Brown is second women's basketball coach in Stonehill history to reach milestone as Skyhawks cap regular season with win

Brown earned her 400th career win with today's victory to conclude the regular season (PHOTO BY Saylor Murphy)

EASTON, Mass. (February 20, 2022) – Stonehill College closed out its regular season schedule with a 65-46 Senior Day victory over Southern Connecticut State University to hand head coach Trisha Brown her 400^th career win in Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium this afternoon.

Brown has posted a 400-184 (.685) record in her 21 seasons as head coach at Stonehill after today's win, which includes a 297-140 (.680) mark in NE10 play. She is the second women's basketball coach in Stonehill history to reach 400 wins, joining Paula Sullivan, who posted a 479-159 (.751) record in her 25 seasons from 1971-1996. Brown is the fourth coach in NE10 history to reach 400 wins, ranking third among active NE10 coaches and 28^th among active head coaches at the NCAA Division II level for career wins.

Prior to this afternoon's game, Stonehill took a moment to recognize its two seniors, Megan Hill and Kayla Raymond and their families, for their contributions to the program over the last four years. 

Leaders

Stonehill
Kayla Raymond Senior, Forward: 19 points (4-for-8 threes), 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots.
Isabella Santoro Senior, Guard: 12 points (6-for-12), 4 assists, 2 rebounds, steal.
Emily Bramanti Senior, Guard: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, steal.
Sophie Glidden Senior, Forward: 10 rebounds, 6 points, 3 assists. 

Southern Connecticut State
Jessica Fressle Postgrad, Forward: 12 points, including the 1,000^th of her career, 7 rebounds, assist, blocked shot.
Delaney Connors Senior, Guard: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, assist.
Zoe Amalbert Senior, Guard: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, steal. 

How it Happened

• Raymond led the Skyhawks with 19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard)

  Stonehill jumped on top early, leading by three (7-4) after a layup by Glidden two and a half minutes into the game.
• Southern scored six straight points to grab the lead (10-7) after a jumper from sophomore Katie Williamson midway through the first quarter.
• Stonehill followed with the next 12 points, including five from Raymond, to reclaim the lead and open a nine-point cushion (19-10) after a floater in the lane from Bramanti with 1:39 to play in the first.
• The Skyhawks carried that nine-point margin (21-12) into the second quarter, but didn't score for the first six minutes of the frame, allowing Southern to draw within four (21-17) after a Fressle layup with 4:35 left in the half.
• Stonehill closed the half with an 11-5 run to take a ten-point lead (32-22) into halftime after Bramanti buried a three at the buzzer.
• Glidden scored the first basket of the third quarter to stretch the Stonehill lead to 12 (34-22), but Southern pulled back within eight (34-26) after two straight points from Fressle, the latter of which was the 1,000^th point of her career with 7:10 remaining.
• Neither team scored for over three minutes until Stonehill scored five straight to open a 13-point lead (39-26) with 2:51 left in the third after four-straight points from Santoro.
• Stonehill was able to extend its lead to 16 (49-33) heading to the fourth and wouldn't allow Southern closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
• The Skyhawks lead reached 21 points (59-38) after a Raymond three with 6:23 remaining and then saw the game out from there.

Noteworthy

• Raymond led Stonehill in scoring in her seventh-straight game played and 11^th time this season overall, scoring in double digits for the 12^th-straight game and 17^th time this season overall (55^th career).
• Raymond moved into 28^th place on Stonehill's career scoring list with 1,110 points in her 65^th career game.
• Bramanti scored in double figures for the 15^th time this season (28 career).
• Santoro posted her 12^th double-figure scoring game of the season (23^rd career).
• Glidden pulled down ten plus rebounds for the third time this season, leading a Stonehill rebounding effort that finished with a 51-27 margin.
• Stonehill made 7-of-11 shots from the field (63.6-percent) in the fourth quarter, while limiting Southern to 8-of-29 shooting (27.6%), including 1-for-8 (12.5%) from three-point distance in the second half in pulling away.

Up Next

Stonehill (13-8, 12-7 NE10) is back in action on Friday, when it opens postseason play by hosting an NE10 Tournament first round matchup. The Skyhawks have clinched at least the No. 3 seed from the NE10's Northeast Division, but could move up to No. 2 if Bentley University drops its regular season finale against Saint Anselm College on Tuesday night. Stonehill would host the Southwest Division No. 6 seed (currently University of New Haven) if it's seeded No. 3 or Southwest No. 7 (currently The College of Saint Rose) if seeded second. The NE10 Tournament pairings and schedule will be released following the conclusion of the Conference's regular season schedule. Southern Connecticut State (11-13, 8-10 NE10) wraps its regular season schedule against Adelphi University on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

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