THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 55, Saint Anselm 46

- Record: Assumption (14-7, 9-7 NE10), Saint Anselm (15-7, 10-6 NE10)

- Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gym)

The Lead: Assumption held Saint Anselm scoreless for over six minutes in the second quarter and extended its lead as high as 21 in the third quarter, however, a late run made it close before the Hounds ultimately prevailed 55-46 to move into a tie for second place in the NE10 Northeast Division.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Assumption jumped out to a 5-0 lead on a triple by Abby McKanna (Narragansett, R.I. / Narragansett) at 7:38, before four straight points by the Hawks pulled them within one with 6:36 left in the period. The Hounds responded by going on an 11-2 run the rest of the quarter for a 16-6 lead.

- St. Anselm cut the deficit to just 11, 21-10, at 7:01 of the second but the Assumption defense didn't allow another point for over six minutes. The Hound offense kept rolling and extended their lead as high as 20 points with 38 seconds left in the half on a fastbreak jumper by Shayla Hubbard (Laconia, N.H. / New Hampton Prep). The Hawks ended their scoring drought with 19 seconds left to go into the half and trailed 30-12 at the break.

- In the third, McKanna, extended the lead to 20 at 5:57 and then three minutes later made it 41-20 on a triple. The teams then traded baskets before St. Anselm scored the final three points of the third to trail by 18 going into the final ten minutes.

- The Hawks scored the first nine points of the fourth, closing the gap to 43-34 and forcing an Assumption timeout at 6:42. Jo Impellizeri (Seaford, N.Y. / St. Anthony's) ended the run with a layup at 6:05 and the Hounds extended the lead back to 15 with 3:27 left in regulation. St. Anselm responded with consecutive threes to cut the deficit to 49-40 with two minutes remaining. However, Assumption didn't let the home team get any closer than six the rest of the way as they held on for the 55-46 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption shot 39.2 percent in the contest and went 4 of 15 from downtown, but limited St. Anselm to 29.1 percent shooting and a 5-for-16 performance from beyond the arc.

- The Hawks held a slight 37-35 rebounding edge, while the Hounds scored 15 points off turnovers compared to just four for the home team.

- Three players scored in double figures, led by Impellizeri with 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. McKanna chipped in ten points and seven boards while Allison Stoddard (East Lyme, Conn. / East Lyme) added 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.

- Candace Andrews led the Hawks with 10 points, five assists and five steals, but shot just 4 of 18 from the field while committing six turnovers.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts Stonehill at 1 pm.

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