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THE FIRST LOOK
New Haven looks to remain unblemished in cross-divisional play as they welcome another top team from the Northeast Division, Saint Anselm, on Wednesday night. As the Chargers continue to move up the SW Division standings, they have slowly been dismantling the top of the NE Division handing losses to two (Bentley, Stonehill) of the four teams tied at the top of the division.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• New Haven and Saint Anselm meet for the 26th time in the history of the two programs.
• Overall, the Hawks hold a 17-8 advantage in the first 24 meetings, with the series dating back to the season opener in 1984-85 season.
• Under 10th-year head coach Ted Hotaling, the Chargers trail the Hawks 8-4.
• New Haven will look to snap a series of five straight losses to Saint Anselm with the most recent Charger victory the second of two meetings in 2014-15 which was the third-straight win for New Haven against the Hawks.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
The Chargers have relied on the returning experience of seniors Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) and Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) and redshirt junior Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) who combined have provided over 64.2% of the overall scoring for the season. Leading the way is Bailey who is averaging 19.3 points per game and scored 20+ in five straight that spanned the end of November up to the holiday break, increasing his average in that stretch alone to 27.0 ppg. Included in that five-game stretch for Bailey was a season-high 31 points against Southern Connecticut. Rowland follows Bailey adding 13.7 ppg. Since the start of the New Year, Rowland is averaging 20.0 ppg while shooting 37-of-56 (66.1 percent), In addition he has dished out 29 of his team-high 78 assists in that same stretch. Rowland also set a career-high when he dropped in 32 points in the road loss at Adelphi which opened up the 2020 portion of the schedule. Felizor rounds out the three leaders adding 13.1 ppg while leading the team in rebounding (8.6 rpg) and steals (19). Among Felizor's highlights was a career-high 33 points at STAC.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS
One of four teams tied for first place in the Northeast Division, Saint Anselm has won three of its last four games. In its most recent outing, The Hawks dropped a season-high 117 points while taking down Adelphi (117-90). In that outing, Saint Anselm shot 67.7 percent (44-of-65), including 15-of-26 (57.7%) from beyond the arc. Overall for the season, The Hawks are averaging 83.0 ppg, second most in the NE10. In addition to the 117 points against Adelphi, Saint Anselm has met or surpassed the century mark three times this season. Individually, Saint Anselm is led by junior forward Chris Paul who is one of five players averaging double figures, contributing 17.4 ppg. Following Paul in leading the Hawks offense is sophomore guard Miles Tention (15.5 ppg) and freshman guard Tyler Arbuckle (15.0 ppg). Tention also leads the team with 57 assists and 21 steals, while Arbuckle increases his scoring average to 17.9 ppg in conference games alone.

UP NEXT
New Haven closes out its month of weekend road games with a trip back to the Bay State to meet the Assumption Greyhounds on Saturday, January 25. Opening tip in the cross-divisional battle is slated for 3:30 p.m., following the women's game.

LAST TIME THEY MET
Three opportunities within the final 23 seconds all came up short as the Chargers dropped a 70-69 decision to top seeded Saint Anselm in the semifinal round of the 2019 NCAA Division II East Region Championship. Leading the Chargers in their season finale was Roy Kane, Jr. (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) who finished with a career-high 28 points which came on 10-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-9 from beyond the three point arc. He also finished 3-of-4 at the free throw line, while pulling down a team-high nine rebounds and picking off a team-high three steals. Kane was one of two players to collect 20+ on the game, joined by Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School), who finished with 21 points and shot 8-of-15 from the field. Following Kane and Bailey in leading the Chargers offense was Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy) and Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) who finished with nine points. As a team, New Haven finished the game shooting 47.4 percent, connecting on 27-of-57 field goals, including eight from beyond the three point arc. The Chargers also finished 7-of-8 at the free throw line while matching the Hawks with 27 rebounds, led by Kane's nine boards.

LAST TIME OUT
With just 2.8 seconds remaining Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) drove from outside the arc down the right side of the lane, kissing the rock off the glass for an 85-83 overtime victory against Stonehill. Bailey closed out the game leading all players with 29 points, one of four Chargers to register double figures. Joining Bailey in leading the Chargers was Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) and Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie) who each finished with 14 points and Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy) who added 11. Antonio Lopez (Medford, N.Y./St. Anthony's) followed with nine points to lead a pair of scorers off the bench. As a team, New Haven finished the game shooting 53.6 percent, the second straight game shooting 50% or better. Overall, the Chargers connected on 30-of-56 field goal attempts with just six buckets from outside the arc. The Blue and Gold also added 19 points at the free throw line, which came on 23 attempts for an 82.6 percent effort.

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
For the fifth time in the last six years, New Haven knocked off a ranked opponent when they defeated the No. 17/18 Bentley 72-42 in cross-divisional action. The win over Bentley also marks the second-straight year New Haven defeated a ranked Bentley team. Overall under Hotaling, the Chargers have defeated seven ranked opponents, including the highest ranked team in program history; No. 2 Southern Connecticut State University in 2015-16.

BRING OUT THE BROOMS
Senior Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) and Freshman Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie) capped off a 2-0 week sweeping the NE10 Weekly awards. Bailey earns the second NE10 Player of the Week accolade of his career, while Thomas is the first Charger to earn Rookie of the Week honors since Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) earned the distinction on February 19, 2018. That date also marks the last time the Chargers swept the weekly honors with Rowland joined by then senior Danny Upchurch who earned Player of the Week honors. Bailey closed out last week averaging 25 points on 18-of-24 field goal attempts with eight of those buckets from outside the three point arc. Bailey also hauled in 15 boards including his first career double double with a career-high 10 rebounds against Holy Family. Thomas capped off his weekly performance with a pair of career highs on Sunday afternoon against Holy Family when he scored 18 points and dished out six assists.

HONOR ROLL
In addition to its Player and Rookie of the Week awards, the Northeast-10 Conference also doles out Honor Roll accolades to some of the best performances from the week prior. So far this season, Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) (4x), Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) (2x) and Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) (2x) have each earned the honor multiple times.
2019-20 NE10 Honor Roll Recipients
Nov. 25 :: Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School)
Dec. 09 :: Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School)
Dec. 09 :: Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown)
Dec. 16 :: Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown)
Jan. 6 :: Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech)
Jan. 13 :: Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School)
Jan. 20 :: Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School)
Jan. 20 :: Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech)

THREE POINT THREAT
With the return of the top two three point shooters from a season ago, New Haven is poised to build on the momentum of a school record 267 three point field goals last season. It was the second straight year the Chargers hit a school record from long range as they did so with 239 during the 2017-18 campaign. Leading New Haven into the new season will be Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) (68) and Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) (66) who combined for half of the total three pointers from last season. The biggest loss from outside the arc comes in the form of Roy Kane, Jr. (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) who finished with 46 three pointers. Through the first 15 games, the Chargers have converted 140 three pointers, if they were to maintain their current average for the remainder of the regular season the Chargers would stand at 242 three pointers made. 

TIGHTENING THE BELT
Since returning from the Sunshine State, head coach Ted Hotaling may have hit the point in the season where he has tightened the belt on his rotation, relying on just seven players total in a three-game stretch against SCSU, Saint Rose and AIC. Additionally, all 71 points against SCSU and all 65 points against American International came from the starting five.

MOVIN' ON UP
Senior Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) became the 35th player in program history to hit the 1,000 career point plateau as part of a career-high 32-point night against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State University on February 6, 2019. After opening the season rounding out the top 25 on the career scoring list, Bailey will continue to quickly ascend the ranks. With his 29 points last time out at Stonehill, he is currently 14th all-time with 1,474 career points. Bailey now has his eye on lucky number 13 which is currently held by Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) (2011-15) with 1,551 points.

MILESTONE MAN
Senior Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) is on par to become the first player since Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) (2011-15) to enter a pair of prestigious lists at New Haven; the 500 Rebound and 1,000 Point clubs. Last season, Felizor broke into the 500 rebound club and has since moved up to 14th all-time. In the hunt for 1,000 points, Felizor currently stands 76 shy of breaking the plateau, where he would become the 36th player to do so. Upon completing that feat, Felizor would be the 18th player all-time to join both the 500 rebound and 1,000 point club.

DIALING LONG DISTANCE
Senior Elijah Bailey (Freeport, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School) entered another top-10 in program history in the early part of the season when he broke in among the top three point shooters at New Haven. He currently stands tied for fifth in program history in three pointers made with 179 and with just three more would break into the top-five all-time. Extended beyond that, Bailey has the ability to close out his career third all-time in three pointers made which is currently held by both Alberto Alberdi (1998-03) and Gary Battle (1987-91) who each had 190 three pointers to their credit.

DOUBLE DIPPING
Senior Kessly Felizor (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown) flew a bit under the radar in the month of December, but in doing so he has compiled a double double in four of the five games that month. In that same stretch, the senior post player averaged with 18.6 ppg and 10.6 rebounds per game, while shooting an impressive 65.5 percent in that same stretch (36-of-55). In addition to that, Felizor picked off 10 steals over the five game stretch.

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
Since the calendar rolled over to a new decade two weeks ago, the Chargers redshirt junior guard Derrick Rowland (Cohoes, N.Y./Green Tech) has been nothing but impressive, racking up a pair of 25+ performances, including a career-high 32 points against NE10 SW Division foe Adelphi. Over the five games since the New Year, Rowland is averaging 20.0 points, shooting 37-of-56 (66.1%) overall and 17-of-26 (65%) from long range and has dished out 29 assists, grabbed seven boards and picked off four steals.

LITERACY MATTERS
For the fourth straight season, the New Haven men's basketball team will partner with Coaching for Literacy to promote the #Fight4Literacy initiative on February 1 when they host Franklin Pierce. New Haven remains the only Division II program to partner with Coaching for Literacy, a program whose goal is to promote childhood reading in local communities. In addition to raising awareness on February 1, the Chargers will offer a special admission opportunity that afternoon-Any fan who brings a new or gently used book to the game will receive complimentary admission. All books collected will then be donated to the West Haven Read to Grow program.

FUTURE FOAL
Tenth year head coach Ted Hotaling announced the commitment of one player during the early signing period in November, a 6-2 forward out of Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, N.J., Jordan Price. As a junior last season, Price averaged 14.6 points per game, while pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game. Among his highlights last year was a 30-point outing versus Christian Brothers on February 9, while he also posted a 23 point, eight rebound and six block performance against Plainfield on January 15.

PRESEASON PROPS
After being picked second in the previous two seasons, New Haven was the unanimous pick to win the Southwest Division in the Northeast-10 as predicted by a tally of the league's head coaches. New Haven registered 91 points in the poll, the most among all 14 teams in the league. The reigning NCAA East Region Champion Saint Anselm was picked to finish first in the Northeast Division earning five of the 14 possible first place votes, while Stonehill matched the five first place votes but finished second in the overall vote tally.
2019-20 NE10 Men's Basketball Coaches Poll
Northeast Division:
1. Saint Anselm - 78 (5)
2. Stonehill - 72 (5)
3. Bentley – 62 (1)
t-4. Franklin Pierce – 60 (3)
t-4. Southern New Hampshire – 60
6. Assumption – 33
7. Saint Michael's - 20 
Southwest Division:
1. New Haven - 91 (13)
2. Adelphi - 69 (1)
3. Southern Connecticut – 61
4. Pace – 53
5. Le Moyne – 51
6. Saint Rose – 36
7. American International - 24

THE SCHEDULE
"Our goal each year is to play a competitive non-league schedule to prepare us for the Northeast-10, one of the toughest leagues in the country," said head coach Ted Hotaling. "We have accomplished that again this season with games against teams both inside and outside of the East Region."

• The New Haven men's basketball schedule consists of 26 total dates.
• The Chargers open up the season with a big test, playing four of their first five games away from the friendly confines of Charger Gymnasium. Included is a trip to the Sunshine State to compete in the Terrace Hotel Thanksgiving Classic against perennial Sunshine State Conference power Florida Southern, and Saint Leo.
• Among the 13 Northeast-10 Conference opponents, the Chargers will play their six divisional opponents twice; Adelphi, Southern Connecticut State, Saint Rose, Pace, Le Moyne and American International.
• New Haven will play seven non-conference games including Concordia (N.Y.), Florida Southern, Saint Leo, Holy Family, Jefferson, Saint Thomas Aquinas and a season-ending match-up with Molloy.