PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Saint Anselm College men's basketball team came up short in a defensive battle at Pace University, 69-66, at the Ann and Alfred Goldstein Health, Fitness & Recreation Center on Saturday in Northeast 10 Conference play.
Highlights
- The Hawks fall to 28-16 all-time against Pace in a series that began in 1997.
- Saint Anselm is now 10-3 in NE10 action with a 17-6 record overall.
- Sophomore Will Davies and Jovan Ristic each recorded 12 points while Davies had six assists, four rebounds, two steals, and a block. Ristic had six rebounds, and Davies has scored 10+ points in 12 consecutive contests.
- Senior Josh Morissette scored in double figures for the 12th straight game, scoring 10 points.
- Sophomore Greg Guidinger matched his career-high of nine points in just 10 minutes off the bench, going 3-5 from the field, 2-4 from deep, and 1-1 from the line.
How it Happened
Saint Anselm fell behind 8-0 and trailed by as much as 13, 20-7, early in the first half. Guidinger checked in off the bench and scored nine points in less than two minutes to bring the Hawks back within four points, 24-20. Back-to-back threes from sophomores
Isaiah Griffin and Ristic tied the score up at 28-28, and a late three from the Setters had Pace in front, 31-29 at the half.
The Hawks started the second half on an 8-2 run to take their second lead of the game, 37-33, and held on to a slight edge up until the 9:38 mark when a Pace three-pointer gave the Setters a 50-48 edge.
Pace sank another three-pointer to go up five, and would go up by as much as nine, 65-56, with 1:43 remaining in the game. A late rally by the Hawks made it a one-possession game with five seconds left as Saint Anselm had a shot to tie it, but an errant pass went the Setters way as they held on for the win, 69-66.
Up Next
The Saint Anselm men's basketball team (17-6, 10-3 NE10) returns home to Stoutenburgh Gym on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m., to take on Southern New Hampshire University (10-12, 4-9 NE10) for the third and final time this season in a Queen City Cup matchup.
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