Box Score COLCHESTER, Vt. – Sizzling shooting led to a 33-point first quarter and the Bentley University women's basketball team, the fourth-ranked team in Division II, went on to post an 81-60 win over St. Michael's College Wednesday evening at the Ross Sports Center.
 
Bentley, which had already clinched the NE10 regular season title, improved to 25-1 overall, including 17-1 conference, and became just the third team in NCAA Division II history with at least 1,200 wins all-time. It's the 27^th time that the Falcons have hit the 25-win milestone.
 
Senior guard Amanda Kabantu (Portland, Maine/Portland HS) led Bentley with 20 points, all coming in the first three quarters, on 8-of-9 shooting.
 
During the opening ten minutes, Bentley shot a stunning 78 percent, 14 of 18, and made all five of its three-pointers. Kabantu led the offense with 14 points, Senior forward Kylie DuCharme (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington HS) added eight and four other Falcons scored.
 
The first quarter, which ended with the visitors up 33-16, featured a 22-7 Falcon run, from the 7:15 mark to just under two minutes remaining.
 
By halftime, Kabantu had 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting and DuCharme had 10. Coach C White's squad shot 67 percent in the half, both overall and from three-point land.
 
Bentley had another prolific offensive stanza in the third, putting up 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting. That quarter included a run of nine straight that made it a 31-point game, 66-35 with 3:34 on the clock. Included were a pair of lay-ups from sophomore guard Niya Morgen (Swampscott, Mass./St. Mary's HS).
 
Through three, the Falcons had a .683 field goal percentage and had made 9 of 14 from downtown.
 
Kabantu's night included three three-pointers in as many attempts, three assists and no turnovers in 24:19.
 
Morgen didn't miss a single shot while scoring 14 off the bench. Division II's most accurate three-point shooter made two from deep and finished 6-of-6 overall.
 
DuCharme and junior guard Cassidy Yeomans (Marion, Mass./Taboro Academy) each added 10 points.
 
Sophomore guard Ashley Talbot (Dracut, Mass.) led the home team with 24 points.
 
Overall, Bentley outshot the Purple Knights 60-40 percent and hit nine of its 15 attempts from downtown. The Falcons' 18 assists included four different players recording three.
 
Bentley, which leads the NE10 by five games with two to play, will visit American International Saturday afternoon for the final road game of the regular season.