Manchester, N.H. (February 3) -- Saint Anselm jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead and never looked back as the Hawks cruised to a 67-52 victory over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday night in men's basketball action. The Hawks are ranked No. 5 in this week's NCAA East Region Poll.

The Hawks led by a 10-0 margin after 4:21 and held 30-9 advantage with 2:30 left in the first half after a three-pointer from junior Pat Luptowski (Keene, N.H.). After taking a 32-14 lead into halftime, the lead was cut down to 13 early in the second period on a quick 5-0 SNHU run. At that point, Saint Anselm junior Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) and drained six three-pointers as the Hawks pushed the lead to as many as 29 with 8:10 left in the game.

Southern New Hampshire pulled to within 15 in the final minute on a three from Bill Marsden (Pelham, N.H.) as the Hawks won for the seventh time in the last eight games.

Baudinet was the lone Hawk in double figures as he finished with 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting, including 6-for-10 from behind the three-point arc. Tory Stapleton (Rahway, N.J.) was the lone Penman in double figures with 12 points.

Baudinet now has 1,093 career points, which moves him into 35th place on the Saint Anselm all-time scoring list.

With the win, the Hawks improve to 14-7 overall and 10-6 in the Northeast-10, while the Penmen fall to 13-8 overall and 8-8 in the league. The Hawks are back in action on Saturday afternoon as the team travels to Merrimack for a 3 p.m. start. That game is available as part of the league's PackCast, which is produced by the Northeast-10 Conference and the Pack Network.