Senior Randall Stallworth was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, making all four three-point attempts, in netting a team-high 16 points to lead the Skyhawks past Holy Family this afternoon. |
Stonehill Cruises Past Holy Family, 76-55
Stallworth leads balanced Skyhawks effort in rebound win
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (December 29, 2009) - Stonehill College, among teams receiving votes in the most recent National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll, returned from a ten-day layoff and rolled to a 76-55 victory over Holy Family University in non-conference men's basketball action at Campus Center Gymnasium this afternoon.
Senior guard Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J./Monsignor Donovan) didn't miss a shot all afternoon, leading a balanced offensive effort for Stonehill with 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field, including a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range, to go with four assists (no turnovers) and three steals in 22 minutes of play.
Sophomore Patrick Lee (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) and freshman Brian Hamor (Schenectady, N.Y./Bishop Gibbons) combined for 24 points off the bench, missing just three shots from the field combined. Hamor netted a season-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, to go with three assists and two steals. Lee contributed ten points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, and six rebounds. Junior Mike Kernan (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) chipped in with eight points, six rebounds (three offensive) and three assists.
Sophomore Justin Swindowski (Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross) led Holy Family with a double-double, notching game-highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds (five offensive), three assists and two steals over 40 minutes. Freshman Khiry Hankins (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country) added nine points, while junior Rickie Crews (Westville, N.J./Deptford) chipped in eight rebounds and four blocked shots to go with four points and two assists.
Freshman Brian Hamor added a season-high 14 points off the bench. |
Stonehill finished shooting 48.5-percent (32-for-66) from the field, including 54.5% (18-33) in the opening 20 minutes to build a 21-point halftime lead (40-19). The Skyhawks buried 7-of-12 (58.3-percent) three-pointers in the second half, to finish shooting 47.6% (10-21) from beyond the arc on the day. Stonehill out-rebounded its opponent for the tenth time in as many games this season, finishing with a 41-33 edge, while also recording a 31-11 advantage in points off turnovers. Holy Family was held to 34-percent (18-for-53) shooting from the field, including just 6-for-24 (25%) in the first half.
Stonehill never trailed, opening a seven-point lead (14-7) after an early 11-4 run after the teams traded three-pointers in the opening minute. Holy Family was back within three (20-17) after a pair of free-throws by Hankins, but the Skyhawks reeled off nine-straight points to put their lead into double-figures (29-17) after five-straight points from Hamor with 4:37 left in the half. The run was the spark of a 20-2 run over the final 9:16 of the half that put the visitors up 21 (40-19) at the intermission. Hamor had all eight of her first half points in that stretch.
Stonehill's lead never got below 20 points in the second half, with the Skyhawks opening the stanza with a 20-6 run to bust the game open (60-25) after four-straight three's by Stallworth and two more from Hamor with 13:11 to play.
Stonehill (8-2, 6-0 NE-10) is back in action tomorrow when it battles Philadelphia University at Holy Family at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks next home game is Saturday, January 2, when it resumes its Northeast-10 schedule against the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Merkert Gymnasium at 3:30 p.m. Holy Family (0-9, 0-2 CACC) hosts Assumption College tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
