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The Game
Stonehill enters the final six game stretch of its inaugural NCAA Division I schedule in which it will play four games on the road by visiting the only remaining Northeast Conference member it has yet to see this season with an NEC matchup at St. Francis College of Brooklyn at The ARC at Pratt Institute this afternoon. The Skyhawks have won two-straight and four of five, including a run of four-straight NEC wins to move within a half game of first place in the Conference standings after Thursday night's 74-61 triumph over Saint Francis (Pa.) University, while the Terriers have won three-straight and six of eight after Thursday's 53-48 win over Central Connecticut State University.

Media Information
This afternoon's game is being broadcast live on NEC Front Row. John Perez (play-by-play) and Barry "Slice" Rohrssen (analyst) have the call of the action for St. Francis of Brooklyn. The broadcast can be accessed via stonehillskyhawks.com through its NEC Front Row portal (necfrontrow.com/schools/SC) or through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku via the NEC On the Run App.

Last Time Out
Stonehill moved within a half game of first place in the Northeast Conference standings with a 74-61 triumph over Saint Francis (Pa.) in a top of the NEC men's basketball matchup from Merkert Gymnasium that was broadcast on ESPN3. Fifth-year Isaiah Burnett (Annapolis, Md.) fueled Stonehill's fourth-straight NEC win with his second-straight 20-point outing as he made his first nine shots on the night, including a pair of three-pointers, on his way to a game-high 22 points. He added a school-record seven steals, five rebounds and two assists as he finished the night 9-for-11 shooting, including 2-for-3 from three, converting both free-throw tries. Burnett tallied 14 points in the first half alone on 6-of-6 shooting, including a pair of threes. Classmate Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, N.J.) added 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting, converting all five free-throws, with six rebounds, while postgrad Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) rounded out the Skyhawks in double-figures with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists. Junior Josh Cohen led Saint Francis with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, with four rebounds and three assists.

Against the Terriers
This afternoon marks the first meeting all-time between the two programs. St. Francis Brooklyn marks the final NEC member the Skyhawks have yet to play in its inaugural NCAA Division I season. The Skyhawks and Terriers will meet for the second time this season just next weekend, when St. Francis Brooklyn heads to New England, with tip-off at Merkert Gymnasium scheduled for 2 p.m.

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Prime Performers
Stonehill fifth-years Andrew Sims (Mount Laurel, N.J.) and Isaiah Burnett (Annapolis, Md.) were both named Prime Performers by the Northeast Conference on Monday. Sims averaged 17.0 points on 50-percent shooting (13-for-26), including 3-for-4 from three-point range, with 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in the Skyhawks 1-1 week. He posted his seventh 20-point game of the season with a game-high matching 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting in Saturday's 82-81 win over Sacred Heart after totaling 11 points at Hartford on Wednesday, connecting on all three shots from three, with three rebounds and three assists. Burnett averaged 13.5 points on 40.9% (9-22) shooting, with 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game for the week for Stonehill. He stuffed the boxscore in Saturday's win over Sacred Heart with a game-high tying 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-for-9 from three, to go along with six rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Sims leads the Skyhawks with seven Prime Performer selections, while Burnett has been honored for the sixth time this season. Postgrad Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) has earned Prime Performer status twice this season, while fifth-year Shamir Johnson (Waterbury, Conn.) is the fourth Skyhawk to earn the recognition this year with his first pick last week.

NEC Prime Performers:
Nov. 14: Andrew Sims & Isaiah Burnett
Nov. 21: Isaiah Burnett
Nov. 28: Andrew Sims
Dec. 5: Andrew Sims & Max Zegarowski
Dec. 12: Isaiah Burnett
Dec. 19: Andrew Sims
Jan. 2: Andrew Sims & Isaiah Burnett
Jan. 9: Isaiah Burnett
Jan. 18: Max Zegarowski
Jan. 24: Andrew Sims & Shamir Johnson
Jan. 30: Andrew Sims & Isaiah Burnett

Milestone Max
Postgrad Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) is closing in today's game seven points shy of reaching the milestone. He has scored 993 points in 85 career games, including his time at Lynn and Franklin Pierce. Zegarowski scored eight points in five games at Lynn University in 2018-19, before playing 55 games over three seasons at former NE10 divisional foe Franklin Pierce University from 2019-22, where he scored 677 points, including 431 points in 2021-22 to help the Ravens to an NCAA Tournament bid. He has totaled 308 points in 25 games at Stonehill this season.

Seven-th Heaven
Fifth-year Isaiah Burnett (Annapolis, Md.) collected a Stonehill record seven steals in Thursday night's win over Saint Francis, giving him ten over the last two games. The Skyhawks scored 11 points directly off his seven thefts, including four of his own game-high 22 points, accounting for nearly all of Stonehill's 14 points off turnovers in the game. Burnett has reclaimed the NEC lead with 2.80 steals per game - good for fourth nationally, while his 71 total steals leads the country by five. 

In Transition
Stonehill announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and commence a four-year transition to full NCAA Division I membership on April 5. The Skyhawks started their four-year transition on July 1 and will earn full NCAA Division I membership in 2026-27. At the June NEC meetings, the Conference presidents announced a shift in the waiting period for automatic qualifier sports from competing for NEC postseason championships from four to two years, making Stonehill eligible to compete in the NEC postseason starting in 2024-25.

Proud History
Stonehill 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 just ten institutions nationwide to receive the NCAA Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Achievement, recognizing athletic departments with an Academic Success rating of 90-percent or better, each of the first ten years of the program's existence. The College ranks No. 98 in the category of National Liberal Arts Schools by U.S. News & World Report and No. 94 for the Best Value category.

Hoop History
Stonehill men's basketball earned 15 NCAA Division II Tournament bids over its history, the last was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Stonehill were charter members of the Northeast-10 Conference, winning the first two tournament championships in 1981 and '82, finishing its time in the Conference with four postseason titles and six regular season championships.

Getting Social
Fans and media members of Stonehill athletics have multiple social media outlets to get updates on all 23 varsity programs. The department's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks, and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and @stonehillskyhawks via Instagram! You can also search for Stonehill men's basketball on Facebook, follow the team's Twitter account via @StonehillBball as well as head coach Chris Kraus @CoachChrisKraus, and its new Instagram feed @stonehillbball. 

Up Next
Stonehill returns to action on Thursday, when it visits former Northeast-10 Conference foe Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, for an NEC matchup at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return to Merkert Gym next Saturday, February 11, to host St. Francis Brooklyn at 2 p.m.