New Haven vs. Stonehill
Saturday, Jan. 24 - 1:30 p.m.
West Haven, Conn. - Charger Gymnasium
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Opening Tip
The University of New Haven men's basketball team looks to bounce back with a Northeast-10 cross-division game against Stonehill Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
The University of New Haven men's basketball team dropped a Northeast-10 Conference game Wednesday night at Bentley, 65-56. Senior forward Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) paced the Chargers with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Along with Anderson, Jemal Mosley (Spring Valley, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep / Putnam Science Academy) added double figures scoring with 13. Samir McDaniels (Roxbury, Mass./New Mission) added nine points and four rebounds.
The Falcons and Chargers played to a 17-17 tie in the first 11:31 of the first half. Jonny Ocasio (Queens, N.Y./Charlotte (Fla.) / Hillsborough Community College) knotted the score with a free throw at the 8:29 mark. The teams then exchanged runs with Bentley going on a 7-0 spurt and New Haven on a 6-0 run as an Anderson jumper cut the Falcon lead to 24-23 with 4:38 on the clock. Bentley controlled the final minutes and sunk a three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 36-27 lead into halftime.
Bentley shot 48.1 percent (13-27) from the floor in the first half, while the Chargers hit 37.9 percent (11-29). The Falcons also connected on 66.7 percent (8-12) from beyond the arc.
The Chargers cut the Bentley lead to as few as six points with 8:57 left in the second half, but the Falcons controlled the lead the entire stanza. A McDaniels layup at the 5:43 mark cut the Bentley advantage to 57-50. In the final five minutes, the Falcons sunk a pair of three-pointers to seal the victory. Levy Gillespie (Meriden, Conn./Capital Preparatory Magnet) put in a jumper with four seconds remaining as the Falcons won by a final margin of nine.
The Chargers shot 38.2 percent from the field in the game, while the Falcons buried 44 percent of their shots. Bentley shot 56.5 percent from long range and the Chargers struggled from three-point territory, hitting 26.7 percent (4-15).
Scouting Report
Stonehill enters play with an 11-6 record overall, 6-5 in the NE-10 and is in fifth place in the Northeast Division. The Skyhawks are coming off a 75-62 victory against Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday night.
Four players average double figures in scoring for Stonehill, led by sophomore forward Ryan Logan at 13.4 points per game. Junior guard Carter Smith nets 13.1 a night while senior forward Jack Cole is tallying 12.5 a contest, while leading the Skyhawks in rebounding at 8.4 per game. Junior forward Pierce Cumpstone rounds out the quartet, scoring 11.3 points a game.
Chris Kraus is in his second season as head coach at Stonhill. A 2006 graduate of the college, Kraus scored 825 points in his career for the Skyhawks and was a part of the 2005-06 squad that made a run to the national semifinals.
All-Time Series
Saturday is the 27th all-time meeting between Stonehill and New Haven with the Skyhawks holding a 18-8 series lead. The Chargers have performed better recently, winning three straight games against the Purple and White. New Haven head coach Ted Hotaling is 3-1 in his career against Stonehill.
Climbing the Ladder
In his fifth season at the helm, head coach Ted Hotaling has quickly climbed the coaching ladder of wins at UNH. After earning his 50th win early last season, Hotaling won his 75th game as head coach at Franklin Pierce earlier this season. Hotaling needed just 129 games to accomplish the feat, ranking him third quickest in UNH program history to cross the mark.
1) Don Ormrod (1961-67): 89 games (75-14)
2) Stu Grove (1980-95): 120 games (75-45)
3) Ted Hotaling (2010-Pres.): 129 games (75-54)
4) Don Burns (1967-75): 138 games (75-63)
5) Jay Young (2000-05): 139 games (75-64)
When Jonny Comes Marching In
The Chargers are getting significant contributions from senior guard/forward Jonny Ocasio (Queens, N.Y./Charlotte (Fla.) / Hillsborough Community College) in recent games. During his last six games, Ocasio is netting 14.0 points per game to go along with 6.0 rebounds a game. He also leads the team with a 80.0 free throw percentage and is second on the team with16 made free throws during the span. Ocasio has scored in double figures in all six contests including netting a career-high 20 against both So. Connecticut State and St. Michael's. Prior to the recent push, Ocasio scored 4.7 points per game during the first seven games this season.
Up Next
New Haven continues NE-10 cross-divisional play, hosting Southern New Hampshire on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
