MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's lacrosse team logged a convincing 16-5 victory over visiting Georgian Court University on Saturday in the Grappone Stadium opener for the Hawks.

Saint Anselm, ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, moves to 2-0 on the year. Georgian Court, who got on the scoreboard first in the game drops to 0-5 with the defeat.

Junior Jack Robinson (Wilbraham, Mass.) handed out a team-best seven assists for Saint Anselm, who outshot the Lions by a commanding 74-19 margin. Finishing with a career-high eight points (1-7=8), no Hawks student-athlete has logged seven assists in a game since recent Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Brian O'Leary '01 against New Haven on May 1, 2000.

Junior Jack Andrews (Cumberland, R.I.) led Saint Anselm with a career-high five goals while graduate student Sean Tomaszewski (Arlington, Mass.) put home four goals and reeled in eight ground balls. His four goals matched a career-high mark that was also set against Georgian Court (03/11/20). Senior Kyle Fisher (Nashua, N.H.) matched a career-high with five ground balls

Senior CJ Hart (Reading, Mass.) made six saves through three-plus quarters of action. He was helped out on defense as the Hawks picked up 48 of the game's 64 ground balls – Saint Anselm also caused 13 turnovers on defense.

Down by a 1-0 margin just 39 seconds into the game, Saint Anselm responded with 10 consecutive goals to build a 10-1 advantage with 3:31 left in the first half. The Hawks opened up another scoring run, this time potting five goals between the second and third quarters to build a game-high lead of 15-3 with 17:17 left in regulation.

Saint Anselm returns to action Saturday, Mar. 12 at high noon against Southern New Hampshire at Penmen Stadium.