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The Game
Stonehill College continues its season-long matching three game homestand that will wrap around the holidays to conclude the non-conference portion of its inaugural NCAA Division I season by hosting Northeastern University on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium this evening. The Skyhawks are aiming to rebound from a heartbreaking 47-46 setback to UAlbany here at Merkert Gym last Wednesday, while  the Huskies are returning to action for the first time in 15 days, having last posted a 73-64 victory over Harvard on December 5.

Media Information
Tonight's game will be broadcast live via SkyhawksVision on NEC Front Row. Charlie Bergeron (PBP) and Brian Buckley (analyst) have the call of the action for the 24th-straight year. The broadcast can be accessed via stonehillskyhawks.com through its NEC Front Row portal (necfrontrow.com/schools/SC) or through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku via the NEC On the Run App.

Milestone Game for Coach Brown
Tonight marks the 600th game in charge for Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown, who is in her 22nd year at the College. Brown has led the Skyhawks to a 406-193 (.678) record since taking the reins prior to the 2001-02 season, trails just Paula Sullivan (477-159/.750) who led Stonehill for 636 games from 1971-1996 for both wins and career games at the College. Brown's first opponent in 2001 was Millersville University, with Stonehill notching a 75-70 victory. She logged her 400th career win just last February with a 65-46 Senior Day win over Southern Connecticut State here at Merkert Gym.

Against the Huskies
Tonight marks the first meeting all-time between these two programs. It also marks Stonehill first meeting with a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Prime Performer
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) was named an NEC Prime Performer for the third-straight week on Monday. She led the Skyhawks in its narrow 47-46 setback to UAlbany in their lone game of the week last Wednesday with a game-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 2-for-4 from three-point distance, with three rebounds and two assists. Bramanti, named the NEC Player of the Week on December 12, is one of four Skyhawks to earn Prime Performer status this season and the only Stonehill player to earn the honors multiple weeks. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) earned the recognition after the opening week of the season, while fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) have also been named once apiece.
NEC Prime Performers:
Nov. 14: Maddie Loder
Nov. 28: Sophie Glidden
Dec. 5: Emily Bramanti & Mia Kelly
Dec. 12: Emily Bramanti
Dec. 19: Emily Bramanti

Last Time Out
UAlbany limited Stonehill to just two points over the final four minutes while erasing a five-point deficit and pull out a 47-46 decision at Merkert Gymnasium last Wednesday. Grace Heeps' lone basket of the night, a three-pointer, with 1:10 on the clock gave UAlbany the lead (46-44) after the reigning America East Champions and preseason favorites rallied from the five point Stonehill fourth quarter lead. She also contributed a game-high matching nine rebounds for the Great Danes. Fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) paced Stonehill with a game-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 2-for-4 from three-point distance, with three rebounds and two assists.

There Are Seven Days in the Week
Stonehill will have played at least one game on each of seven days of the week with tonight's game. The Skyhawks are 1-6 during its weekday games this season, while posting a combined 2-2 mark on the weekend.

Perfect at the Line
Stonehill converted all ten of its free-throw attempts against UAlbany last Wednesday, posting one of four 100-percent free-throw shooting games in the NEC this season to date. The Skyhawks last perfect free-throw shooting night with 10-plus attempts came against Grand Valley State (10-for-10) on December 22, 2019.

Get That Out of Here!
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) blocked a career-high four shots against UAlbany last Wednesday, matching the season-high in the NEC this season. She is one of six in the Conference with four blocks in a game.

Emily Braman-Threes
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) owns two of the top three three-point shooting games in the NEC after her league and career-best six triples at Bryant on December 11. She also connected for five threes (on nine attempts) in the Skyhawks win at New Hampshire on December 3.

Offense Improving
Stonehill has won three of its last seven games, showing offensive improvement highlighted by a season-high 81 points at Bryant which marks the second-highest point total in the NEC this season. The Skyhawks are shooting 40.5-percent from the field over the last five games, averaging 61.0 points per game in that span. The Skyhawks have connected on 38.5% (35-for-91) of their three-pointers during this stretch with fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) averaging 18.8 points on 51.6% shooting, including 17-for-31 (54.8%) from deep.

Into Double-Figures
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) has moved into fourth on the NEC's scoring chart, averaging a team-high 12.8 points per game as the lone Skyhawk scoring in double-figures. She ranks ninth in the NEC with her .410 shooting percentage, including 38.1% (24-for-63) from three to rank third in the Conference, with a league-best 2.2 three-pointers per game.

D-Up
Stonehill ranks second in the NEC for field goal percentage defense, holding its opponents to 40.7-percent shooting. The Skyhawks rank fourth in the NEC for scoring defense, allowing 62.5 points per game, and are third in three-point percentage defense (.293).

Movin' On Up
Stonehill has moved up to third in the NEC for field goal percentagage, shooting 36.9-percent from the field after 11 games, while ranking second in three-point percentage (.305) as one of just two in the Conference shooting over 30-percent from long distance.

Playing the Percentages
Stonehill fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) ranks second among NEC leaders, shooting 46.1-percent (47-for-102) from the floor through 11 games. She ranks 12th among NEC scoring leaders with 9.5 points per game.

Glass Plus
Stonehill ranks second among NEC leaders in rebound margin, leading the Conference with 36.2 rebounds per game, including a Conference-best 26.8 defensive rebounds per game. The Skyhawks have outrebounded four of their 11 opponents this season and rank ninth with 9.4 offensive boards per game.

Threes Enough
Stonehill's 5.9 three-point field goals per game rank third in the NEC, connecting on 30.5-percent from beyond the arc to rank second in the Conference. Stonehill's ten made three-pointers in wins over New Hampshire and Bryant are tied for the second-highest totals in the NEC this season, having shot 50-percent or better from deep twice this season (at Bryant, 59% & vs. Oakland, 50%).

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.

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 has the next nine days off for a brief holiday break before it continues its three game homestand with its final non-conference game of the season when it hosts Queens (N.Y.) College here at Merkert Gymnasium on Thursday, December 29, at 4 p.m.