Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's basketball team held on to its slim one-point lead in the remaining seconds of the game to secure a 63-60 win over Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Anselm College on Saturday afternoon at the Center for Recreation and Sport.

Emily Miccile dove for an inbound pass made by the visiting Hawks (8-6, 4-3 NE10) with two seconds left in regulation to protect the 61-60 advantage.

The Panthers (5-8, 3-5 NE10) were led offensively by Rebecca Lee's career-high 16-point performance. Lee went off in the second half for 10 points and grabbed four rebounds. Freshman guard Kaitlin O'Connell added 13 points off the bench with three treys.

Adelphi took the lead at 7:39 in the first quarter and never looked back. The team put up 19 points on 69.2 percent shooting (9-of-13) in the second quarter and brought a comfortable 37-28 cushion into the half.

Ty'zhea Hawkins knocked down a jumper at 5:21 in the third to take a 43-31 lead - the hosts' largest of the game. Lee poured in seven straight points, making it a 52-42 ballgame entering the final ten minutes of play.

Saint Anselm outscored the hosts 16-9 in the final quarter and went 4-of-7 from behind the arc.

The Panthers will travel to New Haven on Monday, Jan. 17 for a 1 p.m. tip-off.