NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Elise MacNair (Old Orchard Beach, Maine.) led the Hawks on Sunday with a career-high 19 points to beat nonconference opponent Georgian Court 84-46.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm travels to their first Northeast-10 Conference matchup against American Int'l on Wednesday Nov. 13th with a 5:30PM tip off.
Score: Saint Anselm 84, Georgian Court 46
Records: Saint Anselm 1-1, Georgian Court 0-2
Location: New Haven, Conn. (James Moore Fieldhouse)
Date: Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Attendance: 70
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm opened Sunday with an impressive 18-4 as MacNair would score five early points, with one big and-1. The Lions would look for a response after the opening run, cutting the lead to eight as Jade Dickson would score her own and-1 lay-up and Maria Stanescu tabbed a triple. Then the Hawks would begin to push pace and Tatum Forbes (Pawtucket, R.I.) would grab two trips to the free-throw line from the fast pace, giving them a 24-10 lead. The quarter would end on a made Dickson free throw to keep the game within eleven.
- Junior Anna Nelson (Gorham, Maine.) scored Saint Anselm's first bucket of the second quarter on a feed from teammate Kaitlin McDonough (Wilton, N.Y.). McDonough would then score the next bucket for the Hawks in the paint off of a nice dish from Forbes. The success for the Hawks would continue as first year Addisen Sulikowski (Saco, Maine) tabbed another triple for the squad. Through the remainder of the first half Saint Anselm would continue to expand their lead, taking a 27-point lead going into halftime form a fast break bucket from senior Kyla Cunningham (Taunton, Mass.).
- In the third quarter the Lions would break the Hawks stride scoring their first bucket, in the paint, in over five minutes of play. Forbes and Sulikowski would respond for Saint Anselm, as a dribble pull-up from Forbes and another triple from Sulikowski would extend the lead back over 25. The Hawks found their biggest lead, at 34 points, as Nelson scored four consecutive points.
- In the fourth quarter freshman Avery Romps (Greenland, N.H,) found her first collegiate points cashing in a shot from behind the arch fed from Nelson around the horn. The Saint Anselm squad flirted with their 40-point lead for the remainder of the afternoon, exchanging buckets with the Lions. The final bucket for Saint Anselm would come from Brianna James (Norfolk, Mass.) as she found herself open in transition.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm shot 30-68 from the floor on the afternoon, a 44.1% mark. From distance the team improved from yesterday finding nine makes on 23 attempts. Georgian Court would struggle from the floor hitting just 17-53 attempts, a low 32.1%, and making just three of their 13 attempts from behind the arch.
- The Hawks converted on 15-24 of their free throw attempts (62.5%), while Georgian Court went 9-for-13 (69.2%) from the charity stripe.
- The battle of the boards was won by the Hawks as they pulled down 44 boards, and Georgian Court tabbed just 33. The Georgian Court bench provided the team with 18 points while the Hawks found 32 points from their bench. The Hawks dominated the paint scoring 40 points within close distance and Georgian Court scored just 28.
- Saint Anselm committed 12 turnovers in the game compared to the 22 committed by Georgian Court, with the Hawks scoring 30 points off of those turnovers. The visiting Hawks also dominated the steals column, notching eight compared to the home team's three.
- MacNair (7-10 FG, 3-4 3PT, 2-4 FT) led the Hawks with 19 points, tabbing five rebounds and just one turnover. Hoyt (6-12 FG) and Forbes (4-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-5 FT) followed suit, scoring 12 and 11 points respectively. Hoyt led the Hawks in the boards, with 11 on the afternoon.
- Jade Dickson (5-9 FG, 3-5 FT) led the Lions with 13 points and 12 boards, while teammates Maria Stanuscu (3-7 FG, 2-6 3PT) and Marija Marovic (3-7 FG, 2-2 FT) each added eight points.
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