Manchester, N.H. (January 17) -- Saint Anselm cut the lead down to five points late in the second half before dropping a 65-52 final to visiting Le Moyne in Northeast-10 women's basketball play on Saturday afternoon at Stoutenburgh Gym.

Le Moyne jumped out to an early nine-point lead before the Hawks rallied back to within 19-14 with 7:53 left in the half following a jumper from freshman Haley Poupore (Malone, N.Y.). A 12-2 spurt over the next three and a half minutes pushed the lead out to 15 at 31-16 and the Dolphins eventually took a 38-22 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half, the Dolphins led by as many as 19 points early in the period before the Hawks put together a run. Led by 11 second-half free throws by senior Justine Lyons (Reading, Mass.) and 12 second-half boards by Courtney May (Lakeville, Mass.), the Hawks pulled to within five points at 52-47 with just over five minutes left in the game. Le Moyne pushed the lead back to double digits and withstood one more Saint Anselm rally as the Dolphins came away with the 13-point win.

Lyons finished with 19 points, including 15-of-17 from the free throw line. Her 15 free throws were just two shy of the Saint Anselm single-game record for free throws made. Poupore posted a career-high 17 points, while May posted a 10-point, 17-rebound double-double in the loss. Vanessa Holden was the lone Dolphin in double figures with a 12-point, 12-rebound performance. In all, 11 different players found their way into the scoring column for Le Moyne.

Saint Anselm falls to 3-13 overall and 1-10 in league play, while Le Moyne is now 9-9 overall and 6-7 in the Northeast-10. The Hawks are back in action on Tuesday night as the team travels to Saint Michael's for a 5:30 p.m. start.