GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball saw its five-game winning streak snapped on Sunday with a 90-63 loss at Adelphi in Northeast-10 Conference action. Senior
Sean McCarthy (Cork, Ireland) recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns home for the first of three consecutive home games when they host Felician in non-conference play on Saturday, December 14th at 1:00 p.m. from Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.
Score: Saint Anselm 63, Adelphi 90
Records: Saint Anselm (6-3, 3-2 NE10), Adelphi (8-4, 4-1 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. (Center for Recreation and Sport)
Date: Sunday, December 8th, 2024
Attendance: 361
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Adelphi went up 5-0 early in the game after an and-one layup by Jarnel Rancy and another layup by Dayshaun Walton.
- Junior Josh Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) got Saint Anselm on the board with a fastbreak layup, but Adelphi made two more shots in the paint to extend their lead to 9-2.
- After a few minutes without scoring, McCarthy and freshman Will Davies (Saco, Maine) scored two points apiece for the Hawks to make it an 11-7 game.
- The Panthers answered with an 11-0 scoring run to take a 15-point lead. Walton, Al-Fatir Connor, and Andres Fulgencio each knocked down a three during that run.
- A variety of scorers helped the Hawks trim the deficit back down to 11 points with the score at 24-13, but back-to-back buckets in the paint by Patrick Burke helped the Panthers maintain their 15-point advantage.
- Redshirt freshman Greg Cantwell (Glen Head, N.Y.) got his offense going with a pair of buckets for the Hawks, but Adelphi outscored Saint Anselm, 9-4, over the final 3:09 of the first half and held a 40-21 lead at halftime.
- The two sides traded points in the early going of the second half. Freshman Erik Oliver-Bush (Trenton, N.J,) scored seven of the first nine points of the second half for the Hawks, but the Panthers were able to increase their lead to 22 points with the score at 52-30.
- A few minutes later, Matthew Price buried a three and then converted on a pair at the free throw line for Adelphi to make it 58-33.
- Morissette responded for Saint Anselm by knocking down a three while being fouled. His four-point play brought it back down to a 21-point deficit for the Hawks with 12 minutes to play.
- About a minute later, junior Juju Ramirez (Lawrence, Kan.) connected on a triple for the Hawks, but five straight points after that by Mason Jackson including a three pointer gave the Panthers a 67-40 lead midway through the second half.
- Davies and McCarthy helped Saint Anselm get its offense back in gear with two points each, but Adelphi countered with a 7-0 run to jump ahead by 30 points, their largest lead of the game.
- Scoring six of the next nine points for the Hawks was McCarthy with two layups and two free throws. Senior Zac Taylor (Victoria, Australia) connected on a three as well to help trim the margin back down to 23 points, but with under five minutes remaining, it was too little too late.
- The Panthers scored eight of the game's final 12 points and surged to the 90-63 home victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm had a tough afternoon shooting with only 21 made field goals out of 63 attempts (33.3 percent). Adelphi had an efficient game shooting and made 33 of their 68 field goals (48.5 percent).
- The Hawks also struggled shooting behind the three-point line and made just four of their 24 attempts from deep (16.7 percent) with all four makes coming in the second half. The Panthers knocked down eight of their 25 three-point shots (32.0 percent).
- Both teams shot it well from the free throw line. Saint Anselm made 17 out of 23 from the stripe (73.9 percent), while Adelphi went 16 for 18 (88.9 percent) including 14 for 16 (87.5 percent) in the second half.
- Adelphi held a massive advantage on the glass and out-rebounded Saint Anselm, 52-28. The Panthers also grabbed 16 offensive rebounds compared to nine hauled in by the Hawks.
- Adelphi doubled up Saint Anselm in paint points, 48-24, and held a 15-4 edge in fastbreak points.
- Both benches made sizeable impacts with Adelphi holding a 31-19 lead in bench points. Eight players scored seven or more points for the Panthers, while 10 players scored for the Hawks.
- Saint Anselm scored 10 points off of 15 Adelphi turnovers. Adelphi scored nine points off of nine Saint Anselm turnovers. The Panthers outscored the Hawks, 11-2, in second chance points.
- There were no ties or lead changes in the game as the home team led from start to finish.
- Defensively, the Hawks recorded four blocks and six steals, while the Panthers tallied four blocks and three steals.
- As a team, Saint Anselm had 11 assists on their 21 made field goals. Adelphi had 21 assists on their 33 made field goals.
- McCarthy led the Hawks with 14 points (5-15 FG, 4-7 FT) and 10 rebounds. It was his 13th straight game scoring in double figures dating back to last season. He has scored 11 or more points in every game so far this year. It was also his fifth double-double of the season and the 16th of his career.
- Ramirez was the only other Hawk to finish with double digit scoring. He posted 11 points (4-12 FG, 1-6 3PT, 2-4 FT), grabbed three rebounds, and two steals.
- Five players recorded double figures in the scoring column for Adelphi. Fulgencio led the Panthers with a game-high 18 points (7-13 FG, 1-6 3PT, 3-3 FT) and six rebounds.
- This marked the 41st all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 24-17 overall against Adelphi in the series that began in 1958.
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