Saint Anselm Holds Off Dominican For 91-80 Win at NE-10 Challenge

Albany, N.Y. -- Led by a 30-point effort from senior All-American candidate Thomas Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.), the Saint Anselm men's basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 91-80 victory over Dominican on the second day of the NE-10 Challenge.

The Hawks came out firing in the first half and led by a 39-25 margin with five minutes remaining in the first half. Saint Anselm closed the half on 11-3 run, led by 21 points in the period by Baudinet, along with 17 from freshman Allen Harris (Roslindale, Mass.) for the 50-28 lead.

In the second half, the Hawks led 73:48 with just 9:30 remaining on the clock before the Chargers closed to within nine at 87-78 with 1:45 left in the contest. Saint Anselm held off the Dominican run though to end the opening weekend unbeaten.

Baudinet led Saint Anselm with 30 points, while Harris posted a career-high 21 points.

Saint Anselm returns to action on Wednesday, November 17th at 7:30 p.m. as Southern New Hampshire visits Stoutenburgh Gym for the team's Northeast-10 Conference opener. That game, along with every Saint Anselm men's and women's basketball home game this season, will be available live online at www.SaintAnselmHawks.tv <http://www.saintanselmhawks.tv/> , with pregame beginning approximately 10 minutes before tipoff.