A gameStonehill College returns to Merkert Gymnasium where it will play four of the next six games to host Sacred Heart University on Northeast Conference to wrap up January at Sullivan Court Field this afternoon. The Skyhawks won a couple of NEC road games last weekend, including a 70-59 triumph at FDU last Sunday, but are looking to bounce back from a 73-56 loss at the University of Hartford in their last non-conference event of the season. Wednesday evening. The Pioneers are also looking to bounce back after losing two straight games to the NEC in Thursday night’s 74-70 home loss to LIU.

Welcome back, graduates!The Stonehill Men’s Basketball Program welcomes alumni of the program’s legendary 74-year history for today’s game. The program welcomes the return of its alumni game on Saturday morning. Welcome back to all our Chieftains and Skyhawks men’s basketball teams!

Suits and sneakersThe Stonehill men’s basketball coaching staff is proud to attend the American Cancer Society’s Coaches Against Cancer – Suit and Sneaker Week from January 23-29, wearing sneakers with suits to raise awareness of the fight against cancer and inspire hope. This year in particular, NABC is asking all fans to help “Set the Screen” and make sure they and their loved ones have the latest information on cancer screenings. To learn more about the Coaches Against Cancer program and Screen Adjustment to Save Lives Against Cancer, visit www.coaches.cancer.org. If you or someone you know needs help or information about cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 or visit Cancer.org.

Information for the mediaTonight’s game will be streamed live on SkyhawksVision and NEC Front Row. Charlie Bergeron (PBP) and Brian Buckley (analyst) have a call to action. The broadcast can be accessed at stonehillskyhawks.com via the NEC Front Row portal (www.necfrontrow.com/schools/SC) or via Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku via the NEC On the Run app. WSHL 91.3 FM campus radio coverage is also available from Andrew Nielsen and Paul Ghazarosyan on call.

Last timeHartford hit 60 percent from the floor in the second half to win over Stonehill 73–56 at the Chase Arena. Sophomore Curtis Henderson scored a game-high 19 points to lead Hartford by completing 8-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, adding five assists and three steals. Junior Briggs McClain added 16 points, five assists, four rebounds, an interception and a block, while graduate student Pano Pavlidis added 13 points, including ten in the second half, on 6-of-7 shooting, with seven rebounds and three blocks. Fifth-year student Josh Mac (Winchester, Va.) scored 12 of his career-high 16 points in the first half as he hit his first four shots of the night, including a pair of triples, en route to 6 of 9 shots overall, including 2-3 from deep, five rebounds, four assists and an interception. Classmate Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) rounded out the double-figure scoring list with 11 points, three of three shots, three rebounds and three assists.

Against the pioneersThis afternoon marks the second regular season meeting between the two programs and the 35th meeting of all time. Sacred Heart has a 22-12 lead in an all-time streak between the two programs that dates back to 1966, but Stonehill has won the last two meetings – separated by 27 years – after winning 74-67 in their Northeast ConferenceDebut in Fairfield, Connecticut, December 29th. The Pioneers are 5-3 all-time here at the Merkert Gym, but then again, Stonehill won the last two matches here at Easton, including a 77-63 triumph here in 1993-1993. 94 season. Stonehill head coach Chris Kraus 1-0 all-time against Sacred Heart, and Pioneers head coach Anthony Latina 0-1 against the Skyhawks.

Last time they metStonehill led by a whopping 23 points late in the first half and still 20 in the middle of the second, before holding back a late draw to secure a 74-67 win over Sacred Heart in the first NEC game for both in Fairfield, Connecticut. , December 29th. Stonehill led by 18 points Shamir Johnson (Waterbury, Connecticut) and a double-double from a classmate Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) and the duo scored 35 points to lead four Skyhawks by double digits. Sims scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, shooting 8 of 14 shots and assisting three. Junior Nico Galette outscored Sacred Heart with 15-of-23 points in the second half, shooting 9 of 19 shots, including 3 of 5 of three, with seven rebounds and three steals.

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Top performersStonehill Fifth Years Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, New Jersey) and Shamir Johnson (Waterbury, Connecticut) were named Northeast Conference Prime Performers for their efforts at the Skyhawks 2-0 week by the league office on Tuesday. Sims, who earned MVP status for the sixth time this season, averaged 14.0 points on 70.6% shooting (12-17), 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals compared with two Stonehill victories. He repeated his 24-point season-high for the third time this season at LIU on Friday night, finishing 11 of 13 from the floor with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Johnson earns his first NEC Prime Performer selection by averaging 12.5 points on 56.3% shooting (9-16), including 5-of-10 (50%) of three, with 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He scored a career-high 23 points in Sunday’s win over FDU, including 20 points in the second half with 51 points by the Skyhawks, finishing 8 of 12 from the floor, including 5 of 7 from three, with six rebounds. and three gears. Sims leads the Skyhawks with his top six performers followed by a fifth year Isaiah Burnett (Annapolis, MD) with five and a graduate student Max Zegarovsky (South Hamilton, MA) with two, while Johnson is the fourth Skyhawks to win this year with his first pick this week.Main NEC performers:November 14: Andrew Sims and Isaiah BurnettNovember 21Story by: Isaiah BurnettNovember 28: Andrew Sims5th of December: Andrew Sims and Max Zegarovski12 December: Isaiah BurnettDecember 19th: Andrew SimsJanuary 2: Andrew Sims and Isaiah BurnettJanuary 9: Isaiah BurnettJanuary 18: Max ZegarovskyJanuary 24: Andrew Sims and Shamir Johnson

Bright lightsBefore the start of the season in Northeast Conference announced that Stonehill’s matchup with the University of St. Francis (Pennsylvania) on Thursday will be broadcast live on ESPN3 via NEC’s 26-game television package. The match at Merkert Gym is one of 21 games to be featured on ESPN networks. Now in its 24th season, Paul Dottino (24th) will star opposite Joe DeSantis (16th). Pack Network will take over production of the league’s ESPN3/ESPN+ package.

Milestone Maxgraduate school Max Zegarovsky (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) is close to giving Stonehill two 1,000-point scorers on its roster, entering today’s game 38 points short of reaching the milestone. He scored 968 points in 83 career games, including for Lynn and Franklin Pierce. Zegarovski scored eight points in five games at Lynn University in 2018–19 and then played 55 games in three seasons at Franklin Pierce University, a former NE10 division opponent in 2019–22, where he scored 677 points, including 431 points in the 2021–2022 season. Ravens for the NCAA Tournament. This season he has 277 points in 23 games at Stonehill.

Move up!Becoming the 43rd Stonehill player to score 1,000 against FDU on January 16, fifth year forward Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, NJ) moved up to 39th in the program’s career rankings. His 1,039 points in 95 career games put him four points behind Adrian Machado ’96 (1,043) for 38th all-time and within striking distance of 36th with an average game this afternoon.

During the transition periodStonehill announced that they have accepted an invitation to join Northeast Conference and begin a four-year transition to full NCAA Division I membership on April 5. The Skyhawks began their four-year transition on July 1 and will receive full NCAA Division I membership in 2026–27. At the June NEC meetings, the conference presidents announced a change in the waiting period for automatic qualifying sports from participating in the NEC post-season championships from four to two years, making Stonehill eligible to compete in the NEC post-season championships starting in 2024–2025.

proud historyStonehill has won the Northeast 10 Presidents’ Cup six times, finishing in the top three in the final standings 15 of the last 17 years. Stonehill was one of ten institutions nationwide to receive the NCAA Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic Achievement, recognizing sports departments with an academic success rate of 90 percent or higher each of the program’s first ten years of existence. The college is ranked 98th in the National Liberal Schools category by U.S. News & World Report and 94th in the “Best Value” category.

History of the hoopStonehill men’s basketball has earned 15 NCAA Division II tournament entries in its history, the last one being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Stonehill were founding members of the Northeast-10 Conference, winning the first two tournament championships in 1981 and 1982. ending their participation in the Conference with four postseason titles and six regular season championships.

How to communicateFans and members of the Stonehill athletics media have several social media channels to keep them updated on all 23 university programs. Department facebook page www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and @stonehillskyhawks via Instagram! You can also search Stonehill men’s basketball at facebookfollow the team Twitter account via @StonehillBball and also via head coach Chris Kraus @CoachChrisKraus and his new Instagram feed @stonehillbball.

NextStonehill is back in action here at Merkert High School on Thursday as he hosts St. Northeastern ConferenceX broadcast package. The game will also serve as the start of Black History Month, sponsored by the Athletics Task Force to address racial injustice.

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