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The Game
Stonehill College heads to Western New York to continue the non-conference portion of its schedule starting Friday night at the University of Buffalo at Alumni Arena, before heading to Niagara for a Sunday matinee matchup at Niagara University. The Skyhawks enter the weekend in search of their first win after a 69-49 setback to former Northeast-10 Conference foe Bryant University at Merkert Gymnasium on Tuesday, while Buffalo and Niagara will both face the Skyhawks after their own Tuesday night matchup at Alumni Arena in which the Bulls picked up a 92-75 victory.

Media Information
Both games this weekend will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be accessed via the ESPN Watch app (subscription) through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. Paul Peck and Matt Mattia have the call for Buffalo on Friday night, while Todd Callen and Sue Petronsky have the call on Sunday for Niagara. Radio coverage on Friday at Buffalo is presented by 1520 AM with Jack Kreuzer on the call, which can also be accessed via the TuneIn app online.

Last Time Out
Bryant University finished shooting 52-percent from the floor in posting a 69-49 victory over Stonehill Collegeat Merkert Gymnasium Tuesday night. Senior Mariona Planes Fortuny and freshman Mia Mancini paced Bryant's shooting effort with double figure scoring nights. Mancini buried 5-of-6 three-pointers for a game-high 15 points to go with two rebounds and two assists, while Fortuny made 6-of-10 shots from the floor for 13 points, with three rebounds. Freshman Nia Scott contributed eight points and a game-high nine rebounds, with three assists and three steals, while senior Kemari Reynolds and freshman Martina Boba each scored nine points for the Bulldogs. Senior Jada Thornton (Germantown, Md.) led Stonehill with her fourth-straight double figure game to start the year with ten points, four rebounds and two assists. Sophomore Paige Martin (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) scored a career-high nine points with three rebounds and two steals, while postgrad Anna Boruta (Vienna, Austria) contributed nine points.

Against the Bulls
Friday night marks the second meeting all-time between Stonehill and Buffalo after the Bulls posted a 62-56 victory over the Skyhawks in their first NCAA Division I home game at Merkert Gym in Easton last November. Jazmine Young and Re'Shawna Stone combined for 30 points to lead the way for Buffalo, but it was a three-pointer from Hattie Ogden with 97-seconds to play to fuel a game-clinching eight-point run in the final two minutes that sealed the win for the Bulls. Mia Kelly paced Stonehill with a season-high 13 points, with four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown is 0-1 in her career against Bulls, while Buffalo head coach Becky Burke is 1-0 all-time against the Skyhawks.

Four Score
Stonehill senior forward Jada Thornton (Germantown, Md.) has scored in double-figures in all four games for the Skyhawks so far - more than doubling her career total entering the season (3). She is ranked sixth in the NEC with her 12.3 points per game, while ranking fourth in field goal percentage (.359).

They are Free...Throws.
Stonehill is ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference for free-throw percentage, shooting 63-percent from the stripe after four games. Stonehill finished second among NEC leaders for free-throw percentage in Conference play last season, converting at 75.1-percent in league play. The Skyhawks ranked second among Conference leaders overall at 72.8-percent for the season.

Lucky Sevens
Junior forward Maureen Stapleton (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.) grabbed seven rebounds in each of Stonehill's first three games, and has led the Skyhawks in rebounding in three of their first four. She is ranked fifth among NEC rebounding leaders with her 6.5 boards per game.

Rebound That Basketball
Stonehill ranks third the NEC in all three rebounding categories with 36.3 rebounds, 12.8 offensive boards and 23.5 defensive rebounds per game.

Triples Hitter
Stonehill postgraduate transfer Anna Boruta (Vienna, Austria) is tied for second in the NEC with her 2.3 three-pointers per contest, also ranking 12th in scoring with 11.0 points per game.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill has been picked to finish fifth in its second trip around the Northeast Conference by the league's head coaches in its preseason poll announced at the Conference's Social Media Day at the Prudential Center in Newark in October. Defending NEC Tournament Champions Sacred Heart University is the unanimous choice to capture the regular season title with all nine first place votes, followed by No. 2 Merrimack, No. 3 Wagner, defending regular season champions FDU at No. 4 and Stonehill. LIU follows the Skyhawks at No. 6, with Saint Francis No. 7, NEC newcomer Le Moyne No. 8 and No. 9 Central Connecticut State.

Tough Slate
Stonehill has again assembled a strong non-conference test to lead into its second Northeast Conference season. The Skyhawks will face their first ACC opponent in Boston College in Chestnut Hill on December 12 (11 AM) to go along with opponents from the Big East (1 - DePaul), Atlantic-10 (1 - George Washington), CAA (1 - Northeastern), MAC (1 - Buffalo), WAC (1 - Utah Tech), America East (3 - Bryant, New Hampshire, UAlbany), MAAC (2 - Niagara, Fairfield) and Patriot League (2 - Lehigh, Holy Cross). Of this year's 13 game non-conference schedule, eight are repeat opponents from the Skyhawks inaugural Division I season, starting with tonight's return visit to Merkert by Northeastern and including: Lehigh (Nov. 11), Bryant (Nov. 14), Buffalo (Nov. 17), Holy Cross (Nov. 29), New Hampshire (Dec. 6), UAlbany (Dec. 16) and Fairfield (Dec. 30) - with six of those eight here at home.

Inside the Roster
Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown returns five letterwinners, including just one starter and no regular starters, from its inaugural NCAA Division I season in 2022-23.
Stonehill's roster includes:
• Three Division I transfers, including two postgraduate transfers in Anna Boruta (Vienna, Austra) from Northeastern and Lauren Sampson (Waltham, Mass.) from Providence, as well as sophomore Paige Martin (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) from St. Francis-Brooklyn.
• Three players who combined to start 16 games last season, including senior Cameron Ward (Bound Brook, N.J.), who started ten of 14 games before being sidelined by injury.
• A program-record three international student-athletes.
• Two postgrads, two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and six freshmen.

Tourney Time
Stonehill, winners of six Northeast-10 Conference Championship prior to elevating its program to NCAA Division I status in 2022, will have the opportunity to compete for a Northeast Conference title for the first time this season after the NEC presidents voted to waive the two-year waiting period in automatic qualifier sports at their June meetings. The Skyhawks remain NCAA Tournament ineligible until the 2026-27 season.

Celebrating 75 Years
Stonehill College, founded in 1948 is celebrating its 75th Anniversary during the 2023-24 academic year. In September 1948, some 134 students — many of whom were veterans from World War II — gathered with the eight teachers who would serve as their faculty to celebrate Mass at the Chapel in Donahue Hall. That small gathering of students and teachers marked the beginning of Stonehill College. The College kicked off its 75th Anniversary Celebration with a Jubilee Mass during Family Weekend in September, followed by music, games, food trucks and beer garden.

Getting Social
Fans and media members of Stonehill athletics have multiple social media outlets to get updates on all 21 varsity programs. The department's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks, and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and @stonehillskyhawks via Instagram!  Stonehill women's basketball is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StonehillCollegeWomensBasketball, Twitter and Instagram by following @stonehillwbb. You can even follow head coach Trisha Brown on Twitter via @CoachTB_SC.

Up Next
Following its weekend trip to Western New York, Stonehill will return to Merkert Gymnasium to open a three game homestand after Thanksgiving, when it hosts Utah Tech University next Saturday, November 25, at 2 p.m.