Albany, N.Y. (January 8) -- On Wednesday evening at Nolan Gym, the Saint Anselm women's basketball team fell to Saint Rose by a 59-46 final in Northeast-10 Conference play.

Saint Anselm jumped out to a 9-6 lead with 14:12 remaining in the first half on a three-pointer from sophomore Erin Higgins (Mansfield, Mass.). The Golden Knights answered though with a 12-2 run that was capped by a layup by Ashley Anderson with 6:55 left in the half. Neither team made a significant run over the final minutes of the opening half and the teams headed into the break with a 24-15 advantage in favor of Saint Rose.

In the second half, the Golden Knights took control and led by a 47-28 margin with 11:10 remaining in the game. Saint Anselm answered back though by holding the Golden Knights scoreless for over five and a half minutes and got within nine with 6:31 on a layup by Carleen Orawsky (Worcester, Mass.). That was as close as Saint Anselm would get though as the hosts held off the Hawks for the win. 

Orawsky led the Hawks with 10 points and six rebound in 28 minutes. Elizabeth Buckley led the Golden Knights with a game-high 22 points, while Anderson was the game's leading rebounder with 12 boards.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 5-9 overall and 2-7 in league play, while Saint Rose improves to 6-7 overall and 3-6 in the Northeast-10. Saint Anselm resumes its three-game road trip on Thursday night as the team travels to crosstown rival Southern New Hampshire for a 5:30 p.m. start at the SNHU Fieldhouse.