Moreton matches season-high with 25 points as Skyhawks ride 53-percent second half shooting to win

Moreton matches his season-high with 25 points to lead the Skyhawks to victory (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix)

EASTON, Mass. (January 11, 2020) – Stonehill College shot over 53-percent in the second half to break open a halftime deadlock to secure an 80-69 triumph over Le Moyne College, ranked No. 7 in the D2SIDA East Region poll, in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium this afternoon.

Leaders

Stonehill

Will Moreton Senior, Guard: Season-high matching 25 points (8-for-19, 5-for-9 threes), including 14 in the first half, with eight rebounds and two steals.

Monty Urmilevicius Junior, Forward: Career-high 17 points (8-for-15), six rebounds, three assists and a steal.

Owen Chose Junior, Guard: 14 points (5-for-8, 2-for-4 threes), all second half, four assists and a steal.

Michael Boen Senior, Guard: Season-high 11 rebounds.

Le Moyne

Nino Hernandez Sophomore, Guard: 23 points (8-for-11, 3-for-3 threes, 4-for-4 FTs), three rebounds.

Ryan Roland Senior, Guard: 11 points (3-for-6 threes), two rebounds, two assists and three steals.

Tom Brown Senior, Forward: 13 rebounds, nine points, four assists and a steal.

Urmilevicius added a career-best 17 points, to go with six rebounds and three assists (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix)

How it Happened

• Stonehill shot 53.1-percent from the field (17-for-32) in the second half, including 5-for-9 (55.6%) from three-point distance, to break-open a 34-34 halftime deadlock following a first half that featured six ties and six lead changes.
• Stonehill scored the first seven points of the second half, including four from Urmilevicius, to grab the lead for good two minutes in.
• Le Moyne pulled back within three (48-45) after a Roland three five minutes into the half, but Chose answered with a triple at the other end and Stonehill scored eight-straight to grab a 12-point lead (57-45) after a Chose jumper, who finished the run with seven points.
• Stonehill stretched its advantage to 13 (62-49) after a three-pointer from senior Brandon Twitty midway through the half.
• Le Moyne rallied to within seven (64-57) after a Hernandez three with 7:28 remaining, but Stonehill followed with the next seven points, the last five by Moreton, to open a 14-point margin (71-57) after a Moreton jumper with six minutes left.
• Stonehill maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way, peaking at 17 (76-59) after an Urmilevicius layup with 3:23 to go.
• Le Moyne started fast, scoring the first six points of the game from three different players, before Stonehill responded with an Urmilevicius layup and Twitty three.
• Stonehill grabbed its first lead (12-10) with a Moreton jumper with 12:30 left in the first half, opening a four-point edge (21-17) after a three-pointer from junior Owen de Graaf with 8:42 left.

Noteworthy

• Moreton, playing in his 100^th career game, moved into eighth place on Stonehill's career scoring list with his 25 points giving him 1,562 to move past A.J. Rudowitz, '10 (1,542).
• Moreton moved into fourth all-time at Stonehill with his 225 career three-point field goals after connecting on 5-of-9 attempts today. He passed Nick Smith, '09 (221) on the all-time list. Chose took over tenth on the career three-point field goals list with 148 after hitting 2-of-4 tries today.
• Stonehill is 5-0 at home with the win today, including three-straight wins at home over regionally-ranked teams.
• Moreton posted his seventh 20-point game of the season (26^th career), marking his 78^th career double-figure scoring game (14^th this year).
• Chose has scored in double-figures in nine-straight games.

Up Next

Stonehill (9-6, 5-2 NE10) is back on the road on Tuesday, when it visits Adelphi University, ranked sixth in the region, for an NE10 matchup at 7:30 p.m. The Skyhawks are back at Merkert Gym next Saturday, January 18, to host the University of New Haven for their Purple & White and Alumni Game at 3:30 p.m. Le Moyne (10-5, 6-1 NE10) hosts Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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