ST. ANSELM HAWKS DOWN DOMINICAN LADY CHARGERS, 59-51
Courtesy of Sean Gildea, St. Anselm College Sports Information Department
Manchester, NH (12/19/07) Led by
Rachel Reilly's (Londonderry, NH) 17 points, the
women's basketball team defeated Dominican College in
non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at Stoutenburgh
Gymnasium, 59-51. The win improves the Hawks to 3-5 overall, while
Dominican drops just their second game of the season to lower their
record to 5-2.
The Hawks jumped out to an early 12-6 lead thanks mainly to
Cassaundra Thorpe's (Portsmouth, NH) solid play in
the early minutes and a three-pointer from Cassandra Loftus
(Nashua, NH). The Hawks continued to roll through the
first half taking a comfortable 12 point lead at halftime,
34-22.
However, the Chargers opened up the second half with a 17-3 run
capped off by a Shanice Scully (St. Albans, NY)
layup at the 12:21 mark to knot the score at 39 a piece. After a
Loftus layup, the Hawks took the lead 41-39 and
never gave up the lead from the 11:43 mark on. Erin
Higgins' (Mansfield, MA) spectacular three-pointer from
well beyond the arc all but sealed the deal at the 2:48 mark,
taking an eight point lead with 2:48 to play, 53-45. Both teams
scored six more coming down the stretch, with the final score,
59-51.
Reilly had an excellent second half, scoring 11
points. Reilly went on to finish with 17 points,
six rebounds, and five assists, while three other Hawks finished in
double digits. Loftus finished with 15 points and
six rebounds and Thorpe picked up 12 points, six
rebounds, and three steals. Carleen Orawsky (Worcester,
MA) also played well, scoring 10 points going 5-for-8 from
the field.
For the Chargers, Shalissa Burgess (Englewood,
NJ) and Adele Laskowski (Wayne, NJ)
finished with 12 points each. Burgess also picked
up eight rebounds to go along with three blocks, while Dana
Rotio (Garfield, NJ) picked up four points, five rebounds,
and three steals in her quest for 1,000 career points.
The Lady Chargers return to action on Sunday, December 30th when
they host Franklin Pierce University. Game time is 4pm on
Coach Baxter Court at the Hennessy Center.