SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College women's basketball team dropped its road finale at American International College on Saturday, 72-59, at Henry A. Butova Gymnasium in a Northeast 10 Conference contest.
 
Highlights

• This marked the 79th meeting between these two programs, with Saint Anselm falling to 42-37 in the all-time series against American International.
• The Hawks fall to 12-10 on the year with a 7-10 mark in NE10 action this season.
• Senior Tatum Forbes scored a team-high 30 points, matching her career-high, with five rebounds, two steals, and a block.
• Junior Kaitlin McDonough corralled a team-high 14 rebounds while scoring 12 points, good for her third career double-double, while also blocking two shots.

How it Happened
 
AIC built a seven-point edge early in the first, 13-6, but the Hawks responded quickly with a 6-0 run to make it a one-point game, 13-12. The Yellow Jackets knocked down a three-pointer at the buzzer, taking a 16-12 lead at the end of the first.
 
Forbes scored 12 points in the second to keep things close, but AIC ended the half on an 11-2 run as they led by 12, 38-26, at the break. Saint Anselm's defense started strong in the third quarter, holding the Yellow Jackets to a 2-13 shooting clip from the field as the Hawks pulled within five, 45-40, but the Yellow Jackets ended the frame on an 8-4 run, leading 53-44 going into the fourth.
 
AIC led by double-digits for most of the fourth, closing out the win, 72-59.
 
Up Next
The Saint Anselm women's basketball team (12-10, 7-10 NE10) will play its regular-season finale at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium, taking on Saint Michael's College (13-12, 8-9 NE10) in an NE10 matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 5:30 p.m.
 
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