephanie Pintal (Nashua, N.H./Nashua South) chipped in ten points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Senior Alexis Keller (Harrington Park, N.J./Old Tappan) led Saint Michael's with a game-high 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in 41 minutes. Classmate Michelle Otey (Southborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional) added 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while junior Logan Pintka (Schenectady, N.Y./Colonie Central) chipped in 12 points and five boards.

Stonehill made 9-of-13 free-throws in overtime to provide the difference. Junior Meghan McCormack (Barrie, Ontario/Saint Peter's Secondary School) buried a three-pointer with two seconds left in regulation to force the extra period after Rousseau had put the Skyhawks up three with a jumper with 1:17 to go.

McWhirter gave Stonehill the early advantage in overtime when she was fouled on a three-point attempt and converted all three free-throw attempts to put the Skyhawks up three (58-55) with 3:41 left. Stonehill shot just 1-for-5 (20-percent) from the field in the extra frame, but that one field goal was a McWhirter three with 1:28 left that put the Skyhawks up five (64-59). Saint Michael's drew within one (64-63) on a Pintka layup with 45-seconds to go, but the Purple Knights missed their last three field goal attempts and Stonehill connected on three of its last four free-throws to ice the victory.

Stonehill finished shooting 41.1-percent (23-for-56) from the field for the afternoon, including 46.2% (12-26) in the second half, while Saint Michael's shot 30.6-percent (22-for-72) from the field overall. The game featured seven ties and 14 lead changes throughout. Stonehill's largest lead of the night was an early ten-point advantage (19-9) after a layup by sophomore Tania Williams (South Setauket, N.Y./Ward-Melville) with 6:44 left in the first half. Saint Michael's never led by more than a point all afternoon.

Stonehill (6-2, 2-0 NE-10) is back in action on Wednesday when it visits Saint Anselm College at 5:30 p.m. The Skyhawks return home next Saturday, December 5, to host Southern New Hampshire University at 1:30 p.m. Saint Michael's (2-2, 1-2 NE-10) travels to Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kristen McWhirter

#2 Kristen McWhirter

G
5' 10"
Junior
Stephanie Pintal

#5 Stephanie Pintal

G
5' 7"
Senior
Emily Rousseau

#3 Emily Rousseau

G
5' 9"
Junior
Kelsey Simonds

#22 Kelsey Simonds

F/C
6' 3"
Senior
Tania Williams

#13 Tania Williams

F
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kristen McWhirter

#2 Kristen McWhirter

5' 10"
Junior
G
Stephanie Pintal

#5 Stephanie Pintal

5' 7"
Senior
G
Emily Rousseau

#3 Emily Rousseau

5' 9"
Junior
G
Kelsey Simonds

#22 Kelsey Simonds

6' 3"
Senior
F/C
Tania Williams

#13 Tania Williams

5' 11"
Sophomore
F