Manchester, N.H. (December 2) -- Shooting woes plagued Saint Anselm on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 61-52 final to visiting Stonehill in Northeast-10 Conference play at Stoutenburgh Gym. The Hawks shot 32.2 percent from the field in the game.

In the first half, neither team led by more than four points until the Skyhawks opened up a five-point lead at 19-14 after a three from Brian Hamor (Guilderland, N.Y.). Stonehill built the lead to nine at 28-19 before a quick 5-0 spurt by the Hawks got the hosts back to a 28-24 deficit with 2:45 left. The only scoring for the remainder of the half came in the form of two free throws by senior A.J. Rudowitz (Monroe Township, N.J.) to give the Skyhawks a 30-24 halftime edge.

Stonehill shot 54.5 percent in the second half and held a 32-24 lead in the early going of the period. The Hawks answered though with an 11-3 run though and tied the game on a fastbreak layup by Greg Vetrano (Andover, Mass.) with 15:54 on the clock. Stonehill built the lead into double digits midway through the half and led by as many as 16 points with 3:38 left. The Hawks chipped away and got the lead down to eight points late before dropping the nine-point final.

Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) led three Hawks in double figures with 14 points to go along with seven rebounds. Vetrano added 13 points, along with 10 points from Hakeem Williams (Spring Valley, N.Y.). Mike Kernan (Medford, N.J.) had 16 points for the Skyhawks, along with 13 points and nine boards for Rudowitz.

With the loss, Saint Anselm falls to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the Northeast-10, while Stonehill is now 4-1 overall and a perfect 3-0 in league play. Saint Anselm returns to action on Saturday afternoon as the Hawks travel to UMass Lowell for a 4 p.m. tipoff.