Manchester, N.H. (December 21) -- Saint Anselm
built a seven-point halftime lead and never trailed again as the
Hawks defeated Bloomfield by a 94-75 final on Sunday afternoon at
Stoutenburgh Gym in non-conference men's basketball action.
The two teams traded baskets in the early going and with 14:29
remaining in the first half, it was Bloomfield with the 11-5 lead
after a jumper by Gage Daye (Newark, N.J.). Saint
Anselm answered with an 11-0 lead after the next 3:34, capped by a
jumper from Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.),
for a 16-11 advantage. The Deacons fought back though and after a
three-pointer from Omari Knox (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
the visitors were up 24-20 with 6:29 remaining in the first period.
It was Saint Anselm who answered with another run as the Hawks
put together a 15-2 spurt for a 35-26 advantage with 3:04 left in
the half. Bloomfield got back to within three points, but got no
closer in the half as the Hawks took a 41-34 lead into the break.
Baudinet led the Hawks with 14 first-half points, while Knox was
the leader for Bloomfield with 12 points, including a trio of
three-pointers.
A 41-34 halftime lead quickly became a 16-point margin as the
Hawks unloaded an 11-2 run in the first two minutes of the second
half for a 52-36 lead. The Deacons got back to within nine points
at 64-55 with 9:56 left, but got no closer as the Hawks pushed the
lead to as many as 25 points with 3:07 left. The Hawks afternoon
was capped off by a breakaway dunk by Konrad Jaworowski
(Southampton, Mass.) as the hosts won their fifth straight
game.
Five Hawks finished in double figures, led by a 19-point effort
from Greg Vetrano (Andover, Mass.) and a 16-point,
13-rebound double-double by junior Branimir Zeko
(Mississauga, Ontario). Baudinet added 17 points, along
with 16 points behind four three-pointers from Pat
Luptowski (Keene, N.H.). Jack Keough (Owego,
N.Y.) rounded things out with 10 points off the bench.
Knox led Bloomfield with a game-high 23 points.
Saint Anselm is now 8-1 overall, while Bloomfield falls to 5-4
on the season. Saint Anselm is back in action on December 30th as
the team hosts Holy Family for a non-conference game beginning at 7
p.m.
