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Bella Vaz action shot at Assumption
48
St. Anselm SA 12-9,7-9 NE10
53
Winner Assumption ASM 18-6,10-6 NE10
St. Anselm SA
12-9,7-9 NE10
48
Final
53
Assumption ASM
18-6,10-6 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Anselm SA 10 12 22 4 48
Assumption ASM 16 5 15 17 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Stumbles at Assumption

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College women's basketball team fell in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup at Andrew Laska Gymnasium, 53-48, against Assumption University on Wednesday.
 
Highlights
  • This marked the 91st all-time meeting between these two programs, as Saint Anselm is now 56-36 against Assumption in the series, dating back to 1979.
  • The Hawks fall to 12-9 on the year with a 7-9 mark in NE10 action this season.
  • Senior Tatum Forbes led the Hawks with 20 points, shooting 8-19 from the field with six assists, five rebounds, two steals, and a block.
  • Junior Meghan Trapper tallied 12 points with four rebounds and an assist, while classmate Kaitlin McDonough corralled a game-high 13 rebounds with eight points and four blocked shots.
How it Happened
 
In a low-scoring first quarter, the Hawks jumped out to an early 8-4 lead, but the Greyhounds ended the quarter on a 12-2 run, leading 16-10 heading into the second.
 
After increasing their lead to seven, 19-12, Assumption missed three straight shots and Saint Anselm forced a pair of turnovers to make it a one-possession game, 19-16. Forbes and Trapper helped the Hawks retake the lead at the break, as Saint Anselm carried a 22-21 edge heading into halftime.
 
The third quarter was all Saint Anselm, leading by as much as 10, 44-34, outscoring the Greyhounds 22-15 while shooting 9-13 (69.2%) from the field as the Hawks led 44-36 heading into the fourth.
 
Assumption opened the fourth with a three-pointer, sparking a 9-0 run as the Greyhounds retook the lead, 45-44. Saint Anselm stuck with Assumption down the stretch, but after a fast break layup put the Greyhounds up 49-48, the Hawks failed to score as Assumption secured the win, 53-48.
 
Up Next
The Saint Anselm women's basketball team (12-9, 7-9 NE10) will play its regular-season road finale at American International College (15-9, 9-7 NE10) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1:30 p.m. in Springfield, Mass., at Henry A. Butova Gymnasium.

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