2008 NCAA Championship Tournament Northeast Region
Friday, March 14, 2008, 1 p.m. EST
Philadelphia, Pa.
Holy Family University's Campus Center Gymnasium

Game No. 1
(7) Bryant (20-11) vs. (2) Stonehill (26-4)
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Dancin Again
Stonehill is making its 18th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Five of those appearances have now come under seventh year head coach Trisha Brown.

Four Below
The Purple and White are four games below .500 in their NCAA Tournament games (14-18). They have lost their last two games in the tourney - 70-46 loss to American International in the regional semifinal in 2006 and a 58-55 defeat to Bentley last season in the regional quarterfinals.

Lucky No. 13
With its win over Bryant in the Northeast-10 Championship title game, the Skyhawks extended its season-best winning streak to 13 games. Earlier this season, the Bulldogs ended Stonehill's season-opening nine game winning streak.

Poll Position
After entering the ESPN/USA Today Poll at No. 22 in the second week of the season, the Skyhawks have remained in the top 25 for duration of the season, rising to its current position of No. 8, its highest all year.

Us Against The Field
Stonehill sports an impressive 9-2 record this season against its foes in the Northeast Region. The Skyhawks have winning records against Assumption (2-0), Bentley (3-0), Bryant (2-1) and Molloy (1-0), while they sport a 1-1 ledger against Franklin Pierce.

Charity Case
Stonehill is 68-for-78 (.872) from the free throw line in its last two games against the Bulldogs. The two main culprits have been Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass.), who is 23-for-25 and Erika Stupinski (Topsham, Maine) who is 18-for-20.

Helpers For Everyone
In its win over Bryant in the Northeast-10 Championship game, Stonehill had 18 assists on its 26 baskets. In all 30 of its contests, Stonehill has had assists on at least half of its baskets. For the season, it has 342 assists on 489 baskets (70 percent).

The Lead Helper
Erika Stupinski's 232 assists this season are 16 short of Denise West's single season program record of 248.

Five For Firing
Sophomore Megan Methven (Corning, N.Y.) is eight three-pointers shy of tying the school record of three-pointers in a season (81) set by Michelle Doonan in 1993-94. Methven's freshman campaign is ranks second all-time (76).

700 Club
With its win over Franklin Pierce on December 1, Stonehill earned the program's 700th career victory.

20-20 Vision
With its current 26-4 mark, Stonehill has 20 seasons with 20 or more wins in the program's 37-year history.

Always on the Winning Side
In the 37-year history of the program, Stonehill has never had a losing season.

Advance Placement
The winner of this afternoon's game between Stonehill and Bryant will advance to the regional semifinals to take on the winner of Dominican-Franklin Pierce on Saturday at 6 p.m.