Sophomore Ryan Logan posted his fifth 20 point outing of the year with a game-high 23 points for the Skyhawks tonight. (PHOTO BY Lewis Glass/SportsPix)

Logan leads Skyhawks to eighth straight home win with 23 points 

EASTON, Mass. (February 11, 2015) – Stonehill College, ranked tenth in this week's D2SIDA East Regional poll, picked up its eighth straight home win with an 86-71 victory over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium tonight.

Sophomore Ryan Logan (Fredericktown, Ohio/Fredericktown) led five Stonehill players in double figures with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting, including 3-for-6 from three-point range, while converting both free-throw attempts to go with six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Junior Pierce Cumpstone (Bainbridge Township, Ohio/Kenston) came off the bench to net 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while converting all six free-throws, five rebounds, three blocked shots and a steal, while sophomore Jimmy Walsh (Manasquan, New Jersey/Manasquan) added 11 bench points on 4-of-7 shooting, and six boards. Junior Daniel Brix (Monroe Township, New Jersey/St. Joseph) contributed 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting and two assists, while classmate Carter Smith (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) chipped in 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting, converting all four free-throws, with four assists.

Junior Terrance Bobb-Jones (Wilmington, Massachusetts/Delcastle Voc-Tech) scored 17 of his team-high 19 points for Assumption in the second half, shooting 9-for-16 from the field (8-10 second half), with seven rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and steal. Senior Jimmy Zenevitch (Methuen, Massachusetts/Central Catholic) added 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with seven boards, while junior Karl Ziegler (Annandale, Virginia/Annandale) potted 14 of his 16 points in the first half, connecting on 7-of-11 shots (6-of-8 first half), with four rebounds. Sophomore Marcus Murray (Washington, D.C./John F. Kennedy) chipped in with ten points, aided by 7-for-9 shooting at the line, with six rebounds and five assists.

Stonehill shot 52.7-percent (29-for-55) from the field, including 15-for-27 (55.6%) in the second half, while connecting on just 6-of-20 (30%) three-pointers, and converting 22-of-30 (73.3%) free-throws (including 15-for-18 in the second half). The Skyhawks turned the ball over just eight times for the night and saw their bench outscore the Assumption reserves 31-4, due in large part to a combined 27 from Cumpstone and Walsh. The Greyhounds shot 47.3% (26-for-55) from the floor, including 48.4% (15-31) in the second half, connecting on 2-of-11 (18.2%) three-pointers and going 17-for-24 (70.8%) from the line.

Junior Pierce Cumpstone added 16 points off the bench. (PHOTO BY Lewis Glass/SportsPix)

Assumption staked out a seven point lead (15-8) over the opening eight minutes of the game after a pair of free-throws by Zenevitch. He had six points in all during that stretch, while Ziegler added four and Murray buried a three-pointer. Stonehill responded with a 15-2 run to take the lead and push it to six points (23-17) after two free-throws by Cumpstone with 7:30 remaining in the half. Logan had seven Skyhawk points during that run, including a three-pointer that pulled the Skyhawks within a point (17-16) with nine minutes to go.

Assumption drew back within three (24-21) after two free-throws by sophomore Reilly Reid (Mississauga, Ontario/Lorne Park) with six minutes left in the half. Stonehill followed with six straight points to extend its lead to nine (31-22) after a Cumpstone jumper with 4:48 remaining on its way to a ten point cushion (34-24) following a three-point play from Cumpstone with 3:17 left.

Stonehill took a seven point lead (39-32) into halftime after a last-second basket from junior Adam Bramanti (Middleton, Massachusetts/Masconomet Regional). Zenevitch pulled Assumption back within five (39-34) with the opening basket of the second half and the Greyhounds were still within six (47-41) after five minutes. The Skyhawks reeled off seven straight points to regain their double-digit lead (54-41) after another Cumpstone three-point play 6:16 into the second.

Assumption cut the gap to nine twice before the midway point of the second half, but would get no closer as Stonehill used a 14-3 run to open a game-high 20 point lead (74-54) on a Walsh triple with 5:57 to play that all but sealed the victory. The Greyhounds closed the gap to 11 (82-71) after a Bobb-Jones layup with 57-seconds remaining, but Smith canned all four free-throw attempts in the final minute to halt the late rally.

Stonehill (16-7, 11-6 NE-10) is right back in action here at Merkert Gym on Saturday when it hosts NE-10 Northeast Divisional leading Southern New Hampshire University at 3:30 p.m. Assumption (8-14, 5-12 NE-10) visits Merrimack College on Saturday at 3 p.m.

For the latest on Stonehill Athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter and Facebook. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks mobile app on iTunes and the Android Market.