MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sophomore
Tatum Forbes (Pawtucket, R.I.) scored a game-high 23 points, her eighth game with 20 or more this season, but the Saint Anselm College women's basketball team fell to the College of Saint Rose by a final score of 57-51 on Tuesday evening.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is back on the road on Saturday, February 17th and will face Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. at 1:30 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 51, Saint Rose 57
Records: Saint Anselm 9-15 (6-12 NE10), Saint Rose 18-4 (14-4 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Attendance: 71
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Forbes got Saint Anselm out to a hot start by scoring four quick points on the first two Hawks offensive possessions. A long two-point jumper by fifth-year Liv Robles (Wallingford, Conn.) the next trip down the court gave Saint Anselm a 6-0 lead and forced a timeout by Saint Rose two minutes into the game.
- With under four minutes left in the first quarter, Forbes and Robles knocked down back-to-back triples to make it 15-7, Hawks. Saint Anselm closed the quarter with a three-pointer by senior Alexa Quirolo (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and a buzzer-beating field goal by junior Melanie Hoyt (Stamford, N.Y.), which gave them a 21-11 lead going into the second.
- Robles converted on another midrange jumper at the beginning of the quarter, but the Hawks were held scoreless for the next five minutes. The Golden Knights, as a result, went on a 14-2 run and took their first lead of the game, 25-23.
- Ending the drought for Saint Anselm was Forbes, who drilled another three with under two minutes to play in the half. Hoyt made a layup shortly after, but Aniya Perry-McDonald made a shot right before the buzzer for Saint Rose, who held a 29-28 lead at halftime.
- To start the third quarter, Forbes was able to score inside the paint to help her team retake the lead, but the Hawks were held without a point for another five minute period. The Golden Knights were only able to score six points during that span and led by just five points, 35-30.
- Junior Katie Lemanski (Haymarket, Va.) scored her first points of the game on a midrange jumper to end the scoreless streak for Saint Anselm. Forbes and Robles each scored two more points to end the third quarter with Saint Anselm trailing, 39-36.
- A triple by Payton Graber early in the fourth helped Saint Rose increase their lead to seven points with the score at 44-37 and 8:13 to play. The Golden Knights kept the margin at seven or eight points for the majority of the fourth and eventually increased their lead to 10 points with just over three minutes left.
- Forbes and Lemanski knocked down late threes, but the Hawks could not complete the comeback and the Golden Knights held on for the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm went 18 of 42 (42.9%) from the field, while Saint Rose went 22 of 50 (44.0%). The Hawks made six of their 15 three point attempts (40.0%), while the Golden Knights made just two out of nine (22.2%) from long range.
- Both teams struggled from the free throw line, with Saint Anselm shooting nine for 15 (60.0%) and Saint Rose going 11 for 18 (61.1%) at the stripe.
- Saint Rose out-rebounded Saint Anselm, 31-23. The Golden Knights also held a huge advantage in points in the paint, 30-10, and outscored the Hawks' bench, 8-3.
- Saint Anselm committed 14 turnovers in the loss, while Saint Rose committed just eight and had 10 steals in the game.
- Forbes finished with game-highs in both scoring with 23 points and rebounding with eight boards. Robles contributed 11 points while Hoyt added nine for Saint Anselm.
- Graber led Saint Rose with 16 points. Four Golden Knights, including Graber, finished with seven rebounds.
- This marked the 33rd all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 13-20 overall against Saint Rose. Unless these teams meet in the postseason, this was the final matchup between the Hawks and Golden Knights with the College of Saint Rose closing at the end of the academic year.
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