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The Game
Stonehill is back on the road after having the mid-week bye in the Northeast Conference with an NEC matchup at Conference co-leaders Sacred Heart University inside the William H. Pitt Center this afternoon. The Skyhawks are looking to build off a 56-49 win over LIU at Merkert Gym in Easton last Saturday, while the Pioneers have won seven of their last eight after Thursday night's 70-58 win at LIU.

Media Information
This afternoon's game will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row. Nyala Pendergrass (play-by-play), Tykera Carter and Asia McCray (analysts), with Morgan Miller (sideline) will have the call for Sacred Heart. 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.

Last Time Out
Stonehill used a second quarter surge to grab a nine-point halftime lead and made it stand in notching a 56-49 victory over LIU in Northeast Conference action at Merkert Gymnasium. Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) drained six of Stonehill's ten three-pointers in the contest, including 4-of-6 in scoring 12 of the Skyhawks 23 second quarter points, on her way to a double-double performance of 21 points and a season-high ten rebounds. She finished 7-of-15 from the floor, including 6-for-12 from beyond the arc, while adding two assists and two steals to her first double-double of the season (third career). Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) joined Bramanti in double-figures with ten points, two assists and three steals.

Against the Pioneers
Tonight marks the second regular season meeting of the year between Stonehill and Sacred Heart and the 20th meeting all-time between the two programs. Stonehill owns a 17-2 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1981, but Sacred Heart notched a 70-56 victory in the first meeting between the two in 27-years at Merkert Gym on January 8. Stonehill has won all seven previous trips to Sacred Heart, but will be playing its first game at the Pitt Center, which opened in 1997, having last posted a 69-55 win over the Pioneers during their last visit to campus on December 1, 1996. Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown is 0-1 in her career against Sacred Heart, while Jessica Mannetti is 1-0 against the Skyhawks with the January 8 decision.  

Last Time They Met
Sacred Heart flipped a ten-point halftime deficit by shooting over 57-percent in the second to pick up a 70-56 victory over Stonehill at Merkert Gymnasium on January 8. Ny'Ceara Pryor and Amelia Wood paced Sacred Heart by combining for 23 of the Pioneers' 44 second-half points to lead the comeback. Pryor finished with a game-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while converting 8-of-11 free-throws, to go with eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocked shots. Wood scored all 12 of her points in the second half, making all four of her shots, including a pair of three-pointers, in the contest and added seven rebounds. Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) reached the 20-point mark for the third time this season, scoring 12 of her 20 in the second half, adding two rebounds, an assist and a steal. 

Milestone Game for Bramanti
This afternoon marks Stonehill fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti's (Chelmsford, Mass.) 100th career game. She has started 49 of her 99 career games played enters this afternoon, having totaled 950 points, 313 rebounds, 277 assists and 98 steals over her Stonehill career. She is the second Stonehill player to reach the 100 career game mark, joining postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) who reached the milestone against Sacred Heart on January 8, including her 84 career games at George Washington.

A Good Day For Dubs
Stonehill has won its last six games played on January 28, dating back to a 65-53 setback to Southern Connecticut State at Merkert Gym in 2006. Included during its five-game winning streak on this date is an epic 87-82 4OT triumph over rival Bentley at Merkert in 2009.

Sunshine Daydream
Stonehill 5-4 this season during its afternoon tip-offs after its 56-49 win over LIU last Saturday in Easton. The Skyhawks have posted a 1-9 mark in its games starting at 6 p.m., or later.

Prime Performer
Fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) earned Northeast Conference Prime Performer status for a team-leading seventh time this season on Monday. She averaged 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in Stonehill's 1-1 week, shooting 40.9-percent (9-for-22) from three-point distance over the two games. She drained six of the Skyhawks ten three-pointers in Saturday's 56-49 win over LIU, including 4-of-6 in scoring 12 of the Skyhawks 23 second quarter points, on her way to a double-double performance of 21 points and a season-high ten rebounds. She tallied 15 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Conference-leading Wagner on Thursday. Bramanti, who has collected all seven of her Prime Performer selection, as well as a pair of NEC Player of the Week honors, over the last eight weeks, is one of four Skyhawks to be named an NEC Prime Performer in its first season in the Conference. She has been joined by postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.), fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) in earning the recognition with two selections 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
Dec. 26: Emily Bramanti & Mia Kelly
Jan. 3: Emily Bramanti & Sophie Glidden
Jan. 9: Emily Bramanti
Jan. 18: Maddie Loder
Jan. 23: Emily Bramanti

"So You Want to be a Coach?"
Stonehill fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) was named as a member of the WBCA's 20th "So You Want To Be A Coach" class the organization announced on Tuesday. Bramanti is the first student-athlete in program history selected to participate in the program and the lone Northeast Conference representative among the 62 selections across all levels of women's college basketball. In its 20th year, the "So" program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increases the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduces female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raises awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women's basketball. Each participant is selected based on her academics, contributions to women's basketball on and off the court, professional resume and a written recommendation from their head coach. The "So You Want To Be A Coach" program, in partnership with WeCOACH, will be held over two days during the 2023 WBCA Convention in Dallas, Texas, March 30-31.

Counting Down
Stonehill fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) enters today's game having scored 950 points in 99 career games played as she aims to become the program's 34th 1,000-point scorer. She looks to become Stonehill's first 1,000-point scorer since former teammate and All-American Kayla Raymond '22 reached the milestone against Saint Anselm at Merkert Gym on February 5, 2022. Bramanti is also eight three-point field goals from cracking Stonehill's career top ten list in that category having made 137 three-pointers over her career - trailing Kelly Martin, '18 (145) for tenth all-time.

Great Eight
Eight different Stonehill players scored in last Saturday's win at LIU – a number the Skyhawks had reached in the first half.

Guard on the Glass
Senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) is contributing 5.7 rebounds per game over Stonehill's seven NEC games, ranking tenth among Conference leaders in league play. Kelly has recorded the first two double-figure rebounding games of her career, including a career-high 12 boards against Saint Francis on January 6. She is ranked 12th among NEC rebounding leaders with 5.1 boards per game for the season, and her 4.0 defensive rebounds per game are good for seventh in the NEC.

They Are Free. Throws.
Stonehill ranks third among NEC free-throw leaders in Conference play, converting at 72-percent in its seven NEC games to date. The Skyhawks rank third among Conference leaders overall at 71.5-percent for the season. Senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) ranks sixth among NEC free-throw shooting leaders at 75.4-percent (43-for-57), while fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) ranks tenth at 69.2-percent (45-for-65) - sixth among NEC players with 40-plus made free-throws this season. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) ranks fourth in the NEC in Conference play, shooting 79.2% (19-24), while Kelly is ranked sixth at 76.9% (20-26).

Glidden Paints the Glass
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) ranks second among NEC rebounding leaders with her team-high 7.2 rebounds per game. She pulled down 12 boards in each of Stonehill's first two games at Lehigh and Providence and grabbed her first career double-double with 14 points and ten boards against Hartford. She ranks fourth in the NEC with 2.3 offensive boards per game to go with 4.9 defensive rebounds to rank third in the Conference.

She Does It All
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) ranks in the top ten among NEC leaders in seven different categories halfway through the Conference season. The NEC leader in three-point field goals per game (2.5) who ranks second in three-point field goal percentage (.413), also ranks fifth in scoring (15.0 ppg) and assists (2.7), and tenth in field goal percentage (.416) and free-throw percentage (.692), while also ranking fourth in minutes per game (33.5).

In the League
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) ranks third among NEC scoring leaders in Conference play, averaging 16.3 points in Stonehill's seven NEC contests.

20-20 Vision
Fifth-year Emily Bramanti's (Chelmsford, Mass.) 21 points against LIU last Saturday, marks the seventh 20-point game for a Stonehill player this season. She is one of four Skyhawks to score 20-plus points this season, leading the way with four games, including her NEC-leading 38 point outburst at Bryant on December 11. She is joined by postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) who scored a career-high 28 at Merrimack (1/14) that ranks as the fourth-highest in the NEC this seaosn - second-most in NEC play, while fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine), scored a career-high 20 points at Central Connecticut (1/2) and senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) posted a season-high 20 against Northeastern (12/20).

For Starters
Stonehill's starting five has accounted for 83.4-percent of its offensive output this season. The Skyhawks starters are averaging 48.1 of their 57.7 points per game, and the starters are scoring 86.8% of the teams points in NEC play (50.6/58.3 ppg).

Move the Ball
Stonehill ranks third among NEC leaders with its 12.6 assists per game, averaging 13.5 per game since November, compared to 10.7 per game over the first month of the season. The Skyhawks are collecting assists on 60.4-percent of its field goals this season, including 62.5% during its last 14 games after dishing out 31 assists on 42 field goals (73.8%) over its two games at Wagner and versus LIU last week. The Skyhawks are second among NEC leaders with 12.7 assists per game in NEC play.

Dishing it Out
Stonehill fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) ranks fifth among NEC assist leaders with her team-leading 2.7 per game, including a season-high six at Central Connecticut to go with 19 points. She finished third among NE10 assist leaders last winter with 4.3 per game. Classmate Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) ranks eighth in the NEC with 2.4 assists per game, after dishing out a career-high six at Wagner. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) is tied for ninth in the Conference with 2.3 per game.

Playing the Percentages
Stonehill fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) ranks fourth among NEC leaders in field goal percentage, having made 44.9-percent of her shots from the floor this season. She ranks 13th among NEC scoring leaders with 10.0 points per game.

Emily Buckets
Stonehill fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) is averaging an impressive 18.0 points per game on 45.5-percent shooting over the last 14 games, including 48.3% (43-89) from three-point distance. She has scored in double-figures in 13 of those 14 games, with four 20-point games, including her career-high 38 point outburst at Bryant (12/11), and is also contributing 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game during this stretch.

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 returns to action on Thursday when it heads to Western Pennsylvania to visit Saint Francis University at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks are back at Merkert Gym just two days later on Saturday, February 4, to host St. Francis Brooklyn at 2 p.m.