Manchester, N.H. (January 16) -- Saint Anselm couldn't overcome an outstanding shooting performance from top-ranked Bentley as the Hawks fell to the Falcons by a 100-78 final on Wednesday night at Stoutenburgh Gym. The Falcons knocked down 15 three-pointers to power the team to the win to remain perfect on the season.

Bentley began the game on a 21-0 run over the first six minutes before Jeff Dickson (Bedford, N.H.) got the Hawks on the board with 13:52 left in the period. The Falcons continued to shoot lights out though and took a 53-30 lead into the halftime break. Bentley shot an incredible 61.8 percent from the field in the first half, including 80 percent from three-point land with 8-for-10 shooting. Yusuf Abdul-Ali (Springfield, Mass.) led the Falcons with 15 points, followed by Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J.) with 14 points. Freshman Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) led the Hawks with eight points in the half, including a pair of three-pointers.

In the second half, the Falcons stretched the lead to as many as 29 points on two occasions before the Hawks cut the lead down to 17 points at 79-62 with 8:29 left following a pair of Baudinet free throws. Bentley regrouped though as the Falcons won their 42nd straight regular-season game and 45th straight over Northeast region opponents.

Junior Mitchell (Brooklyn, N.Y.) paced four Hawks in double figures with a 17-point effort. Baudinet ended the game with 15 points, along with Dickson with 12 and Branimir Zeko (Mississauga, Ontario) with 11 points. Westrol led the Falcons with a career-high 23 points and was joined in double figures by Lew Finnegan (Lexington, Mass.) with 20 points, Abdul-Ali at 17 and Nate Fritsch (Durham, N.C.) with 12. As a team, the Falcons shot a remarkable 75 percent from three-point land, knocking down 15-of-20 from deep.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 7-8 overall and 5-6 in the Northeast-10, while Bentley remains perfect at 15-0 overall and 10-0 in the league. Saint Anselm is back in action on Saturday afternoon as the Hawks take on American International at 3:30 p.m in Springfield, Mass.