RINDGE, N.H. – The Saint Anselm women's basketball team got themselves back into the win column, beating Northeast-10 opponent Franklin Pierce on Tuesday evening by a 66-57 final score.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns to the Hilltop after Thanksgiving break on Wednesday December 4th with a 5:30PM tipoff against Southern Conn. St.
Score: Saint Anselm 66, Franklin Pierce 57
Records: Saint Anselm (5-2, 3-0 NE10), Franklin Pierce (1-6, 0-3 NE10)
Location: Rindge, N.H. (The Fieldhouse)
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Attendance: 54
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first chunk of the first quarter of play between the two teams would be an exchange of points. For Saint Anselm Elise MacNair (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) would score the first bucket in the paint off of a nice feed from Melanie Hoyt (Stamford, N.Y.). Franklin Pierce would find the largest lead of the quarter with 3-minutes remaining as Leana Heitmann would secure a pair of free throws giving the home team a 21-13 advantage. A transition bucket from MacNair and Katie Lemanski (Haymarket, Va.) would bring the Hawks back within five to close out the quarter.
- Saint Anselm would start the second quarter strong with freshman Addisen Sulikowski (Saco, Maine) cashed in from behind the arch bringing the game within one possession. A pair of lay-ups from MacNair would feed into Saint Anselm's first multiple possession lead, 35-29. The Ravens would look for a response firing from deep, but a strong post move from Hoyt kept the Hawks 5-point cushion going into halftime.
- The first run of the second half belonged to the Hawks as Hoyt took over giving them an 8-point lead quickly. With 2:40 left to go in the third Avery Romps (Greenland, N.H.) took a turn with the hot hand, nailing a pull-up jumper and a triple, giving Saint Anselm a 13-point advantage.
- Franklin Pierce attempted to gain some footing back to open the final 10 minutes of action bringing the game to within five as shots started to fall for the squad. Queue the Hoyt takeover. The senior scored the next four buckets in the game putting the Hawks back up double digits, 63-53. The last score, sealing the win, was bonus free throw taken by Anna Nelson (Gorham, Maine.).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Hoyt (13-18 FG, 2-5 FT) continued her impressive season scoring a team-high 28 points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists. MacNair (7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT, 1-2 FT) following tallying 17 points.
- On the passing front the Hawks dished out 14 assists, as Lemanski owned six of them.
- Saint Anselm edged Franklin Pierce on the boards, 31-28. The two teams each tallied 12 turnovers, with the Hawks scoring 18 points off of the Ravens give ups.
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