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The Game
Stonehill College heads north for a non-conference matchup at the University of New Hampshire as it continues a season-long five game road swing at Lundholm Gymnasium this afternoon. The Skyhawks are coming off a pair of setbacks at the TD Bank Classic, hosted by the University of Vermont last weekend, including an 83-59 decision against Oakland (Mich.) University in Burlington on Sunday. The Wildcats are looking to build off a 64-45 victory over NEC member Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday night.

Media Information
This afternoon's game is bring broadcast live on the ESPN3 digital platform with Brandon Ross (play-by-play) and Ryan Hurd (analyst) calling the action. ESPN3 broadcasts are accessible through the ESPN App on computers, smartphones, tablets and most major streaming devices, as well as through ESPN.com.

Against the Wildcats
This afternoon marks the first meeting all-time between the two programs. It will mark Stonehill's second America East opponent of its inaugural Division I season, having been dealt a 70-48 setback at Vermont last Saturday.

Prime Performer
Fifth-year forward Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) is the second Stonehill player to earn Prime Performer status by the Northeast Conference in its weekly report, the league announced on Monday. Glidden averaged 13.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists, while shooting 52.9-percent from the field and converting all five free-throw tries over the Skyhawks three games last week, which included the first NCAA Division I win in program history, while also earning All-Tournament Team honors at Vermont's TD Bank Classic over the weekend. Glidden notched the first double-double of her career with 14 points and ten rebounds, shooting 7-for-11 from the floor, in the 62-35 win over Hartford. She totaled eight points, six rebounds and an assist against host Vermont on Saturday, before netting a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, with six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in Sunday's matchup with Oakland. Postgrad guard Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) was named an NEC Prime Performer after the opening week of theseason when she averaged 13.5 points, converting 77.8-percent of her free-throws (7-for-9), over Stonehill's first two games, adding 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and a steal in 30.5 minutes per game.
NEC Prime Performers:
Nov. 14: Maddie Loder
Nov. 28: Sophie Glidden

Last Time Out
Oakland scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter and outscored Stonehill 23-5 over the final ten minutes to secure an 83-59 victory in the consolation game of the 2022 TD Bank Classic, hosted by the University of Vermont, at Patrick Gymnasium on Sunday. Junior forward Linda Van Schaik led four from Oakland in double-figures with a game-high 22 points off the bench on 8-of-18 shooting, including 5-for-11 from three-point distance, with four rebounds and five steals. Classmate Alexis Johnson added 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, with six rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Golden Grizzlies. Fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Classic after leading Stonehill with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, converting all five free-throws, to go with a team-high six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot. Senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) added a season-high matching 13 points, connecting on 3-of-4 three-pointers, and a season-high matching five rebounds, while fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored a season-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-for-3 frome deep, with two rebounds and a season-best five assists.

Spreading Holiday Cheer
Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown served as emcee of the College's annual Christmas Tree lighting on campus Thursday night. Brown, who has served as speaker/host/emcee at several holiday functions on campus in recent years, assisted in the event hosted by Stonehill's Office of Student Engagement which has a full lineup of holiday events scheduled for the remainder of the semester. This year's event featured a snow making feature where students could take pictures, as well as the feature event, the annual lighting of the campus Christmas Tree.

Glass Plus
Stonehill leads the NEC in rebound margin (+2.1), sharing the NEC lead with 38.7 rebounds per game, including a Conference-best 29.7 defensive rebounds per game. The Skyhawks have outrebounded three of their seven opponents this season.

D-Up
Stonehill ranks third in the NEC for field goal percentage defense, holding its opponents to 40.4-percent shooting. The Skyhawks rank fourth in the NEC for scoring defense, allowing 63.3 points per game, and are third in three-point percentage defense (.273).

A Division I High
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden's (Scarborough, Maine) career-high 19 points on Sunday against Oakland are the most by a Skyhawk this season, marking a new NCAA Division I program-best in the seventh game of the year.

30 for Double-Figures
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored a season-high 12 points against Oakland on Sunday, marking the 30th double-figure scoring game of her career and fourth this season.

Historic Win
Stonehill claimed its first win at the NCAA Division I level a 62-35 triumph over Division I Independant University of Hartford at Merkert Gym on November 21 in just the program's second Division I home game. The Skyhawks first win comes in its fifth game at the Division I level after announcing it had accepted an invitation to join the Northeast Conference on April 5.

A Double-Double
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) logged Stonehill's first double-double of the season with her 14-point, 10-rebound effort against Hartford, marking the first double-double of her career (64th game). Sophomore Maureen Stapleton (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.) pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in the win, marking her second double-figure rebounding effort of the season (third career).

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. The Skyhawks started their four-year transition on July 1 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 in 2024-25.

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, 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 for the Best Value category.

Hoop History
Stonehill women's basketball earned 26 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, and are the lone program to have competed in all 40 NE10 Tournaments prior to transitioning to Division I this summer, with its final appearance culminating with a 13th finals appearance in March. Stonehill has won the NE10 Tournament six times, with an additional ten regular season championships. Stonehill reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight three times, the latest in 2018, and advanced to the Division II National Semifinals in 1995.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill was picked to finish ninth in its first Northeast Conference season by the league's head coaches. Wagner received six first place votes to top the preseason rankings, followed by Fairleigh Dickenson with two first place votes. St. Francis Brooklyn is picked third, while Saint Francis (Pa.) is fourth with the remaining first place vote.  

Tough Slate
Stonehill has assembled a hardy non-conference slate in its inaugural Division I season, featuring opponents from the Patriot League (2 - Lehigh, Holy Cross), Big East  (1 - Providence), America East (3 - Vermont, New Hampshire, Bryant), MAC (1 - Buffalo), MAAC (1 - Fairfield) and CAA (1 - Northeastern) to prepare for its inaugural Northeast Conference schedule that will start just after the New Year. 

Be the IMPACT
Stonehill fifth-year forward Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) was named a finalist for the national "Teammate of the Year" award by Team IMPACT, a national non-profit organization that signs children facing serious illness and disabilities onto college athletic teams across the country through a unique multiyear program. Glidden was nominated by six-year-old Ariel, a child from nearby Holbrook who has a genetic disorder called Rett Syndrome. Glidden was one of five finalists from across the country for the Teammate of the Year award.

Getting Social
Fans and media members of Stonehill athletics have multiple social media outlets to get updates on all 21 varsity programs. The department's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks, and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and @stonehillskyhawks via Instagram!  Stonehill women's basketball is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StonehillCollegeWomensBasketball, Twitter and Instagram by following @stonehillwbb. You can even follow head coach Trisha Brown on Twitter via @CoachTB_SC.

Up Next
Stonehill is back in action on Thursday when it visits College of the Holy Cross for a non-conference matchup in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return to Merkert Gym on Wednesday, December 14, to open a three game homestand to close out 2022 against UAlbany at 6 p.m.