MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Saint Anselm College, 89-72, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference action in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. The Hawks received votes toward this week's D2SIDA National Media Poll, are among 10 teams under consideration for the NCAA East Region rankings, and sit third in the latest D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (11-16, 5-14 NE10), Saint Anselm (18-7, 14-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Nahshon Battle (Scotch Plains, N.J./Woodstock Academy), 22 points (career high), 8-for-13 field goals, 5-for-6 free throws
• First-year Darrel Yepdo (Dracut, Mass./Brooks School), 18 points, 6-for-10 field goals, 3-for-3 three-pointers, 3-for-3 free throws
• Sophomore CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
• First-year Alan Brzezinski (Örebro, Sweden/Western Reserve Academy), 9 points, 4-for-4 free throws
• Sophomore Chuma Oyigbo (Stoughton, Mass./Redemption Christian [N.Y.] Academy), 4 assists, 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Zac Taylor, 20 points, 8 rebounds
• Senior Owen McGlashan, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
• Senior Tyler Arbuckle, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists
• Senior Miles Tention, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
• Junior Matt Becker, 10 points
• Junior Jadon Archer, 9 points, 4 assists, 7-for-8 free throws

GAME FACTS

• After scoring in double figures four times in his first 38 career games, Battle averaged 20.0 points on 15-of-23 shooting (65.2%) the past two games in 24.5 minutes off the bench. He set a career high in scoring for the second straight game.

THE ACTION

• Five straight points from Yepdo gave Saint Michael's an 8-2 edge by 16:12 of the opening half, but the Hawks countered with the next 19 points, at one point hitting four consecutive three-point tries.
• Yepdo knocked down a triple to bring the Purple Knights within 31-23 with 4:31 to go before Saint Anselm netted the next nine points in a matter of 1:26 to forge a 17-point lead.
• Five straight points from Yepdo and a pair of Oyigbo free throws cut the deficit to 40-30 with 34 seconds to go.
• However, Tention hit a three 14 seconds later, kickstarting a 17-3 run that gave Saint Anselm a 24-point lead with 13:19 left in regulation. The visitors never again trailed by fewer than 13 points.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at Southern New Hampshire University, 7:30 p.m.
• The Penmen are also among the 10 teams under consideration for the NCAA East Region rankings, are receiving votes toward this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) national poll, and stand fifth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.