braxton JONES NUMBER 13 POSITION GUARD HEIGHT 6-0 YEAR FRESHMAN HAWKS TIDBIT: Jones has appeared in all 21 games this season On the Cover...
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TUE. 11/8 SACRED HEART L, 70-77 THUR. 11/10 NVU-LYNDON W, 85-43 SAT. 11/12 AT ST. FRANICS (PA.) L, 53-77 THUR. 11/17 AT BOSTON UNVIERSITY L, 66-102 SAT. 11/19 HOUGHTON W, 98-32 TUE. 11/22 FDU-FORDHAM W, 82-45 FRI. 11/25 AT PENN* L, 55-75 SAT. 11/26 VS DELAWARE* L, 50-78 SUN. 11/27 VS COLGATE* L, 58-92 WED. 11/30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 74-66 SUN. 12/4 BROWN L, 51-65 TUE. 12/6 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 50-68 TUE. 12/13 ST. PETER’S L, 57-58 SAT. 12/17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 51-67 THUR. 12/22 AT SAN FRANCISCO L, 53-85 FRI. 12/30 MORGAN STATE L, 54-61 SAT. 1/7 AT SACRED HEART L, 71-78 TUE. 1/10 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 73-78 MON. 1/16 AT UMBC L, 62-87 WED. 1/18 AT MORGAN STATE L, 84-92 MON. 1/23 PENN L, 52-76 WED. 1/25 STONEHILL 7 PM SAT. 2/4 CHICAGO STATE 2 PM MON. 2/6 UMASS LOWELL 6 PM WED.. 2/8 CENTRAL CONN. 7 PM MON. 2/13 AT SOUTH ALABAMA 7 PM THUR. 2/16 MERRIMACK 7 PM SUN. 2/19 AT CHICAGO STATE 2 PM RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * CATHEDRAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT 2022-23 SCHEDULE
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE TALE OF THE TAPE* HARTFORD HAWKS (4-17) THE MATCHUP vs. SERIES HISTORY Today is the second time this season the two teams have met on the hardwood. The Quakers posted the 75-55 win in the opening game of the Cathedral Classic inside the historic Palestra on November 25. ON THIS DATE Graduate transfer Malik Eliison scored 22 of the team’s 31 second-half points as Hartford breeezed back UAlbany, 62-48. Ellison finished with a career-high 31 points with 12 boards for his fifth double-double of the season. All-Time Series ................................. First Meeting At Hartford ....................................... First Meeting At Stonehill .......................................... First Meeting At Neutral Venue ............................. First Meeting Current Streak First Meeting Last Meeting..................................... First Meeting SERIES BREAKDOWN STONEHILL SKYHAWKS (9-13, 5-3 NEC) L11 STREAK W2 64.2 POINTS PER GAME 67.5 71.5 POINTS ALLOWED 71.3 32.6 REBOUNDS/GAME 30.7 -2.8 REBOUND MARGIN -6.1 .424 FG% .439 .455 FG% DEFENSE .433 .323 3-PT FG% .351 .379 3-PT FG% DEF .340 .659 FT% .761 12.6 ASSISTS/GAME 11.9 13.8 TO/GAME 13.9 -1.4 TO MARGIN NA 6.4 STEALS/GAME 7.0 3.6 BLOCKS/GAME 2.5
TODAY’S MATCH
Today is first time these two teams are meeting on the hardwood.
A WIN TODAY WOULD
§ snap a 11-game losing streak.
§ snap Stonehill’s two-game winning streak.
§ snap a five-game home losing streak.
§ give the Hawks their second Division I win on the season.
SCOUTING THE QUAKERS
§ Stonehill is coming off a 70-59 win over Fairleigh Dickenson in which four different players reached double figures, including guard Shamir Johnson - who came off the bench for 23 points.
§ Forward Andrew Sims leads the Skyhawks with 14.9 ppg and is second with 4.4 rpg.
§ Guard Isaiah Burnett and forward Max Zegarowski are averaging 12.5 and 12.5 points, respectively.
§ The Skyhawks lead the NEC in free throw shooting, converting 76.1 percent.
§ Rebounding isn’t a strength for Stonehill as the Skyhawks are eighth in the nine-team NEC with a margin of negative 6.1
NOT DUNNE YET
§ A fifth-year student-athlete, Dunne leads the Hawks in career games played
§ Dunne joined Hartford for the 2018-19 season and has averaged nine minutes per game during his career
§ Dunne set a new career-best mark with 16 points against the Terriers on Dec. 6. He was 5-for-8 from beyond the stripe.
§ He logged his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists against Houghton (Nov. 19).
§ Eighty-five percent (170-of-200) of his shots are three-pointers.
§ He has connected on 21-of-50 (42.0 percent) beyond the arc over the last three games.
BIG TOM
§ Forward Thomas Webley is coming off a career-high 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
§ He is averaging 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds since Jared Kimbrough went down with an injury.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford is in the middle of a string of five consecutive home games, playing Chicago State 2 p.m. February 4.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Matt Hobbs Gr. G 6-4 200 Anchorage, Alaska / Impact Basketball Academy 1 Jared Kimbrough Gr. F 6-8 230 Neptune, N.J. / Neptune 2 Lorenzo Washington Fr. G 6-0 170 Middletown, N.Y. / IMG Academy 3 Kurtis Henderson So. G 5-10 180 Brockton, Mass. / Catholic Memorial 5 Davon Ellison Fr. G 6-4 180 Waterbury, Conn. / Sacred Heart 11 Briggs McClain Jr. G 6-4 175 Martinsburg, W.Va. / St. Maria Goretti Catholic 12 Macahi Nelson Fr. G 6-5 185 Hagerstown, Md. / St. John’s Catholic Prep 13 Braxton Jones Fr. G 6-0 170 Monroe, N.J. / Roselle Catholic 14 Isiah Middleton Fr. F 6-5 200 Coral Gables, Fla. / Westminster Christian 15 Thomas Webley Jr. F 6-10 240 Christchurch, New Zealand/Cashmere/Christchurch Boys 21 Carlos Edmundo Jr. G 6-2 180 Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway 22 Henry White Fr. G 6-0 165 Simsbury, Conn. / Suffield Academy 23 Michael Dunne Gr. G 6-4 190 Matawan, N.J. / Matawan Regional 24 Pano Pavlidis Gr. F 6-8 200 College Point, N.Y. / Cardozo 25 Isaiah Rice Jr. G 6-0 180 Media, Pa. / Penncrest 45 Pierre Sow Sr. C 7-0 235 Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck (4-16 OVERALL) HEAD COACH TOM DEVITT - 10th Season - Boston College ’97 ASSISTANT COACHES TOM DEVITT - 10th Season - Boston College ’97 JEFF RAFFERTY - First Season - Springfield College ’97 PAUL HARRIS - First Season - Syracuse JASON DUNNE - First Season - Hartford ’19
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Will Rywolt Jr G 5-11 165 Barrington, R.I./Barrington 2 Max Zegarowski Gr F 6-8 205 South Hamilton, Mass./Franklin Pierce 3 Jackson Benigni Jr G 6-1 180 East Hampton, Conn./Hamden Hall Country Day 4 Chas Stinson Fr G 6-4 175 Charlotte, N.C./Liberty Heights/Hickory Grove 5 Josh Mack 5th Yr G 6-0 175 Winchester, Va./Saint Maria Goretti 11 Isaiah Burnett 5th Yr G 6-5 180 Annapolis, Md./US Naval Academy 12 Thatcher Stone Jr G 6-6 200 Winchester, Mass./William & Mary 15 John O’Reilly III Jr G 6-0 170 Montville, N.J./DePaul Catholic 20 Nathan McGill So G 6-4 190 Dillsburg, Pa./Northern 21 Cole Bergan Gr F 6-8 215 Aberdeen, S.D.Northern State 22 Shamir Johnson 5th Yr G 6-2 180 Waterbury, Conn./The Taft School 23 Christopher Melis So F 6-5 205 Chappaqua, N.Y./Saint Thomas More (Conn.) 30 Helio Sousa Erazo Jr G 5-10 160 Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 32 Andrew Sims 5th Yr F 6-6 200 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape Regional 33 Ethan Meuser Fr G 6-8 195 Shavertown, Pa./The Hill School 34 Neal Marquardt So F 6-5 205 Rockville Center, N.Y./Chaminade STONEHILL SKYHAWKS (9-13 OVERALL, 5-3 NEC) HEAD COACH CHRIS STRAUS - 10th Season - Stonehill ‘06 ASSISTANT COACHES JIMMY LANGHURST - Robert Morris ‘10 HERSCHEL JENKINS - Staten Island ‘14 JASON KARYS - Valparaiso ‘19
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 15 16 HARTFORD HAWKS 0 matt HOBBS GR | 6-4 | GUARD 1 jared KIMBROUGH GR | 6-8 | FORWARD 2 lorenzo WASHINGTON FR | 6-0 | GUARD 3 kurtis HENDERSON SO | 5-10 | GUARD 5 davon ELLISON FR | 6-4 | GUARD 11 briggs MCCLAIN JR | 6-4 | GUARD 12 macahi NELSON FR | 6-5 | GUARD 13 braxton JONES FR | 6-0 | GUARD 14 isiah MIDDLETON FR | 6-5 | FORWARD 15 thomas WEBLEY JR | 6-10 | FORWARD 21 carlos EDMUNDO JR | 6-2 | GUARD 22 henry WHITE FR | 6-0 | GUARD
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9 HARTFORD HAWKS TOM DEVITT INTERIM HEAD COACH 10th Season JASON DUNNE DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS First Season 23 michael DUNNE GR | 6-4 | GUARD 24 pano PAVLIDIS GR | 6-8 | FORWARD 25 isaiah RICE JR | 6-0 | GUARD 45 pierre SOW SR | 7-0 | CENTER
ASSISTANT COACH First Season
PAUL HARRIS
COACH First Season
JEFF
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