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Stonehill College wraps up 5-game trip to wrap up first weekend of opening northeast conference Visiting St. Francis, Pennsylvania College this afternoon at the DeGol Arena will see two of the conference’s top offensive teams face off throughout the first half of the season. The Skyhawks and Red Flash scored 14 3-pointers on the way to his 74-67 win over Sacred Heart College in Stonehill’s 74-67 victory over Sacred Heart University in his NEC debut on Thursday as St. He got the NEC season off to a winning start by sinking a shot of . Beat Central Connecticut State here on Thursday.
Media information
This afternoon’s game is being broadcast live on NEC Front Row. Jack Leidener (play-by-play) and Tom Fox (Analyst) St. Francis’ call to action. The broadcast can be accessed through the NEC Front Row portal at stonehillskyhawks.com (necfrontrow.com/schools/SC) or through the NEC On the Run app from Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
Last timeout
Stonehill led by 23 points at the end of the first half, and after trailing by another 20 midway through the second half, postponed the second half rally to win 74-67 over Sacred Heart. northeast conference The men’s basketball opener takes place Thursday afternoon. Stonehill, who made his NEC debut in his first season after beginning his transition to the NCAA Division I in July, led by a career-high 18 points from his fifth season. Shamir Johnson (Waterbury, Connecticut) and a double double performance from a classmate Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) As a duo, they combined 35 points to lead the four Skyhawks in double digits. Johnson filled five 3-pointers off the bench and added three rebounds and a career-high three steals, while Sims scored his first double-double of the season (seventh of his career) for 17 total points and a season-high 10 rebounds. He shot 8-of-14 and had 3 assists. Nico Garrett scored 15 of 23 points in the second half, made 9 of 19 shooting including 5 of 3 on 3 of 3, had 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and was the Sacred・Heart pace has been increased. Stonehill led from start to finish, building a 23-point lead in the first half as the Skyhawks made 64.5% of their shots (31 for 20) in the opening frame. ) from beyond the arc.
ringing in dub
Stonehill have won at least their last three games going back to the 2000-01 season on New Year’s Eve. The last time the Skyhawks played on the day was at the end of 2017, when he beat his LIU post in Brookville, New York, 88-67, trailing Will Morton ’20 by 33 points. rice field. Stonehill defeated Bridgeport (87-83) at the Marquardt Gym in 2016 and St. Thomas Aquinas (85-76) in 2014.
Against the Red Flash
This afternoon is the first meeting of these two programs. It was the first time Stonehill faced a Pennsylvania team since their 72–66 loss at Chestnut Hill College on December 20, 2013, and the Skyhawks’ first win in Keystone State. ‘s first game since the 2016 NCAA II East Regional hosted by Holy Family College in Philadelphia. Stonehill won his third regional title and Elite Eight trip. Stonehill paired with Jefferson University in the opening round of the 2020 NCAA East Regional in Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
dueling alum
Both Stonehill and St. Francis are led by head coaches who are alumni of their institutions.Stonehill head coach Chris Krause A graduate of 2006 and a former student-athlete in his 10th year at his alma mater. St. Francis mentor Rob Crimmel graduated from Loretto University in Pennsylvania in 2000 and played for the Reds in his Flash. Is the duo among the four? The NEC men’s coach was in charge of Central in ’91 with Patrick Sellers of Connecticut State University and Joe Gallo of Merrimack in ’04.
Fasten your seat belt!
This afternoon’s game was a matchup between two of the top attacking teams in the NEC, with St. Francis and Stonehill ranked first and second in both field goal and 3-point field goal percentages, with 2 each in points scored. 1st and 3rd, with the Skyhawks leading the way. The NEC is in free throw percentage (.778) and Red Flash is fifth (.710). St. Francis leads the NEC in field goal percentage (.456) and he has 3 points in percentage (.377) and the Skyhawks are second in both (.443/.357) . ) and Stonehill with a score of 70.2 (third place).
battle in paint
This afternoon also marks the clash between the top scorer and the big man at Stonehill’s fifth year NEC. Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) and St. Francis Jr. Josh Cohen. Both have earned NEC Player of the Week honors this season, and Cohen leads the conference in points scored (22.2 ppg), and this year he has scored 40 points a game he has scored twice and has scored more than 100 points on the field. Record goal percentage (.628). Sims ranks second to Cohen in field goal percentage (.497), fourth in points scored (16.1 ppg) and fifth in free throw percentage (.800), five times this year. Scored 20 or more points.
Super Saturdays
Stonehill won all three Saturday games this season, all away from the Merkelt gym. The Skyhawks won the Holy Cross on the first day of the Tom Konchalski Classic at Fordham, where he won 81-79, and Army West on points, where he won 82-77 decision, to get his first win. Earned an NCAA Division I win. Binghamton on December 3rd.
high score
Stonehill has owned 2 of the NEC’s top 6 games this season, and 2 of its 3 games outside of Josh Cohen in St. Francis, Pennsylvania. 5th grade Isaiah Burnett (Annapolis, Md.) The career-high 30-pointer against Holy Cross is one of five 30-point games in the conference this season.graduate student Max Zegalowskiof (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) His career-high 28 points against Eastern Nazareth on November 30 was the NEC’s sixth-highest scoring streak of the season, and his 25 points against Quinnipiac (11/10) was 12 points. , ranked 11th in the conference. .
Pre-season forecast
Stonehill was selected as the first 9th place northeast conference A season by the head coach of the league. Merrimac received six of the eight first-place votes to retain pole position in preseason voting, followed by Sacred Heart with two first-place votes. St. Francis (Pennsylvania) followed in his third place and Wagner was voted his fourth and received his final first place vote.
bright light
of northeast conference Stonehill’s February 2 game against St. Francis (Pennsylvania) College will be broadcast live on ESPN3 through NEC’s 26-game TV package. Matching at Merkert Gym is his one of 21 games featured on the ESPN network. Now 23 in his second season, Dave Popkin serves as the main play-by-play announcer for the men’s broadcast, with Paul Dottino (24) taking his place. analyst work. Pack Network and Northeast Sports Network (NSN) will handle production duties for his ESPN3/ESPN+ package for the league.
Movin’ on up!
5 years ahead Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) is close enough to pass 900 career points in a 20-point effort at Boston College on Dec. 13 to become the program’s 43rd 1,000-point scorer. He has played as a career 47.3% shooter and has scored his 941 points in 87 games.
in transition
Stonehill announced that it has accepted an invitation to participate. northeast conference The Skyhawks will begin their four-year transition on July 1, earning full NCAA Division I membership in 2026-27. At the NEC meeting in June, the chairman of the meeting announced that the waiting period for the auto-qualifying sport would be changed from four years to two years from the NEC post-season championship competition, with Stonehill joining NEC starting in 2024-25. qualified for the postseason
proud history
Stonehill has won the Northeast 10 Presidents Cup six times and finished in the top three in 15 final standings in the last 17 years. Stonehill is one of only 10 institutions in the nation to receive the NCAA Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic Achievement, and in each year of his first decade of the program he achieved a 90% or higher academic achievement. Awarded to the athletic department that achieved The college is ranked 98th in the National Liberal Arts Schools category and 94th in the Best Value category by US News & World Report.
Hoop history
Stonehill men’s basketball has won 15 NCAA Division II tournament bids in its history. His last one was canceled due to his COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Finished the conference with four postseason titles and his six regular season championships.
Pre-season forecast
Stonehill was selected as the first 9th place northeast conference A season by the head coach of the league. Merrimac received six of the eight first-place votes to retain pole position in preseason voting, followed by Sacred Heart with two first-place votes. St. Francis (Pennsylvania) followed in his third place and Wagner was voted his fourth and received his final first place vote.
tough slate
In its first Division I season, Stonehill featured opponents from the Big East (2 – UConn, Providence), ACC (1 – BC), Missouri Valley (3 – UIC, Bradley, Valpo) and the Patriots. Assembled a tough non-conference slate. League (2 – Army, Holy Cross), America East (2 – UMass Lowell, Binghamton), MAAC (2 – Quinnipiac, Ryder) and A-10 (1 – Fordham) lead to the first NEC slate around the new year. Twelve of Skyhawks’ 15 non-conference games also take place on the street.
in the list
Stonehill head coach Chris Krause ’06 Returning 10 letter winners, including 3 starters from the 2021-22 team, who finished 15-12, including 10-9 at NE10, to advance to the conference quarterfinals.
Stonehill’s initial Division I roster includes:
• 4 5th grade players
• 3 transfers, including 2 transfers to graduate school
• 2 Division I transfers, including a 5th year returnee Isaiah Burnett (navy) and newcomers Thatcher Stone (William and Mary)
• No 4th grade, 3rd grade, 3rd grade, 2nd grade.
be sociable
Stonehill Athletic fans and media members use multiple social media outlets to stay up to date on all 23 college programs.of the department Facebook You can also follow the page at www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks @GoStonehill upon twitter and @stonehillskyhawks InstagramYou can also search for Stonehill Men’s Basketball. Facebookfollow the team twitter Account and Head Coach via @StonehillBball Chris Krause @CoachChrisKraus and their new Instagram feed @stonehillbball.
next
Stonehill will be back in action on Thursday, starting a season-long, four-game homestand with Wagner College and the NEC at 7pm at Merkelt Gymnasium.