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| The Game Stonehill travels to Syracuse to take on Le Moyne for the first time since a Jan. 8, 2022 win when the Skyhawks defeated the Dolphins 73-64 in a Northeast-10 regular season matchup back when both programs were Division II foes. Stonehill played Le Moyne nine days prior to Saturday's meeting, a blowout win for the Dolphins that saw them lead by as much as 43 points at Merkert Gym. Although the Skyhawks are 0-17 on the road this season, Stonehill hasn't lost at Ted Grant Court since the 2018-19 season. As the two newest members of the Northeast Conference, both programs started out their DI tenures competitively as Le Moyne is 6-5 in league play in its inaugural season while Stonehill went 10-6 in its inaugural season a year ago. Media Information Saturday afternoon's game will broadcast live on television on the YES Network while simultaneously being broadcasted digitally to ESPN+. Paul Dottino (play-by-play) and Tim Capstraw (analyst) will be calling the NEC matchup between the Skyhawks and the Dolphins. Scouting the Dolphins The Dolphins sport an 11-14 record while being 6-5 through their first 11 NEC contests. Le Moyne won its first-ever NEC game against FDU in its league opener and rattled off a 4-2 record to begin conference play before dropping back-to-back road games at Wagner and at Sacred Heart. As a team, the Dolphins make the most threes per game in the conference, hitting 254 on the year to average 10.2 per game. They also shoot the ball at the best clip in the conference from deep, 35.9%. Le Moyne is far and away the top free throw shooting team in the conference at 77.1% from the line with the next closest team coming into this week's games at 71.5%. The Dolphins also lead the NEC in assists per game at 16.0, totalling 401 this season. Grad transfer Kaiyem Cleary leads Le Moyne with 16.0 points per game, the third-best scorer in the conference. He also leads the team with 6.0 rebounds per game, seventh best in the NEC, and notched a school record 43 points against LIU on 1/27. Against the Dolphins This is the 43rd meeting all-time between Stonehill and Le Moyne, a series that dates back to the 1962-63 season. The Dolphins lead the series, holding a 24-18 record while being 13-7 against the Skyhawks when Stonehill travels to Syracuse. LAST TIME OUT EASTON, Mass. (February 15, 2024) – Stonehill men's basketball dropped a Northeast Conference matchup as Merrimack College scored the final eight points of the game to win 66-63 at Merkert Gymnasium Thursday night. Grad student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) scored a team-high 19 points while notching six boards and two assists in 37 minutes for the Skyhawks. Freshman Todd Brogna (Southborough, Mass.) tallied 10 assists; the first time a Skyhawk has had double-digit assists this season. He also grabbed eight rebounds, scored six points, and recorded three steals. Merrimack was led by five-time NEC Rookie of the Week Adam "Budd" Clark who scored 29 points on 12-22 shooting to go along with six assists and two steals. Felder knocked down a pair of free throws to keep Stonehill in front by five points, but Merrimack scored the final eight points of the game to secure the road win, 66-63. Rotating cast The Skyhawks have used 12 different starting lineups through 27 games this season as nine different players have started for Stonehill and no Skyhawks has started all 26 games. The Skyhawks have used the same starting lineup for the past seven games. Stonehill's 12 different starting lineups is tied for the fifth-most unique combinations in all of Division I. Eastern Michigan (16) and Milwaukee (16) are at the top of list while Detroit Mercy (15), Kansas City (15), Furman (14), Siena (14), Vanderbilt (14), and Jacksonville (13) are the only schools with more combinations than the Skyhawks.
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