Skyhawks cap 3-0 week to extend win streak to five games
Hanson led three Skyhawks in double figures with a career-high 18 points (PHOTO BY Mary Gettens) |
EASTON, Mass. (November 28, 2021) – Stonehill College, receiving votes in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll and ranked No. 6 in the D2SIDA East Region poll, turned in another strong defensive effort in posting its fifth-straight win with a 78-58 decision over Molloy College in non-conference men's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium this afternoon.
Leaders
Stonehill
Myles Hanson Senior, Forward: Career-high 18 points (5-of-8 shooting, 8-for-9 FTs), three rebounds.
Andrew Sims Senior, Forward: 17 points (5-for-6 FGs, 2-for-2 threes), eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, blocked shot.
Isaiah Burnett Senior, Guard: 13 points, five rebounds, nine assists, three steals, three blocked shots.
Molloy
Billy Muller Junior, Forward: Double-double 14 points (6-for-12), 12 rebounds, three blocked shots.
Darren Fergus Freshman, Guard: 11 points, five assists, five steals.
Sey Dieng Freshman, Guard: 10 points (4-for-6 FGs), two rebounds.
How it Happened
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Stonehill never trailed, scoring the first four points of the contest on its way to an eight-point cushion (12-4) after a three-point play from Hanson less than five minutes into the game.
Sims added 17 points and eight rebounds (PHOTO BY Mary Gettens) - Molloy followed by trimming the lead to two (12-10) after a pull up jumper from Fergus two minutes later.
- A quick seven-point burst saw Stonehill open a 12-point lead (27-15) after a Sims three-pointer with 8:53 to play in the opening half.
- A second Sims triple gave Stonehill a 13-point advantage (33-20) two minutes later, before Molloy rallied to within five (34-29) after a three-point play from freshman Kenny Lazo with 3:22 left in the half.
- Stonehill restored a 12-point halftime lead (41-29) and then quickly grabbed a 17-point advantage (49-32) after Sims split two free-throws six minutes into the second half.
- Stonehill wouldn't allow Molloy back within 15 points the rest of the way, stretching the cushion to 21 points (59-38) after a Burnett jumper with 8:43 to play before opening a 23-point lead (65-42) on a layup off a turnover by freshman Christopher Melis with six minutes remaining, a lead the Skyhawks would also match in the closing seconds.
Noteworthy
- Stonehill capped a 3-0 week by extending its winning streak to five games with today's victory. It marks the Skyhawks first five game win streak since winning six in a row in late November/December 2018.
- Stonehill held Molloy to 37.1-percent shooting, marking its third straight game the Skyhawks opponent has shot under 40-percent from the floor and the fourth time this season overall.
- Stonehill has limited its last three opponents under 60 points and four overall.
- Hanson's game-high 18 points marks his career-high, including his time at Columbia and Xavier, and is his first double-figure scoring game of the season.
- Burnett finished an assist shy of his first career double-double with his career-high nine helpers today, scoring in double-figures for the fourth-straight game (five overall).
- Sims has now reached double figures in all seven games for Stonehill this season.
Up Next
Stonehill returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Saint Thomas Aquinas College, also receiving votes in the NABC poll and ranked No. 3 in the D2SIDA East Region poll, for a key regional clash at Merkert Gym at 7 p.m. Molloy (0-6, 0-0 ECC) hosts University of the District of Columbia for its East Coast Conference opener on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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