BOX SCORE

When and Where: February 14, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Arena)
Score: Saint Anselm College 61, Southern New Hampshire University 54
Records: Saint Anselm 16-10 (12-7 NE10), SNHU 15-10 (11-8 NE10)

Juniors Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) and Brianna Camara (Fall River, Mass.) netted 13 and 12 points, respectively, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team absorbed a 61-54 loss to Saint Anselm College on Wednesday evening in its first game ever at the SNHU Arena.

Lorenzen was 5-for-20 from the field, including 1-for-2 from long range, and 2-for-4 at the line, while grabbing six rebounds. Camara narrowly missed a double-double, as she collected nine rebounds, to go with two assists and two steals, while going 3-for-8 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from deep, and a perfect 4-for-4 from the stripe. Freshman Gyanna Russell (E. Hampton, Conn.) was also in double figures with 10 points (4-10 FG, 2-3 FT), four boards and a pair of steals.

Shannon Ryan led the Hawks with 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Ali Glennon and Clairee Putnam added 17 and 15 points, respectively.

The opening five-plus minutes of the contest featured four lead changes before a Glennon trey at the 4:27 mark gave Saint Anselm the lead for good at 10-8 and sparked a 6-2 spurt that  made it a six-point game. The Hawks would lead, 14-12, after one quarter of play.

Seven points from Glennon and four from Ryan carried a 13-6 run to open the second stanza and widen the Saint Anselm advantage to 27-18 at the midway point. A Glennon triple later in the frame pushed the lead to an even 10 at 32-22 – the largest of the game for the Hawks – before a three-point play from Russell capped the scoring to trim the Penmen deficit to 32-25 at the break.

A 5-0 flurry – capped by a Lorenzen trifecta – pulled SNHU within a pair at 36-34 midway through the third quarter. The teams then swapped baskets before a pair of Ryan field goals bookended a Putnam 3-pointer to extend the Saint Anselm lead to 45-36. A trey from senior Catherine Stinson (Lynn, Mass.) before the buzzer sliced the Southern New Hampshire deficit to 45-39 going to the final frame.

A three-point play from senior Olivia Conrad (Hanover, Mass.) opened the fourth-quarter scoring to make it a one-possession game before the teams traded 5-0 runs over the ensuing three minutes. The Penmen would whittle the gap to a pair at 53-51 with 2:16 to go, but Saint Anselm answered with five consecutive points to stretch the margin to seven at 58-51 with 37 ticks left. A Russell layup made it a five-point contest before the Hawks made three of four free throws to seal it.

Stinson tallied six points (2-14 FG, 2-6 3-FG), four steals and three rebounds, with freshman Sarah Deyo (Attleboro, Mass.) posting four points (2-3 FG) and five boards. Conrad chipped in three points (1-3 FG, 1-1 FT), two rebounds and two assists off the bench.

Notes:
-The Penmen, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 9-17, fall into fourth place in the NE10 Northeast Division standings with two games to play.
-Lorenzen's 13 points moved her past Julia Houghtaling (1,194) and Anna Tarallo (1,201) for seventh place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,203 points.
-Saint Anselm outshot Southern New Hampshire, 41.2 percent (21-51) to 30.3 percent (20-66), from the field, including 42.9 percent (6-14) to 31.3 percent (5-16) from beyond the arc, and 72.2 percent (13-18) to 64.3 percent (9-14) from the line.
-The Penmen narrowly won the glass, 41-40, including 14-5 on the offensive end for a 17-2 margin in second chance points, in addition to featuring a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (8/8-10/14) and holding an 11-7 advantage in points off mistakes.
-The victory pulls Saint Anselm closer to SNHU in the Queen City Cup standings, as it now trails, 13-9, in the battle for Manchester supremacy.

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Saturday, Feb. 17 (1:30 p.m.) when play host to Franklin Pierce University on Senior Day at the SNHU Fieldhouse in a game that will air on both FOX College Sports and WGIR 610-AM.

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