Penmen, Hawks Battle for Top Spot Thursday (NESNplus/WGIR 610 AM)

SNHU (13-5, 11-3 Northeast-10) vs. Saint Anselm (13-5, 10-4 Northeast-10)
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 7:00 pm
SNHU Fieldhouse - Manchester, N.H.
TV: NESNplus RADIO: WGIR 610 AM

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SERIES: Series tied 30-30
LAST MEETING: November 19, 2014 - SNHU 82, Saint Anselm 69

THE PENMEN: SNHU ran its win streak to six with a 77-55 win at New Haven on Thursday...junior Rodney Sanders leads the Penmen and at 18.8 ppg...he is shooting 49.6% from the floor and ranks ninth in the Northeast-10 in scoring...Elijah Bonsignore is scoring at a 16.2 ppg clip, adding 6.5 rpg...he has blocked 41 shots and is averaging 21.8 ppg during SNHU's winning streak...BJ Cardarelli is averaging 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game...he had a season-high 19 points Thursday night...Devin Gilligan is adding 8.6 ppg and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench.

HEAD COACH STAN SPIROU: Stan Spirou is in his 30th season as head coach at Southern New Hampshire...he has guided the Penmen to 15 NCAA Tournaments, including four Elite Eight and two Final Four appearances, seven conference tournament titles and he owns a career 570-306 (.651) career record.

THE HAWKS: Saint Anselm has won four in a row and is coming off a convincing 92-71 win over American International Saturday...Chris Santo is shooting 65.5% from the floor and recording 20.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game...Roy Mabrey is scoring at a 17.4 ppg clip, connecting on a team-high 50 three-pointers...Mike McCahey was averaging 15.7 ppg before an injury recently against Southern Connecticut, while Victor Joshua is adding 9.7 ppg.

WHAT'S NEXT: SNHU hosts Merrimack on Saturday and Franklin Pierce on Tuesday evening.

NEWS AND NOTES: Bonsignore and Sanders each recently reached the 1,000-point plateau for their careers...Bonsignore reached the mark on January 7, while Sanders reached it on January 17...the Penmen are 11-2 when scoring at least 70 points this season...SNHU leads the NE-10 in opponent field goal percentage (.398) and ranks third in scoring defense (66.2).