West Haven, Conn. (January 23) -- Led by 14 points from Hakeem Williams (Spring Valley, N.Y.), the Saint Anselm men's basketball team held off New Haven late for its fifth straight victory by a 57-56 final. The win is the sixth straight in the series for Saint Anselm, with the last New Haven win coming in 1991.

The lead changed hands four times over the last 4:41 of the game, including New Haven taking a 56-55 lead with 1:38 left on a layup from Cassius Chaney. After a missed opportunity for Saint Anselm by senior Greg Vetrano (Andover, Mass.) and two missed shots from New Haven, the Hawks got the rebound and called timeout.

Out of the timeout, Vetrano scored on a runner in the lane to put the Hawks 57-56 with 16 seconds remaining. After New Haven called timeout with 10.8 on the clock, the Chargers inbounded the ball into the backcourt for the potential game-winning shot. However, Vetrano poked the ball away from New Haven's Darryl Greene as he drove the lane and the ball was pulled in by Pat Luptowski (Keene, N.H.) for the Hawks. A missed Saint Anselm free throw late gave the Chargers one final chance with 2.3 seconds left, but that last-ditch attempt was off as the Hawks picked up their fifth straight victory.

Williams led the Hawks with 14 points, along with a 13-point effort from Vetrano. Robert Jamerson led three Chargers in double figures with 16 points.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 12-6 overall and 8-5 in the Northeast-10, while the Chargers fall to 2-15 overall and are just 2-11 in league play. Saint Anselm is back in action on Tuesday night, as the team hosts Assumption for a 7:30 p.m. start at Stoutenburgh Gym.