NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Saint Anselm College women's basketball team fell in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup at the James Moore Field House to Southern Connecticut State University, 67-47, on Wednesday.
Highlights
- This marked the 37th all-time meeting between these two programs, with Saint Anselm falling to 16-21 against Southern Connecticut State in the all-time series, which began in 1984.
- The Hawks are now 8-7 on the year with a 3-7 mark in NE10 play.
- Three different Hawks scored 10 points, with senior Tatum Forbes also grabbing nine rebounds while tallying four assists.
- Junior Elise MacNair and senior Anna Nelson also scored 10 points, with MacNair posting eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal while Nelson tallied four rebounds and two assists.
How it Happened
Junior
Meghan Trapper opened the game with a pair of three-pointers to spark a 10-2 run for the Hawks, but a strong finish to the first from the Owls made the score 16-12 in favor of Saint Anselm heading into the second.
The Hawks started the second quarter on a 10-2 scoring run, building a 12-point edge, 26-14. Southern Connecticut ended the half scoring 17 of the next 20 points in the game to take a 31-29 lead at the break. Nelson scored eight points in the second quarter to lead the Hawks.
SCSU scored the first 14 points of the second half and outscored Saint Anselm 23-9 in the third as the Owls led 54-38 heading into the fourth quarter. SCSU led for the rest of the game, winning the NE10 matchup, 67-47.
Up Next
The Saint Anselm women's basketball team (8-7, 3-7 NE10) hosts Adelphi University (10-7, 4-6 NE10) at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m. in another NE10 contest.
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