MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team will look to grab its first home win of the season when it plays host to Post University at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the men's basketball schedule page.
The Hawks and Eagles meet for just the fourth time in the history of the two programs, with Saint Anselm having won the previous three meetings. After an 80-72 win at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in the first meeting on Dec. 21, 2009, the Hawks won a 107-103 slugfest against the Eagles a week later Dec. 29 at the Bridgeport Holiday Tournament. In the most recent meeting Dec. 19 of last season, the Hawks squeaked out a 72-71 victory when Thomas Baudinet sunk his hometown team on a jumper with 4.6 seconds left.
The win gave the Hawks their third 8-1 start in the previou seven seasons.
Post jumped out to a 26-19 lead with 7:19 left in the first half before the Hawks put together a 17-4 run that was started on a basket from freshman Allen Harris and capped by a Baudinet three for a 36-30 advantage. Still a six-point game late in the half, Spencer Smith knocked down a three for the Eagles late in the half for the 40-37 score at the break.
The Eagles started the second half as they did the first with an 18-5 run to take their biggest lead of the game at 55-45 with 13:47 remaining in the game. Saint Anselm continued the game of runs though and tied the score on a basket from Harris with 6:14 left and took the lead on another Harris hoop less than a minute later.
Saint Anselm held the lead for nearly the next six minutes and led 70-68 with 32 seconds left following a free throw from junior Jack Keough. Post wasn't done though and after Keough miss at the line, Cecil Stinson hit his second three-pointer of the game for the 71-70 lead with 16 seconds left, setting the stage for Baudinet's late-game heroics.
Both Baudinet and Harris finished with 25 points, along with a 12-rebound effort from Keough.
Four Eagles finished in double figures in the loss, led by a 19-point effort from Smith. Post University dropped to 5-5 overall with the defeat.
LAST TIME OUT
Junior James Morse scored 16 points, but the Hawks fell to Stonehill, 52-44, in its Northeast-10 Conference opener Nov. 16 at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.
The Hawks dropped to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in the conference, while the Skyhawks improved to 1-0, 1-0.
Morse shot an efficient 7 of 8 from the floor, including 2 of 3 from behind the arc, and added two steals.
Stonehill never trailed as they jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes. Buckets by Morse and sophomore Allen Harris sliced it to a pair, but the Skyhawks put it back to six at 12-6 on a Raheem May-Thompson 3-pointer.
The Skyhawks led 18-13 at the 9:12 mark when a layup by sophomore Dominic Borelli and a 3-pointer from classmate John Nielsen knotted the game with 8:14 to play.
Stonehill would follow with a 9-0 run before a jumper from the right wing by freshman Roy Mabrey and a Borelli tip-in as time expired sliced the deficit to 27-22 at the break.
Morse opened the second half with a trey that cut it to just a pair, but five straight points from the Skyhawks opened their lead to seven at 32-25 with 17:40 remaining. Stonehill still led by seven, 36-29, at the 14:37 mark when a 7-0 spurt widened its advantage to 43-29 midway through the stanza.
Harris and Nielsen baskets stopped the bleeding and cut it to 10 at 43-33 with 7:55 on the clock. The Hawks still trailed by 10, 45-35, with 4:31 left when layups by Morse and Mabrey, followed by senior Jack Keough hitting 1 of 2 at the line, made it 45-40 with 2:26 to play.
Stonehill would sink four of their next six free throws, and 7 of 12 the rest of the way, to hold off the Hawks.
Harris chipped in six points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Nielsen added seven points, while Mabrey kicked in six.
Stonehill outshot Saint Anselm, 34.1 percent (15-44) to 29.7 percent (19-64) in the defensive affair. The Hawks held a 22-18 advantage in the paint, but were outrebounded, 49-31.
Brian Hamor led the Skyhawks with 16 points and six rebounds.
MABREY TABBED AS NORTHEAST-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Roy Mabrey was selected as the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the week ending Nov. 13. Mabrey began his collegiate career with a bang on the season's opening weekend as he averaged 25.5 points per game on 75 percent (18-24) shooting, including 72.7 percent (8-11) from behind the arc. Mabrey poured in 26 points on 9 of 13 shooting, including 4 of 7 from deep, in a 104-99 opening-night lost to No. 23 C.W. Post on Nov. 12 and then came back with 25 on 9 of 11 shooting, including a perfect 4 of 4 from long range, the next night in an 86-59 win against Concordia (N.Y.). Mabrey also chipped in 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game. The 26 points on opening night were the most for a Saint Anselm freshman in his first career game since Nov. 23, 2002 when Matt Cahill pumped in 32 in an 89-65 win against Cheyney (Pa.).
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Freshman Roy Mabrey poured in 26 points in a 104-99 opening-night loss to C.W. Post on Nov 12. The 26 points are the most for a Saint Anselm freshman in his first career game since Nov. 23, 2002 when Matt Cahill pumped in 32 in an 89-65 win against Cheyney (Pa.).
MORSE CODE
Junior James Morse set career highs with 18 points and seven rebounds, and matched a career best with four assists, against C.W. Post on Nov. 12.
PREDICTING THE FUTURE
The Hawks were picked to finish third in the Northeast-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll as they garnered 181 points. The University of Massachusetts Lowell earned 12 first-place votes for a total of 218 points to take the top spot in the annual ranking, while Bentley University was second with 188 points and four first-place votes. The College of Saint Rose, which garnered 181 points, finished fourth, while Stonehill College took the fifth spot. Saint Michael's College grabbed the sixth position with 151 points, just ahead of Merrimack College with 148 points and Southern Connecticut State University with 141 points. Adelphi, which won the Northeast-10 Championship last season as the No. 7 seed, was selected ninth in the preseason poll with 113 points. Le Moyne College received 90 points to round out the top-10. The remainder of the voting included American International College with 82 points, Pace University with 74 points, Assumption College with 60 points, Southern New Hampshire University with 59 points, Franklin Pierce University with 39 points, and the University of New Haven with 27 points.
LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
Saint Anselm Athletics and Pack Network will once again team up for the 2011-12 season to offer an industry-leading streaming video solution. The service will feature live event productions that include multiple cameras, an on-screen scoreboard and graphics so that fans can still be part of the action even when they can't make it to the game. This season, all football, men's and women's basketball, and men's and women's hockey games will be streamed live at SaintAnselmHawks.tv. The Hawks All-Access Pass, available for $49.95, gives fans the opportunity to watch not only all the live coverage of various Saint Anselm home athletic events, but also premium content not available to view without the All-Access Pass. The premium content includes an in-depth archive section of all video available. Single-event subscriptions for all live events will be available throughout the season for $5.95.
