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58
So. New Hampshire SNHU 2-1, 0-1 NE-10
76
Winner Saint Anselm STA 3-0, 1-0 NE-10
So. New Hampshire SNHU
2-1, 0-1 NE-10
58
Final
76
Saint Anselm STA
3-0, 1-0 NE-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
So. New Hampshire SNHU 29 29 58
Saint Anselm STA 39 37 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Improves to 3-0 with 76-58 Victory Over So. New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior Mike McCahey (Clarkstown, N.Y.) scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Saint Anselm College men's basketball team to Wednesday evening's 76-58 win against crosstown-rival Southern New Hampshire University in its home opener at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

  • McCahey hit 11 of 17 shots, including 3 of 5 from downtown.
  • Freshman Tim Guers (Langhorne, Pa.) netted 15 points (6-15 FG, 2-6 3-FG, 1-3 FT) to go along with five rebounds.
  • Senior Victor Joshua (New Haven, Conn.) registered 12 points (4-9 FG, 4-4 FT), seven rebounds and three assists.
  • Junior Chris Braley (Newport, Maine) chalked up his second double-double of the season with 11 points (5-12 FG, 1-2 FT) and 13 boards.

For the foes…

  • Chris Walter posted his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Saint Anselm jumped out to a 5-0 lead early before four straight points from Rodney Sanders sparked a 9-0 run that put the Penmen in front by four just over three minutes into the contest. The hosts responded with a 16-5 swing, however, that included eight points from Guers and five from McCahey and gave Saint Anselm a 21-11 advantage at the 13:59 mark of the opening half.
  • Walters netted five points as part of a 7-2 spurt that trimmed the Southern New Hampshire deficit to five at 25-20 midway through the stanza. The Penmen would inch as close as four at 27-23 with just under seven minutes on the clock, but Saint Anselm would double up the visitors, 12-6, to close out the half and bring a 39-29 lead into the locker room. McCahey contributed six points during the flurry, while Braley added four.
  • Five points from Braley near the beginning of the second half would spark a 7-0 spurt that stretched the Saint Anselm lead to 52-37 with 14:42 remaining. Southern New Hampshire would respond as a pair of Sanders buckets bookended a 9-0 rush that slashed the deficit to 54-48 with 8:41 left.
  • Saint Anselm answered with an 8-2 counter-run that included five points from McCahey and pushed the lead up to 12 at 62-50 with 6:06 on the clock. Joshua (6) and sophomore Taylor Fortin (Tolland, Conn.; 4) would combine to score the final 10 points of the game to put it away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Junior Harrison Taggart (Wallingford, Vt.) posted seven points (3-11 FG, 1-1 FT), 10 boards, three assists and two blocks.
  • Fortin chipped in six points (2-4 FG, 2-3 FT) and four rebounds.
  • Junior Grant Mackay (No. Berwick, Scotland) pulled down 10 rebounds.
  • Saint Anselm outshot Southern New Hampshire, 41.3 percent (31-75) to 34.7 percent (25-72).
  • Neither team shot it very well from beyond the arc as the Hawks were 5-for-22 (22.7%) and the Penmen went 2-for-16 (12.5%).
  • Saint Anselm won the glass (54-47) and owned a better assist-to-turnover ratio (10/8-6/9). The battle of the paint was even at 36-all.

UP NEXT

  • The Hawks begin the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign. That year Saint Anselm reached the 3-0 mark by scoring a 15-point home win over Southern New Hampshire on Nov. 17.

UP NEXT

  • The Hawks are back in action Saturday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. when they take on Stonehill College.
  • The next home game for the Hawks is Tuesday, Nov. 24 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to Saint Michael's College.

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