Saint Anselm Rallies Past Penmen
Blanchard, Petrowicz Power Hawks In Second Half

Manchester, N.H. (January 5, 2003)-Junior Brianna Blanchard (Presque Isle, Maine/ Presque Isle) scored 17 points and senior Sara Petrowicz (Grafton, Mass./ Holy Name) added 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Saint Anselm College to a 65-54 victory over Southern New Hampshire University here today in Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball action.

The Hawks improved to 8-4 overall and 4-4 in the league following their fourth-straight win. SNHU dropped to 3-7 overall and 0-7 in the Northeast-10. The win also moved Saint Anselm's lead in the all-time series to 34-4 against the Penmen.

Saint Anselm rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit and outscored the host Penmen, 35-14 in the second half. SNHU shot 58-percent (15-26) from the field in the first half enroute to a 40-30 halftime lead.

The Hawks opened the second half with a 17-2 run and took a 47-42 lead following two free throws by freshman forward Raenielle Decastro-Cain (Manchester, Conn./ Manchester) with 10:20 left to play.

Saint Anselm held a 53-48 lead with just over five minutes, when SNHU cut the lead to a point following a basket freshman Chrisondria Griffith (Brockton, Mass.) and two free throws by fellow rookie Glhansy Bonhomme (Laval, Quebec). Saint Anselm responded with nine unanswered points and took a 62-52 lead following two free throws by Blanchard with 23 seconds remaining.

The teams traded baskets for most of the first half and SNHU held a 23-22 lead, when the hosts put together a 14-2 run. Back-to-back three-pointers by junior Kerry McDonough (Palmer, Mass.) capped the run and gave SNHU a 37-24 lead with 3:04 left before the break.
Lavilla finished with 16 points for SNHU, while Bonhomme added 13 points, five rebounds and five steals. Decastro-Cain helped the Saint Anselm cause with 10 points, while Jen Carson (Townsend, Mass./ N. Middlesex) had a game-high 14 rebounds.

Both teams return to action Wednesday (1/8). SNHU travels to Southern Connecticut State University, while Saint Anselm travels to Stonehill College.

Score By Period	1	2	OT	F
Saint Anselm	30	35	-	65
Southern N.H.	40	14	-	54

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