Worcester, Mass. (November 25) - The Saint Anselm men's basketball team couldn't overcome early shooting woes as the Hawks fell to Assumption on Sunday afternoon by a 75-52 final at Laska Gym in Northeast-10 play.

In the opening half, the Hawks held the lead just once as the Greyhounds held the visitors to just 26.7 percent shooting from the field. Assumption wasn't much better though as the Greyhounds managed just 11-of-34 from the field, a 32.4 percent clip. It was Assumption though, led by six first-half points from Corey Diethorn, who took a 27-23 lead into the halftime break. Senior guard Jeff Dickson (Bedford, N.H.) and sophomore Branimir Zeko (Mississauga, Ontario) each finished the first half with four points and five rebounds.

The second half was all Assumption as the hosts led by as many as 23 before outlasting the Hawks in the victory. The Greyhounds shot 48.6 percent in the half and used eight second-half three-pointers to pull away for their seventh win in the last 10 meetings between the two schools. The all-time series now stands at 62-49 in favor of Saint Anselm.

Senior Chris Vetrano (Andover, Mass.) led the Hawks with 15 points, while Dickson led the team with nine rebounds. Four Greyhounds finished in double figures, led by Mitch Bajema with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 2-1 overall and in league play, while the Greyhounds improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northeast-10. Saint Anselm is back in action on Wednesday evening as the Hawks travel to Bloomfield College for their first non-conference game of the season.