Glidden earned All-Tournament Team honors at the TD Bank Classic after leading three Skyhawks in double-figures with her career-high 19 points. (PHOTO BY Ryan Feeney)

Glidden named to TD Bank Classic All-Tournament Team after career-high scoring day

BURLINGTON, Vt. (November 27, 2022) – Oakland (Mich.) University scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter and outscored Stonehill College 23-5 over the final ten minutes to secure an 83-59 victory in the consolation game of the 2022 TD Bank Classic, hosted by the University of Vermont, at Patrick Gymnasium this afternoon.

Junior forward Linda Van Schaik led four from Oakland in double-figures to earn All-Tournament Team honors for the TD Bank Classic, with a game-high 22 points off the bench on 8-of-18 shooting, including 5-for-11 from three-point distance, with four rebounds and five steals. Classmate Alexis Johnson added 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, with six rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Golden Grizzlies.

Fifth-year Sophie Glidden earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Classic after leading Stonehill with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, converting all five free-throws, to go with a team-high six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot. She averaged 13.5 points on 47.8-percent shooting (11-for-23), converting all five free-throw tries, with 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.5 blocked shots in 24.5-minutes per game over the Skyhawks two TD Bank Classic games this weekend.

Host Vermont claimed the TD Bank Classic title with a 57-51 victory over Siena College in today's second game. Vermont senior Emma Utterbeck capped Tournament MVP honors with 20 points, four rebounds and five assists in today's game and was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammates Catherine Gilwee and Anna Olson, while Valencia Fontenelle-Posson from Siena rounded out the All-Tournament squad. 

Kelly scored a season-high matching 13 points for the Skyhawks, adding five rebounds (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

Leaders

Stonehill

Glidden: Career-high 19 points (7-for-10, 5-for-5 FTs), six rebounds, three assists, blocked shot.

Mia Kelly Senior, Guard: Season-high matching 13 points (3-for-6, 3-for-4 threes, 4-for-6 FTs), season-high matching five rebounds.

Emily Bramanti Fifth-year, Guard: Season-high 12 points (5-for-7, 2-for-3 threes), two rebounds, season-best five assists. 

Oakland
Van Schaik: Game-high 22 points (8-for-18, 5-for-11 threes), four rebounds, five steals, assist.

Johnson: 15 points (6-for-11), six rebounds, two assists, two steals.

Brooke Daniels Freshman, Guard: 14 points (7-for-10), three rebounds, three assists, five steals.

Miriam Ibezim Sophomore, Forward: 10 points (5-for-9), eight rebounds (four offensive), blocked shot.

How it Happened

• Stonehill held a 9-7 edge at the first media timeout after back-to-back layups from Glidden less than six minutes into the game.

• Bramanti chipped in a season-best 12 points for the Skyhawks with five assists. (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

  Oakland scored the final seven points of the opening quarter, sparked by a Van Schaik three, before a steal and hoop by Daniels, that broke the fifth tie of the first (13-13) after a Bramanti layup with 1:49 remaining.
• The Skyhawks chipped back within a possession (20-17) after a layup from postgrad Maddie Loder and two Glidden free-throws in the opening minute of the second, but Van Schaik answered with a three-pointer and then a steal and layup to stretch the Oakland lead to eight (25-17) 68-seconds in.
• Stonehill cut the lead to two (29-27) on a Kelly three with 5:42 to play in the second, but the Golden Grizzlies scored the next nine to open an 11-point lead (38-27) with three minutes to go in the half after back-to-back baskets from freshman Cam Grant.
• Trailing by ten (43-33) after a Johnson layup, Stonehill scored the final four points of the half off Oakland turnovers resulted in jumpers by junior Cameron Ward and freshman Colleen McCullagh to head into the lockerroom down just six (43-37).
• Glidden extended the run to six points by opening the second half with a layup, but Oakland reclaimed a nine-point cushion (51-42) after a layup from senior Breanne Beatty three minutes into the third.
• Stonehill closed again, pulling within two (51-49) midway through the third as Kelly drained a three-pointer, followed by layups from Bramanti and Glidden.
• Stonehill was still within a possession (53-51) after two Ward free-throws with three minutes left in the third, but Van Schaik hit a three to spark five quick points and push the Oakland lead back to seven (58-51) at the media timeout with 1:41 left in the quarter.
• Stonehill was back within four after a three-point play by Glidden, but Oakland carried a six-point lead (60-54) into the fourth on a layup from junior Sug Williams at the buzzer.
• Van Schaik opened the fourth with a three-pointer and then Johnson scored a putback to push the Oakland lead back to 11 (65-54) a minute into the fourth as the Golden Grizzlies sealed the win with a 17-2 run over the first five minutes of the frame to open a 21-point lead (77-56) that put the game away.

Noteworthy

• This afternoon marked the first ever meeting between the two programs and was Stonehill's third matchup against a Michigan team in the program's history (1-2).
• Glidden's career-high 19 points bested a 16-point game at Adelphi University last December and mark a team-high in its inaugural Division I season as well. She has scored in double-figures for the second time this season and ninth game of her career.
• Bramanti reached double-figures in scoring for the 30^th time in her career (fourth this season) with her season-best 12 points today.
• Kelly scored in double-figures for the third time this season (11^th career) with her season-high matching 13.
• Stonehill shot a combined 14-for-25 (56-percent) from the floor, including 4-for-6 (66.7%) from three-point distance, over the middle two quarters of play, but was just 1-for-8 from the field in the fourth quarter.
• Oakland outscored Stonehill 32-12 in points off turnovers, with the Skyhawks turning the ball over 23 times, compared to 11 for the Golden Grizzlies.
• The Golden Grizzlies also enjoyed a 19-2 margin in second chance points for the day.

Up Next
Stonehill (1-6, 0-0 NEC) has the week off before returning to action at the University of New Hampshire on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks next home game is Wednesday, December 14, when they host UAlbany at Merkert Gym at 6 p.m. Oakland (3-3, 0-0 Horizon) opens its Horizon League schedule on Friday at Cleveland State University at 7 p.m.

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