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Stonehill wraps up its inaugural NCAA Division I season by hosting Fairleigh Dickinson, the Northeast Conference regular season champions, for an NEC matchup on Senior Night on Paula Sullivan at Merkert Gymnasium tonight. The Skyhawks are looking to finish their first season at the Division I level as members of the NEC on a high note, having won two-straight and three of four after 73-66 victory over Wagner College here their last time out one week ago. The Knights have wrapped up their second-straight NEC regular season title last week, having won three-straight and eight of nine after a 67-48 triumph at St. Francis College on Brooklyn on Saturday.

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. Radio coverage locally is provided by WSHL 91.3 FM.

Saluting Our Seniors!
Tonight marks the final collegiate game for four members of the Stonehill women's basketball program. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.), fifth-years Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine), as well as senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) will wrap up their collegiate careers tonight, having led the program's transition to the NCAA Division I level this season. Bramanti and Glidden joined the program for the 2018-19 season and helped the Skyhawks to two NCAA Tournament bids, while Kelly joined in 2019 and was part of Stonehill's 2020 Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Championship, along with Bramanti and Glidden. Loder joined Stonehill for its first Division I season this winter after transfering in from George Washington. The group has been a part of a program that has posted a 68-43 (.613) record over the last five years, including two 20-win seasons, including a 47-27 (.635) record in Conference play, winning the NE10 Northeast Division title in 2019-20.

Last Time Out
Stonehill scored 26 points in the fourth quarter to shoot past Wagner for a 73-66 victory in Northeast Conference action at Merkert Gymnasium. Fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) scored 17 of her game-high 23 points in the second half to fuel Stonehill to its second-straight win. He finished 7-for-13 shooting from the floor, including 3-for-8 from three-point distance, draining all six free-throw attempts with six assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) was the only other Skyhawk in double-figures with 12 points, including ten in the fourth quarter alone, as she also made all six of her free-throws with five assists and four rebounds. Freshman Colleen McCullagh (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) chipped in a season-high eight points, all in the first half, on 4-of-6 shooting, with four rebounds, while fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) each hauled in a game-high eight rebounds for the Skyhawks.

Against the Knights
Tonight marks just the second meeting all-time between Stonehill and Fairleigh Dickinson. The Knights won the first meeting between the two in Teaneck, N.J., with a 70-36 triumph back on January 16. FDU makes its first trip all-time to Merkert Gym tonight.

Last Time They Met
Fairleigh Dickinson stretched a 25-2 run over the course of the first and second quarters to gain control on its way to a 70-36 victory over Stonehill in Teaneck, N.J., on January 16. Chloe Wilson filled the box score to lead FDU to its fifth-straight win with a double-double as she compiled game-high totals of 21 points, ten rebounds, four assists and two steals. She scored 18 points in the first half alone, in leading the Knights to a 20-point halftime lead it wouldn't relinquish. FDU outrebounded Stonehill 46-29 for the game, pulling down 16 offensive boards that resulted in a 22-3 scoring advantage in second chance points. Senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) paced Stonehill with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting and six rebounds.  

Prime Performer
Fifth-year Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) earned a spot on the Northeast Conference's Prime Performer list for her team-leading tenth time on Monday. She scored 17 of her game-high 23 points in the second half of Thursday's 73-66 win over Wagner in Stonehill's lone game of the week. She finished 7-for-13 shooting from the floor, including 3-for-8 from three-point distance, draining all six free-throw attempts in posting her seventh 20-point outing of the season, adding six assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot. Bramanti, who also earned NEC Player of the Week accolades twice this season, leads four Skyhawks to have earned NEC Prime Performer status with her ten selections. Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) has collected the weekly recognition four times, while fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) is a three-time selection and senior Mia Kelly (South Hadley, Mass.) joins with two selections.

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
Jan. 30: Emily Bramanti
Feb. 6: Emily Bramanti
Feb. 13: Maddie Loder
Feb. 20: Sophie Glidden & Maddie Loder
Feb. 27: Emily Bramanti

Milestone Board
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden (Scarborough, Maine) enters tonight's game just four rebounds shy of 500 for her career. Glidden leads Stonehill with 7.5 rebounds per game to rank third among NEC leaders.

Right There
11 of Stonehill's 15 NEC games this season have been decided by eight points or less, including four of its five Conference wins and four of its last five games after the Skyhawks posted a seven-point win over Wagner here at Merkert Gym their last time out last Thursday.

Can't Get Her Off the Court
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti (Chelmsford, Mass.) is averaging a team-high 34.6 minutes per game to rank second among NEC leaders, but is also on pace to rank seventh all-time among Stonehill single-season leaders. She finished fifth among NE10 leaders with her team-high 35.7 minutes per game last season.

Triples Hitter
Fifth-year guard Emily Bramanti's (Chelmsford, Mass.) 67 three-point field goals this season leads the NEC by 12 and is just two shy of cracking Stonehill's all-time single-season list. Her 2.4 three-point field goals per game is tops in the NEC.

League Leader
Postgrad Maddie Loder (Independence, Minn.) has taken over the NEC lead by converting 85.1-percent (57-67) of her free-throws this season. Her free-throw percentage is on pace to rank ninth on Stonehill's all-time single-season list

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.

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