Manchester, N.H. (January 16) -- Leading by as many as 25 points in the second half, the Saint Anselm men's basketball team cruised to a 74-53 win over Saint Rose on Saturday at Stoutenburgh Gym. The Hawks hit 8-of-10 from three-point land, shooting 80 percent from deep. The 80-percent shooting percentage from three-point range is a Saint Anselm single-game team record.

In the first half, the Hawks hit four straight three-pointers and held a 12-2 lead with 16:03 left after a trifecta from senior Greg Vetrano (Andover, Mass.). Saint Rose answered with a 16-5 run over the next 6:01 and briefly took an 18-17 midway through the first half, capped by a layup by leading scorer Shea Bromirski. The Hawks, however, had other ideas as a 24-7 run over the remainder of the period made it a 41-25 halftime lead for Saint Anselm. The hosts were led by six first-half threes, along with 55.6 percent overall shooting from the field.

The lead never dipped below 11 points in the second half and swelled to 20 with 14:38 left in the game as the Hawks cruised to their third straight victory.

Vetrano led the Hawks with 18 points and a game-high eight assists, while junior Pat Luptowski (Keene, N.H.) and freshman Quinn Woodhouse (Gaylord, Mich.) each had 14 points. Jack Keough (Owego, N.Y.) led all rebounders with 12 boards in the win. Bromirski led the Golden Knights with 16 points, along with 10 points from Brian Hanuschak.

Saint Anselm is now 10-6 overall and 6-5 in the Northeast-10, while Saint Rose falls to 9-7 overall and 6-5 in the league. The Hawks return to action on Wednesday night, hosting Southern Connecticut for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff at Stoutenburgh Gym.