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The Game
Stonehill College wraps up its weekend sojourn to Western New York with a Sunday matinee matchup at Niagara University at Gallagher Athletic Center this afternoon. The Skyhawks seek their first win of the season after a 60-39 setback at University of Buffalo on Friday night, while Niagara was dealt a 92-75 loss by the Bulls their last time out on Tuesday.

Media Information
Today's will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be accessed via the ESPN Watch app (subscription) through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. Todd Callen and Howard Simon have the call on Sunday for Niagara.

Last Time Out
University of Buffalo posted a 60-39 victory over Stonehill College in a non-conference women's basketball defensive battle at Alumni Arena. Senior guard Chellia Watson and sophomore Hattie Ogden combined to score 31 of Buffalo's 60 points on the night. Watson scored a game-high 19 points on 9-of-21 shooting, with seven rebounds and four assists, while Ogden tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 2-for-4 from three, five rebounds and two steals. Freshman Alexis Davis pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds, while adding nine points and two steals off the Bulls bench. Junior Sharn Hayward provided nearly half of Stonehill's scoring on the night with a career-high matching 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including 3-for-8 from three, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Classmate Maureen Stapleton grabbed a season-high ten rebounds with seven points for the Skyhawks.

Against the Purple Eagles
Tonight marks the first meeting all-time between these two programs. Stonehill is 0-1 over its two NCAA Division I season against MAAC members, dropping a 77-53 decision at Fairfield last November, who will visit Easton to wrap up 2023 next month.

Four Score
Stonehill senior forward Jada Thornton (Germantown, Md.) scored in double-figures in the first four games for the Skyhawks - more than doubling her career total entering the season (3). She is ranked sixth in the NEC with her 12.3 points per game, while ranking fourth in field goal percentage (.359).

They are Free...Throws.
Stonehill is ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference for free-throw percentage, shooting 63-percent from the stripe after four games. Stonehill finished second among NEC leaders for free-throw percentage in Conference play last season, converting at 75.1-percent in league play. The Skyhawks ranked second among Conference leaders overall at 72.8-percent for the season.

Lucky Sevens
Junior forward Maureen Stapleton (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.) grabbed seven rebounds in each of Stonehill's first three games, and has led the Skyhawks in rebounding in four of their first five after snaring a season-best ten at Buffalo on Friday night. She is ranked fifth among NEC rebounding leaders with her 6.5 boards per game.

Rebound That Basketball
Stonehill ranks third the NEC in all three rebounding categories with 36.3 rebounds, 12.8 offensive boards and 23.5 defensive rebounds per game.

Triples Hitter
Stonehill postgraduate transfer Anna Boruta (Vienna, Austria) is tied for second in the NEC with her 2.3 three-pointers per contest, also ranking 12th in scoring with 11.0 points per game.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill has been picked to finish fifth in its second trip around the Northeast Conference by the league's head coaches in its preseason poll announced at the Conference's Social Media Day at the Prudential Center in Newark in October. Defending NEC Tournament Champions Sacred Heart University is the unanimous choice to capture the regular season title with all nine first place votes, followed by No. 2 Merrimack, No. 3 Wagner, defending regular season champions FDU at No. 4 and Stonehill. LIU follows the Skyhawks at No. 6, with Saint Francis No. 7, NEC newcomer Le Moyne No. 8 and No. 9 Central Connecticut State.

Tough Slate
Stonehill has again assembled a strong non-conference test to lead into its second Northeast Conference season. The Skyhawks will face their first ACC opponent in Boston College in Chestnut Hill on December 12 (11 AM) to go along with opponents from the Big East (1 - DePaul), Atlantic-10 (1 - George Washington), CAA (1 - Northeastern), MAC (1 - Buffalo), WAC (1 - Utah Tech), America East (3 - Bryant, New Hampshire, UAlbany), MAAC (2 - Niagara, Fairfield) and Patriot League (2 - Lehigh, Holy Cross). Of this year's 13 game non-conference schedule, eight are repeat opponents from the Skyhawks inaugural Division I season, starting with tonight's return visit to Merkert by Northeastern and including: Lehigh (Nov. 11), Bryant (Nov. 14), Buffalo (Nov. 17), Holy Cross (Nov. 29), New Hampshire (Dec. 6), UAlbany (Dec. 16) and Fairfield (Dec. 30) - with six of those eight here at home.

Inside the Roster
Stonehill head coach Trisha Brown returns five letterwinners, including just one starter and no regular starters, from its inaugural NCAA Division I season in 2022-23.
Stonehill's roster includes:
• Three Division I transfers, including two postgraduate transfers in Anna Boruta (Vienna, Austra) from Northeastern and Lauren Sampson (Waltham, Mass.) from Providence, as well as sophomore Paige Martin (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) from St. Francis-Brooklyn.
• Three players who combined to start 16 games last season, including senior Cameron Ward (Bound Brook, N.J.), who started ten of 14 games before being sidelined by injury.
• A program-record three international student-athletes.
• Two postgrads, two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and six freshmen.

Tourney Time
Stonehill, winners of six Northeast-10 Conference Championship prior to elevating its program to NCAA Division I status in 2022, will have the opportunity to compete for a Northeast Conference title for the first time this season after the NEC presidents voted to waive the two-year waiting period in automatic qualifier sports at their June meetings. The Skyhawks remain NCAA Tournament ineligible until the 2026-27 season.

Celebrating 75 Years
Stonehill College, founded in 1948 is celebrating its 75th Anniversary during the 2023-24 academic year. In September 1948, some 134 students — many of whom were veterans from World War II — gathered with the eight teachers who would serve as their faculty to celebrate Mass at the Chapel in Donahue Hall. That small gathering of students and teachers marked the beginning of Stonehill College. The College kicked off its 75th Anniversary Celebration with a Jubilee Mass during Family Weekend in September, followed by music, games, food trucks and beer garden.

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 will return to Merkert Gymnasium to open a three game homestand after Thanksgiving, when it hosts Utah Tech University next Saturday, November 25, at 2 p.m.