Box Score Philadelphia, Pa. – (11/17/2013) – Chestnut Hill College closed their opening set of non-conference contests with today's 75-40 loss to Saint Anselm College. The Hawks gradually grew a 15-point advantage over the first ten minutes, before leading by 24 points at halftime, 44-20, and eventually maximizing their lead to 35 at game's end. The Griffins evenly distributed offensive effort was led by nine points from junior guard Olivia Gorczynski (Parlin, N.J.) and a six-point, eight rebound contribution from senior forward Annie Farrow (Ocean Township, N.J.).
 
Saint Anselm College (3-1) was stalled in the opening minutes, but after locating senior forward Tori Lehr (Cohasset, Mass.) in the post the Hawks separated from Chestnut Hill College (0-3) for an 11-point lead, 19-8, on a Lehr layup at 12:37. The deficit reached 16 points, 29-13, five minutes later (7:35) and reached 24 points by halftime, 44-20, with junior guard Shayla Felder (Cheltenham, Pa.) headlining the Griffins only response. Unfortunately, the home team only lost ground in the second half with the Hawks superior rebounding effort, 50-37, shooting performance, 43.3% - 23.7%, and ball control, 9-17 turnovers, allowed them to maintain a comfortable advantage for the duration of the period.
 
With 17 points and eight rebounds, Lehr topped a three-headed attack the also received significant contributions from senior guard Meg Morrissey (South Kingstown, R.I.) and senior forward Briana Jones (White Plains, N.Y.). Morrissey offered 16 points, four rebounds, five assists, and a steal, while Jones finished the affair with 12 points, three rebounds and an assist.
 
Gorczynski was 2-of-3 (66.7%) from three-point range in the first half and she hit one more in the second half (3-of-7, .429) to record her nine points. Felder totaled eight points off the Griffin bench, earning half her points at the charity stripe (4-of-5, 80.0%), while also supplying three assists and a steal.
 
The women's basketball team will begin their Central Atlantic Collegiate (CACC) schedule with their next contest; a 6:00 p.m. Sorgenti Arena tip-off opposite Wilmington University on Tuesday, November 26.