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The Game
Stonehill and Central Connecticut State cap off the 2023-24 regular season and conference play before the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament with a meeting in New Britain, Conn. at Detrick Gym Saturday afternoon.  The season finale is practically a playoff game for the Skyhawks as it is a win-or-go-home scenario with Stonehill needing a win and a loss from Saint Francis in a NEC matchup against Le Moyne at 4 p.m. to move into the eighth seed and secure the final playoff spot. The Skyhawks are coming off a 79-51 loss to Sacred Heart in their home finale on Thursday coming into Saturday's matchup against the No. 2 seeded Blue Devils who are 12-3 in NEC action while winning three straight games and five of their last six.

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Player of the Week
Sophomore Tony Felder (Brockton, Mass.) was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Week honor for the first time this season as well as earning his third NEC Prime Performer nod Monday afternoon. In last Saturday's 72-63 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) University at Merkert Gym, Felder scored a career-high 30 points on 10-19 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out three assists with zero turnovers in 34 minutes. Over the last three games (prior to Thursday night's game vs. Sacred Heart), Felder is averaging 18.7 points per game on a 46.3% shooting clip from the field to go along with 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per contest. His career-high of 30 points is the highest total by a Skyhawk this season and the most since grad student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) scored 30 in a win over LIU last season on Feb. 16, 2023. Felder is the second Skyhawk this season to be named NEC Player of the Week, joining sophomore Chas Stinson (Charlotte, N.C.). Stinson earned the honor after recording career-highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds, notching the lone double-double for the Skyhawks this season, in a 59-58 loss at Rutgers on Dec. 31.

Media Information
Saturday afternoon's game will be broadcasted digitally on NEC Front Row and can be accessed via ccsubluedevils.com through its NEC Front Row portal (necfrontrow.com/schools/CCSU) or through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku via the NEC On the Run App.

Scouting The Blue Devils
Second place Central Connecticut State enters the game with the top scoring margin in the Northeast Conference, outscoring its opponents by 5.9 points per game. The Blue Devils 72.5 points per game is the fourth-best scoring offense in the conference while their stout defense allows just 66.6 points per game, the third-best mark in the NEC. CCSU holds the second best FG% in the conference at 45.0% and are one of just two teams in the conference averaging 5+ blocks per game. The Blue Devils leading scorere is grad student Allan Jeanne-Rose, the fifth ranked scorer in the NEC at 15.0ppg. His 54.1% field goal percentage is at the top of the NEC leaderboards. The Blue Devils have three of the top-10 shot blockers in the NEC highlighted by Jayden Brown who is fourth in the conference with 1.4 per game. Senior Jordan Jones is averaging 12.9ppgand 1.9 steals per game which has him ranked fourth in the conference in steals.

Against the Blue Devils
This afternoon marks the 36th meeting all-time between these two programs. Central Connecticut State holds a 28-7 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1960. CCSU won the first game of this season's two matchups, 74-59 at Merkert Gym. In last season's meeting in New Britain, Conn., the Blue Devils notched a 94-90 triple overtime win on Feb. 18, 2023 at Detrick Gym. Despite the lopsided record against CCSU, Stonehill holds a 5-3 record at Merkert Gym when the Blue Devils travel to Easton including a 51-49 Stonehill win on Jan. 7, 2023 in the first Division I encounter between the two teams.

Last Time Out
EASTON, Mass. (February 29, 2024) – Stonehill College men's basketball fell in its home finale at Merkert Gym to Sacred Heart, 79-51, setting up a win-or-go-home final game on Saturday to secure the final spot in the Northeast Conference playoffs. Graduate student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) made his final appearance at Merkert Gym in his decorated college career, leading the Skyhawks with 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes. Sacred Heart closed out the game, winning 79-51 thanks to a 53.3% (32-60) shooting night while also shooting 55% (11-20) from deep.

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 needs a win and a loss from the eighth seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) in a Northeast Conference matchup against Le Moyne on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Loretto, Pa. to sneak into the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament. With a Skyhawk win and a Red Flash loss, Stonehill would play the one-seeded Merrimack Warriors in North Andover, Mass. on Thursday, March 6 in the quarterfinal round of the NEC playoffs.