GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Junior
Melanie Hoyt (Stamford, N.Y.) scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed five rebounds, but the Saint Anselm College women's basketball team fell to Adelphi University in a defensive battle on Saturday afternoon.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm returns to Manchester, N.H. for their final regular season home game against the University of New Haven on Wednesday, February 21st at 5:30 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 44, Adelphi 50
Records: Saint Anselm 9-16 (6-13 NE10), Adelphi 6-19 (4-15 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. (Center for Recreation and Sports)
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
Attendance: 144
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- For the second game in a row, Saint Anselm opened the game with baskets on their first three offensive trips. Hoyt scored twice and fifth-year Liv Robles (Wallingford, Conn.) added two points of her own, all from within the paint, to give the Hawks the early 6-2 edge.
- Sophomore Tatum Forbes (Pawtucket, R.I.) got in on the scoring action with a pair of midrange jumpers, including one in transition, as Saint Anselm went ahead, 13-7. There were just three combined points across the final 4:18 of the first quarter as the Hawks held a 14-9 advantage after one.
- A layup from Hoyt and a three from Forbes at the start of the second allowed Saint Anselm to extend their lead to eight points, but the Hawks then went three minutes without scoring that allowed Adelphi to go on a 10-0 scoring run and take a 21-19 lead.
- Junior Katie Lemanski (Haymarket, Va.) ended the drought with two points to tie the score. Adelphi eventually led, 25-22, at halftime after just one combined field goal was scored in the final four minutes of the half.
- In the third quarter, the tandem of Forbes and Hoyt combined for Saint Anselm's first eight points. A midrange jumper with a minute left in the third from sophomore Harmony Marquez (Rutherford, N.J.) made it just a two-point deficit for the Hawks going into the fourth.
- Robles opened the final quarter with a steal on the defensive end and a two-pointer in the paint to tie the score, 36-36. After the Panthers retook the lead, senior Alexa Quirolo (New Rochelle, N.Y.) scored four straight points for the Hawks to tie the score once again.
- Consecutive buckets in the paint from Hoyt gave the Hawks the lead back, 44-42, with 2:43 remaining. Adelphi answered with field goals on back-to-back possessions, capped off with two points from Rolanda Robinson, which gave the Panthers a 46-44 lead with 50 seconds to play.
- Saint Anselm missed their final three attempts, all from long distance, and Adelphi knocked down four free throws to seal the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm made 18 of their 43 field goal attempts (41.9%), while Adelphi made 18 of their 50 shots (36.0%). The Hawks only made one of their eight attempts (12.5%) from three-point range, while the Panthers made just two of their 14 shots (14.3%) from deep.
- Adelphi shot well at the free throw line, going 12-14 (85.7%) in the game. The Hawks struggled at the charity stripe, only making seven of 16 (43.8%).
- Adelphi out-rebounded Saint Anselm, 35-26, and hauled in 13 offensive boards. The Panthers outscored the Hawks, 26-24 in the paint. Bench points were even at six apiece.
- Turnovers were also equal with Adelphi committing 17 and Saint Anselm committing 16. Both teams had 13 points off those turnovers.
- Hoyt led the Hawks with 15 points (6-12 FG, 3-4 FT) and five rebounds. Forbes added 12 points (5-9 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-4 FT), five rebounds, and two steals.
- Robinson and Jenna Jordan each finished with 15 points for the Panthers.
- This marked the 18th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 11-7 overall against Adelphi.
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