MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's basketball team eased past the College of Saint Rose by a 79-47 margin on Wednesday in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

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The Hawks, ranked fifth in the East Region (D2SIDA Media Poll), have won five consecutive games, moving to 14-4 overall on the season and to 10-2 in the Northeast-10 Conference. Saint Rose drops to 7-12 overall and to 2-10 versus the league.

Senior Shannon Ryan (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) scored 21 points with 15 rebounds, throwing up two blocks. Junior Peyton Steinman (Pittsfield, Mass.) scored 20 points with six rebounds and four assists with senior Sara Messler (Durham, N.H.) contributing 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Junior Jenoyce Laniyan (Bedford, N.H.) picked up six rebounds in 12 minutes of game play.

Messler reached 700 career points and 500 career rebounds in the victory. Steinman requires only nine points to reach 1,000 in a Hawks uniform – she would become only the 20th student-athlete in team history to do so.

Ahead by seven points shortly into the second quarter, the Hawks used a 13-0 scoring run to turn a 10-point advantage to a commanding 32-12 lead with 5:11 to go in the first half. In that span, Messler canned back-to-back triples – Saint Anselm finished the second quarter with a five-for-six mark from beyond the arc.

After Saint Rose reduced the Hawks lead to 14 points shortly before halftime, Saint Anselm posted 29 of the game's next 40 points to capture a 32-point lead, 66-34, with 7:48 left in regulation time. The Hawks were matched for the game in paint scoring, 34-to-34, but had 17 second-chance points thanks to 12 offensive rebounds on the day.

Becca Townes had 13 points for Saint Rose with Nina Fedullo chipping in with 10 points and as many rebounds.

Saint Anselm hosts Southern Connecticut State on Saturday, Feb. 1, battling the Owls in a 1:30 p.m. clash.