Manchester, N.H. (November 30) -- The Saint Anselm women's basketball team dropped a 67-42 final to American International on Sunday afternoon in Northeast-10 play at Stoutenburgh Gym. The Yellow Jackets knocked down 10 first-half three-pointers to push to a 40-24 halftime lead.

The visitors came out firing in the opening half and jumped out to a 21-5 lead midway through the period. The Hawks cut the lead down to 14 twice before the Yellow Jackets took the 16-point lead into the break. AIC shot 40.7 percent from the field in the second half and held the Hawks to just six points over a stretch of seven minutes in the half to come away with the victory.

Saint Anselm was leading by an 11-point outing from senior Justine Lyons (Reading, Mass.). Lyons also chipped in five assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench. Jennifer Gureckis (Nashua, N.H.) was the other Hawk in double figures with 10 points.

Kristin Boesenberg led all scorers with 20 points for AIC, while Sasha Lowery was the team's leading rebounder with 10 boards.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in the Northeast-10, while AIC now sits even at 4-4 overall and 3-1 in league play. Saint Anselm is back in action on Wednesday night as the Hawks host UMass Lowell for a 5:30 p.m. start at Stoutenburgh Gym.