MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team will be hunting for its fourth consecutive victory on Wednesday, hosting the University of New Haven at 7:30 p.m. in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (8-4, 4-3 NE10)
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN CHARGERS (10-5, 6-4 NE10)
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Saint Anselm is coming off a 74-65 victory at Adelphi on Saturday, giving the Hawks a perfect 3-0 record in the New Year. The Hawks, who re-entered the D2SIDA East Region Media Poll at No. 7, will enjoy a brief two-game homestand against the Chargers starting Wednesday before the team hits the road for three in a row.

New Haven, the No. 6-ranked team in the East Region (D2SIDA Media Poll), carries a 10-5 overall record into play on Wednesday, having won two games in a row. The Chargers were able to get past Stonehill on Saturday, Jan. 15 before coasting to a 70-53 win against Adelphi with both games played at home in West Haven.

Fans attending Wednesday's game are expected to familiarize themselves with the College's spectator and ticketing policies.

The Hawks men's basketball team and Saint Anselm College are proud to honor, recognize and thank the team's Hawks Soar Higher Club donors.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Senior forward Chris Paul (Highland Mills, N.Y.) was named to the Watch List for the 2021 Bevo Francis Award, issued annually to the student-athlete who posts the "finest overall season" within small college basketball, over the weekend.
• Across 12 games in 2021-22, Paul is averaging career-high marks in points per game (19.8), rebounds per game (8.3) and assists per game (3.8), helping his team to an 8-4 record to date. Leading the Northeast-10 Conference in free throws made (59) and free throw attempts (84), Paul ranks fourth in points per game while playing the second-most minutes per game in the league (36.2).
• Riding a 28-game streak with double-digit point scoring totals that dates back to Jan. 11, 2020, Paul has scored north of 20 points in six of his 12 games as a senior and has logged three double-doubles. His 1,613 career points is ranked 13th among active NCAA Division II student-athletes and he is one of just five in the nation to have at least 1,500 career points and 700 career rebounds.
• Against Adelphi, Paul led the Hawks with 19 points while junior Tyler Arbuckle (Bristol, Conn.) netted 18 points. Senior Gustav Suhr-Jessen (Virum, Denmark) was responsible for 17 points and Arbuckle and sophomore Matt Becker (Fairfield, Conn.) led the Hawks with six boards each. Arbuckle led Saint Anselm with five assists.
• With the score even at 50 against Adelphi late in the game, Saint Anselm would use a 10-point run to take control of the contest as Suhr-Jessen, Arbuckle, and Paul all found scores in the stretch that gave the Hawks a 60-50 lead with 5:39 left in regulation. Saint Anselm went on to win by a score of 74-65, a nine-point margin of victory.
• Saint Anselm shot a season-high 55.6% from the floor last time out against Adelphi. The Hawks have made at least 25 field goals in every game this season.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS

• New Haven leads the NE10 in three-point field goal defense (.281), a mark that also ranks sixth in the nation. The Chargers also limit opponents to just 63 points per game, tops in the NE10, and the team ranks second in scoring margin (9.5).
• The Chargers have shot over 50% from the floor on six occasions this season, including each of the last two games. Against Bentley on Jan. 11 and Stonehill on Jan. 15, New Haven combined to make 21 of their 42 three-point field goals (21-for-42).
• Davontrey Thomas ranks in the top-10 of the NE10 in several statistical categories, including field goals made (84), field goals attempted (169), points (224), three-point field goals made (32) and three-point field goals attempts (88).
• Quashawn Lane has handed out 57 assists for the Chargers, ranking sixth in the NE10, and his 50.7% field goal percentage not only leads the team, and is ranked eighth in the league.
• Majur Majak has thrown up 46 blocks for the Chargers this season, ranking first in the NE10 and second in the nation. He has also hauled in 6.8 rebounds per game.

ALL-TIME vs. NEW HAVEN

• The Hawks own an 18-9 lead in the all-time series with New Haven. The very first game in the all-time series versus the Chargers was on Dec. 28, 1984, a 75-62 victory.
• Saint Anselm has won six of the last seven games against the Chargers, including a thrilling overtime victory for the Hawks in the 2020 NE10 Championship game played in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.
• Three of the last five games against New Haven have been decided by two points or less.