Thatcher Stone scored a season-high 11 points off the bench for the Skyhawks in MLK Day matchup. (PHOTO BY Jarod Minassian)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (January 15, 2024) – Stonehill men's basketball traveled to the Spiro Sports Center Monday for a Northeast Conference matchup at Wagner, falling in a low-scoring affair, 64-54, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

LEADERS

• Senior Thatcher Stone (Winchester, Mass.) and sophomore Chas Stinson (Charlotte, N.C.) each tallied 11 points to lead Stonehill. Stinson also corralled seven boards to lead the team.
• Graduate student Max Zegarowski (South Hamilton, Mass.) knocked down three long-range buckets, scoring nine points while leading the team with three assists and one steal.
• Wagner was led by guard Javier Ezquerra who had game-highs of 16 points, six assists, and four steals. Ezquerra played 39 minutes, hitting on six of his 11 shot attempts while going 3-5 from deep.

FIRST HALF

• For the second game in a row, fifth-year Pano Pavlidis (Queens, N.Y.) scored the opening basket of the game with a strong finish at the rim.
• Wagner scored the next nine points before a 9-2 run from Stonehill gave the Skyhawks an 11-10 lead with 9:05 to play in the half.
• The Seahawks responded with a 9-0 run before Zegarowski and Stone helped Stonehill keep it close with a pair of baskets as Wagner led 19-16.
• A second Zegarowski three-pointer would be the final points of the half for the Skyhawks as the Seahawks went into the break leading 32-19.

SECOND HALF

• Stonehill outscored Wagner 12-10 during the first five minutes of the second half as the Skyhawks stayed within 11 points of the Seahawks, 42-31.
• Wagner would build a 21-point lead, making five straight shot attempts including two three-pointers to take their largest lead of the night at 54-33.
• The Seahawks held a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game, closing out the win, 64-54, after a late run from the Skyhawks got them within 10 but it was too late in the contest.

NOTEWORTHY

Chas Stinson has led the Skyhawks in rebounding in seven of the last eight games after grabbing seven more today. (PHOTO BY Jarod Minassian)

• Stonehill drops to 2-3 all-time against Wagner and drop to 1-2 against the Seahawks in NEC play after splitting last season's regular season series.
• Stonehill is now 0-2 when playing at the Spiro Sports Center and 1-3 overall in Staten Island.
• The Skyhawks have used 11 different starting lineups through 19 games this season, this being the first time in six games that they used the same lineup in back-to-back games.
• Stonehill's 11 different starting lineups are tied for the third most in the country at the Division I level, trailing only Furman (13) and Detroit Mercy (12).
• Stone's 11 points mark a season-high for the senior and is his first game in double-figures this season, a mark he hit four times last season.
• Stinson continued his strong work on the glass today, leading the team in rebounds for the seventh time over eight straight starts, averaging 7.0rpg over that stretch.
• Stinson also scored 11+ points for the fifth consecutive game and has now reached double-figures in five straight games.

UP NEXT

• Stonehill continues Northeast Conference play at Merkert Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. as FDU comes to Easton, Mass. The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Tickets for the 2023-24 men's and women's basketball season are on sale now and can be purchased at stonehillskyhawks.com/tickets. Season ticket options are available including a men's and women's combination pass, valid for all 27 home games this year.

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