Manchester, N.H. - Saint Anselm knocked down 15 3-pointers and shot 53.7 percent (36-for-67) from the field to secure a 109-79 Northeast-10 Conference victory against the visiting Adelphi University men's basketball team earlier tonight.

Michael Coffey led four Panthers (16-5/8-5 NE-10) in double-figure scoring with 18 points. Anthony Libroia added 14 points while freshmen Tavon Ginyard and Jack Laffey posted 13 and 12 points respectively. Laffey also contributed five rebounds.

The Hawks (16-2/11-2 NE-10) had six players reach double digits as Harrison Taggart led all scorers with 29 points that included seven 3-pointers. Chris Braley recorded a double-double of 13 points and 15 rebounds while Victor Joshua notched 11 points and eight assists.

An opening layup from Libroia was the only lead, 2-0, the Brown and Gold experienced throughout the contest as the Hawks grew a 28-point lead in the first half. A 20-7 run during a five-minute span in the later stages of the first period helped contribute to a 55-33 halftime advantage for Saint Anselm.

Taggart posted 16 of his points in the opening half while Tim Guers added 13 points and Braley hauled in 10 rebounds. The Hawks also held a 23-16 rebounding margin in addition to shooting 57.9 percent (22-for-28) from the floor.

Adelphi scored the first five points of the second half, however, a 16-4 run capped off by another 3-pointer from Taggart put the Hawks up 71-42 less than five minutes into the half. Saint Anselm grew its lead to as large as 32 points at 106-74 with 2:42 remaining before closing out the 109-79 victory.

The Panthers return home this Saturday, hosting Assumption at 3:30 pm for a NE-10 tilt. The program also welcomes back its former players for Alumni Day.

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 16 regular season conference titles, 21 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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