Minneapolis, Minnesota, senior guard is Skyhawks first NE10 Player of the Year since Shaun Fein in 1997-98
Twitty joins Moreton in earning All-NE10 honors
Moreton is the fourth from Stonehill to earn NE10 Player of the Year honors - its first since 1997-98 (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard) |
EASTON, Mass. (March 3, 2020) – Stonehill College senior guard Will Moreton headlines two All-Northeast-10 Conference selections by being named the NE10 Player of the Year by the league's 14 head coaches, the Conference announced today.
Moreton, now a three-time All-NE10 selection with first team honors for the first time, is just the fourth NE10 Player of the Year from Stonehill and the program's first since former All-American Shaun Fein during the 1997-98 season. Stonehill's two other NE10 Players of the Year are NE10 Hall of Famers Jon Cronin, '92 (1991-92) and Bob Reitz, '83 (1981-82). Moreton, a second-team All-NE10 pick as a sophomore and junior, is just the fifth three-time All-Conference selection in program history and its first since Ryan Logan, '17.
Senior guard Brandon Twitty, an honorable mention All-NE10 performer as a sophomore, joins Moreton in earning All-Conference honors with a spot on the third team. The duo gives Stonehill 41 All-NE10 selections in program history, including 12 in head coach Chris Kraus', '06 seven seasons at the helm.
Moreton, who earned CoSIDA Academic All-District I accolades last week, leads Stonehill in scoring, rebounding and assists for the second-straight year. He has started all 113 games of his collegiate career, including 28 this season, averaging 18.7 points (7th), 8.9 rebounds (5th), 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocked shots in 34.2 minutes per game. Moreton leads the NE10 and ranks fourth nationally in Division II with his 8.0 defensive rebounds per game, while ranking second with 13 double-doubles (17th nationally). He is shooting 44.2-percent from the field, including 43.4% (75-for-173) from three-point distance (9th), and converts 75% (102-136) of his free-throws.
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Moreton has scored in double-figures in 26 of Stonehill's 28 games this season, leading the team in scoring 16 times with the Skyhawks posting an 11-5 record on those games, netting 20-plus points 13 times. He scored a season-high 35 points in Stonehill's win at Adelphi University (1/14), marking the team's lone 30-point game of the year and Moreton's fifth of his career, that includes a career-high 40 in a win over Franklin Pierce University as a junior, that marked Stonehill's first 40-point game since Fein in 1998.
Moreton has led Stonehill in rebounding 17 games, with 13 double-digit rebound contests, including a season-high 14 four times. He has led Stonehill in assists nine times this season, with the Skyhawks 7-2 in those games, including a career-high seven in Sunday's NE10 Tournament win over Southern Connecticut State. He averaged 19.7 points on 47% shooting, including 45.9% (56-122) from three, converting 77.4% (65-84) of his free-throws, with 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in Stonehill's 19 NE10 games this season.
Moreton, named an honorable mention selection to the D2EastHoops.org All-Decade Team, is ranked fifth in program history with his 1,817 points – just five behind Bill Zolga, '80 for fourth, while his 263 career three-point field goals is second in program history behind only Cronin's 308 threes. Moreton is a 44.6-percent shooter for his career, including 39.8% from three, shooting 78% from the free-throw line, while adding 842 rebounds, 270 assists, 128 steals and 75 blocked shots. He leads all active players in the NE10 for career points, which ranks 14th nationally in Division II, while ranking 12th among active players in Division II for rebounds, tenth with 32 career double-doubles and 14th for career three-pointers.
Twitty has bounced back from a tough junior year with injuries to start all 28 games for Stonehill this season, averaging 13.7 points on 41.5-percent shooting, including 40.2% (51-127) from three-point distance, converting 84.2% (64-76) of his free-throws (8th NE10), with 1.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a team-high 1.4 steals (9th) in 33.5 minutes per game. He has scored in double-figures in 22 of the Skyhawks 28 games this season, leading the team in scoring seven times, with 20-plus points seven times, including a season-high 23 points at Saint Anselm College (2/8). Twitty has also collected three-plus steals in four games.
Twitty follows up honorable mention All-NE10 honors as a sophomore with a spot on the All-NE10 third team as a senior (PHOTO BY Lewis Glass/SportsPix) |
Twitty averaged 12.4 points in NE10 play this winter, shooting 40.5% from three (34-84) and converting 85.2% (46-54) of his free-throws, with 1.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He became the 41st in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau earlier this season and is currently ranked 25th on Stonehill's career scoring list with 1,230 points, ranking sixth all-time with 192 career three-pointers. He is a 44.5-percent shooter for his career, including 41.6% from three-point distance, and 78.9% shooter from his career at the free-throw line, adding 180 rebounds, 159 assists and 120 steals in his 104 career games.
Stonehill (18-10, 13-6 NE10), the Northeast Division's No. 2 seed and ranked No. 6 in the most recent NCAA Division II East Regional rankings, is back in action on Wednesday night, when it hosts Southwest No. 5 seed University of New Haven for an NE10 semifinal at Merkert Gym at 7 p.m. Tickets, available for purchase in advance online at stonehillskyhawks.com, are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 12-18, college students with an ID and senior citizens (65+) and $1.00 for students from NE10 member institutions. Stonehill students will be admitted free of charge courtesy of the Stonehill Spirit Committee.
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