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Stonehill College men's basketball travels to Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. for a first-ever meeting with Saint Joseph's University Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks and Hawks face off as part of the Wildcat Challenge hosted by the University of Kentucky, with Texas A&M-Commerce joining in on the Challenge as well. As part of the Wildcat Challenge, all four teams will face off against each other, with Stonehill being the only team in the tournament to play all three games on the road, traveling to each opponent. Tuesday's matchup in Philadelphia is the first game of the Challenge and already the second Atlantic-10 opponent of the year for the Skyhawks after falling to George Washington on opening night. Stonehill is 0-2 all-time against the A10, losing at Fordham, 71-60, at least seasons Tom Konchalski Classic in the Bronx, N.Y. The Skyhawks enter the game with a 1-2 record, its lone win coming against Army West Point last Thursday at Merkert Gymnasium. Saint Joe's sits at 2-0 to begin the year with wins coming against Lafayette and Penn, both from Hagan Arena as the Hawks start the season with four home games.

Media Information
Tuesday night's game will be broadcasted digitally on ESPN+ with Matt Martucci (play-by-play) and Joe Lunardi (analyst) calling the action for Saint Joseph's.

Last Time Out
HARTFORD, Conn. (November 11, 2023) – Stonehill men's basketball fell to the No. 6 ranked University of Connecticut, 107-67, at the XL Center Saturday afternoon as senior Jackson Benigni (East Hampton, Conn.) set a new career-high with 22 points in his first start since Jan. 8, 2022. After scoring 14 points off the bench against Army West Point Thursday night, Benigni carried his hot hand into this afternoons game as he went 9-14 from the field and 4-5 from long range, scoring 22 points to surpass his former career-high of 16 points from 2021.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill was picked to finish ninth in its first Northeast Conference season by the league's head coaches before they finished in a tie for second place as they went 10-6. This season, they were voted to finish in sixth place, three spots higher after their strong debut to the NEC in 2022-23.  

Tough Slate
Stonehill has picked up where it left off last season when it comes to assembling a  tough non-conference slate, featuring three pre-season ranked opponents and two of the NCAA Final Four teams from this past March. They'll take on teams from the Big East  (1 - #6 UConn), ACC (1 - #13 Miami), SEC (1 - #16 Kentucky), Big Ten (1 - Rutgers), A-10 (2- Saint Joseph's (Pa.), George Washington), Patriot League (1 - Army), America East (3 - UMass Lowell, Binghamton, New Hampshire), and the MAAC (2 - Quinnipiac, Rider) leading up to their second season of NEC play. 11 of the Skyhawks 15 non-conference games will be played on the road.

Ranked Rigor
Stonehill enters the season with three nationally ranked opponents from the AP/Coaches Preseason Poll, No. 6 UConn, No. 13 Miami, and No. 16 Kentucky. Entering the 2023-24 season, the Skyhawks had never faced a nationally ranked Division I opponent in its programs history.

In Transition
Stonehill announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference and commence a four-year transition to full NCAA Division I membership on April 5, 2022. The Skyhawks started their four-year transition on July 1, 2022, and will earn full NCAA Division I membership in 2026-27. At the June NEC meetings, the Conference presidents announced a shift in the waiting period for automatic qualifier sports from competing for NEC postseason championships from four to two years, making Stonehill eligible to compete in the NEC postseason starting this year, in 2023-24.

Proud History
Stonehill won the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup six times, finishing in the top three in the final standings 15 of the last 17 years. Stonehill was one of just ten institutions nationwide to receive the NCAA Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Achievement, recognizing athletic departments with an Academic Success rating of 90-percent or better, in each of the first ten years of the program's existence. The College ranks No. 98 in the category of National Liberal Arts Schools by U.S. News & World Report and No. 94 in the Best Value category.

Hoop History
Stonehill men's basketball earned 15 NCAA Division II Tournament bids over its history, the last was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Stonehill was a charter member of the Northeast-10 Conference, winning the first two tournament championships in 1981 and '82, finishing its time in the Conference with four postseason titles and six regular season championships.

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 plays game number three of its five-game road trip with a matchup at #16 Kentucky University at Rupp Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Skyhawks and the Wildcats and the second ranked opponent that Stonehill has played this season.