PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Fifth-year
Liv Robles (Wallingford, Conn.) and sophomore
Tatum Forbes (Pawtucket, R.I.) each finished with 18 points to help the Saint Anselm College women's basketball team secure a 56-43 road win in their regular season finale over Pace University on Tuesday. The win snaps a skid of eight straight losses for the Hawks and earns them the No. 9 seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Women's Basketball Championship. It also marks the eighth straight year that Saint Anselm has recorded 10 or more wins in a season.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm will head to Springfield, Mass. to take on the No. 8 seed American International College on Friday, March 1st in the NE10 First Round. Tip-off is currently scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 56, Pace 43
Records: Saint Anselm 10-18 (7-15 NE10), Pace 17-11 (11-11 NE10)
Location: Pleasantville, N.Y. (Ann and Alfred Goldstein. Health, Fitness & Recreation Center)
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Attendance: 356
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior Melanie Hoyt (Stamford, N.Y.) scored Saint Anselm's first basket of the night and Forbes knocked down a pair at the free throw line, but the Hawks trailed, 8-4, midway through the opening quarter.
- The Hawks were not behind for long, however, as junior Katie Lemanski (Haymarket, Va.) scored two points from inside the paint. That was shortly followed up by a three-pointer from Robles to make it 9-8, Saint Anselm.
- With the score tied, 13-13, and under a minute to play in the first, Forbes got two jumpers to fall and the Hawks led by four at the start of quarter number two.
- After Pace tied it back up early in the second, Forbes poured in four straight for Saint Anselm to help her team regain the lead. A few minutes later, Robles cashed in from long distance and followed that up with a layup as the Hawks held a 27-21 advantage at halftime. Saint Anselm conceded just eight points in the second quarter and held Pace scoreless for the final four minutes.
- The Hawks continued their defensive prowess to start the second half and held the Setters without a point for another 3:15. In all, Saint Anselm held Pace scoreless for 7:43 of game time between the second and third.
- That strong effort on the defensive end allowed the Hawks to rattle off a 6-0 run and take a 12-point lead early in the third. The Setters finally ended their scoreless drought when Victoria Dieguez made two free throws, but Saint Anselm still led by double-digits.
- It was a well-balanced attack for Saint Anselm throughout the third, with Forbes, Hoyt, Lemanski, Robles, and senior Alexa Quirolo (New Rochelle, N.Y.) all getting in on the scoring. Forbes provided the Hawks with an and-one and a triple by Lemanski with 3:29 remaining in the third kept the Hawks in front by 13 points.
- With a 14-point lead to start the fourth, Robles made a layup to make it 50-34, Hawks. The visitors held Pace without a point for almost four minutes, but a 5-0 run after the drought helped the Setters trim the deficit back down to 11 points.
- The teams traded baskets over the final five minutes and Saint Anselm eventually won by 13 points. The Hawks scored just eight points in the final period, all by Forbes and Robles, but they only allowed nine and earned a victory for the first time in exactly a month.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Both sides had cold nights shooting the ball with Saint Anselm making 21 of their 55 attempts (38.2%) and Pace making just 15 of their 58 shots (25.9%). The Hawks went three of 10 from three-point range (30.0%) compared to the Setters going four of 13 from deep (30.8%).
- Saint Anselm converted on 11 of their 14 free throw attempts (78.6%), while Pace went nine for 11 (81.8%) at the line.
- The battle on the glass was fairly even with the Hawks pulling down 41 rebounds and the Setters grabbing 40. Pace's bench provided them with 13 points, while Saint Anselm's scored just two.A big factor in the contest came from the painted area, with the Hawks outscoring the Setters, 32-14, on the inside.
- Saint Anselm committed 11 turnovers in the game compared to 12 committed by Pace, with both teams scoring nine points off those giveaways. The visitors recorded three blocks and nine steals in the game, while the home team totaled two blocks and seven steals.
- Forbes (7-17 FG, 4-5 FT) and Robles (8-13 FG, 2-3 3PT) each scored 18 points for Saint Anselm. Robles grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, while Forbes dished out a game-high five assists and had three steals. Hoyt added nine points while Lemanski scored seven with three steals for the Hawks.
- Ciara Collins led Pace with 12 points, while Tower Lorde and Shanice Sinclair scored eight apiece for the Setters.
- This marked the 45th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Pace. The Hawks improve to 20-25 overall against the Setters.
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