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The Game
Stonehill enter's Friday night's game at Rider on an eight game losing streak, six of the eight losses coming on the road. Friday's non-conference matchup marks the second meeting all-time between the Skyhawks and the Broncs after last year's contest at Merkert Gymnasium that Rider pulled a win out in, 78-67. Rider has lost its past seven games, losing six of those in consecutive road games until returning to Lawrenceville, N.J. this past Sunday, falling to Fairfield in a MAAC matchup, 88-81. This is the second MAAC opponent of the season for Stonehill after dropping a game at Quinnipiac on Nov. 26. The Skyhawks are the lone Northeast Conference opponent on the schedule for the Broncs this season.

Media Information
Friday night's game will be broadcasted digitally on ESPN+ with Daryl Fein (play-by-play) and Steve Rudenstein (analyst) calling the action for the Broncs.

Last Time Out
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (December 6, 2023) – Stonehill College men's basketball traveled to Island Federal Arena Wednesday night, falling to Stony Brook in a first-ever meeting between the two non-conference opponents, 83-61. Sophomore Tony Felder (Brockton, Mass.) led the Skyhawks in the scoring column, putting up 11 points on 3-6 shooting from downtown. Graduate student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) was Stonehill's leading dimer, dishing out a season-high four assists. Freshmen Louie Semona (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Todd Brogna (Southborough, Mass.) each corralled six rebounds for the Skyhawks to lead the team. Tyler Stephenson-Moore led all scorers, netting 23 points for the Seawolves in the win. Andre Snoddy had a game-high eight rebounds for Stony Brook.

Transfer Trio
Stonehill saw three new faces join the team for the 2023-24 season through the transfer portal. Sophomore Tony Felder (Virginia Military Institute), junior Shane O'Dell (Saint Rose), and Pano Pavlidis (Hartford). Despite all three being newcomers, the trio has made an instant impact for the Skyhawks as Pavlidis has started all ten games while Felder has started all but one and O'Dell has started in five of the ten, only missing the five due to injury. Felder currently leads the team in assists while ranking second in scoring and steals per game. Pavlidis is first on the team in field goal and rebounds per game. O'Dell is the teams fourth-best scorer and is second in field goal percentage.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill was picked to finish ninth in its first Northeast Conference season by the league's head coaches before they finished in a tie for second place as they went 10-6. This season, they were voted to finish in sixth place, three spots higher after their strong debut to the NEC in 2022-23.  

Tough Slate
Stonehill has picked up where it left off last season when it comes to assembling a  tough non-conference slate, featuring three pre-season ranked opponents and two of the NCAA Final Four teams from this past March. They'll take on teams from the Big East  (1 - #5 UConn), ACC (1 - #12 Miami), SEC (1 - #17 Kentucky), Big Ten (1 - Rutgers), A-10 (2- Saint Joseph's (Pa.), George Washington), Patriot League (1 - Army), America East (3 - UMass Lowell, Binghamton, New Hampshire), and the MAAC (2 - Quinnipiac, Rider) leading up to their second season of NEC play. 11 of the Skyhawks 15 non-conference games will be played on the road.

Ranked Rigor
Stonehill enters the season with three nationally ranked opponents from the AP/Coaches Preseason Poll, No. 6 UConn, No. 13 Miami, and No. 16 Kentucky. Entering the 2023-24 season, the Skyhawks had never faced a nationally ranked Division I opponent in its programs history.

Windy City Welcome
The Northeast Conference announced on Tuesday that Chicago State University has accepted full membership to the Conference starting on July 1, 2024. Chicago State is set to join NEC charter members FDU, Long Island University, Saint Francis University and Wagner College, alongside Central Connecticut State University (admitted in 1997), Stonehill College (admitted in 2022), and Le Moyne College (admitted in 2023). The inclusion of Chicago State markedly expands the NEC footprint, now encompassing three of the United States' top 10 media markets: New York City (No. 1), Chicago (No. 3) and Boston (No. 8). Located on Chicago's south side, CSU offers 15 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs, all of which are sponsored by the NEC. The Cougars field seven men's teams and eight women's teams. Sports sponsorship at CSU includes men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's volleyball. Chicago State will be integrated into NEC athletic schedules beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The Cougars will gainimmediate eligibility to participate in all NEC championships and earn the conference's automatic qualifier to NCAA Championships. Founded in 1867, Chicago State holds the distinction of being the sole four-year Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) in Illinois as designated by the U.S. Department of Education. Boasting an enrollment of nearly 3,000, Chicago State ranks No. 1 in tuition affordability in the Chicagoland area and is in the top 4 percent nationally for boosting graduates' economic mobility

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, 2022. The Skyhawks started their four-year transition on July 1, 2022, 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 this year, in 2023-24.

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, in 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 in 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 was a charter member 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 concludes its three-game road trip at the University of New Hampshire on Monday, Dec. 11 for a 7 p.m. matchup at Lundholm Gymnasium.