New Haven Starters
Sean Smith Jr. (Yonkers, N.Y./Sacred Heart High School), Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy), Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y. /Elmont Memorial High School ), Majur Majak (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie)

Staten Island Starters 
Chris Velasquez, Austin Mick, Bryce Waterman, Messiah Mallory, Josh Vargas

How it Happened 
The Chargers (1-0) made their season debut on the hardwood hanging onto their lead clutched in the first two minutes of action. They closed the night building a 31-point gap between them and the Dolphins, and are now 35-25 in season-opening events.  

At the half, the Dolphins deficit crept up to single digits, but an offensive spark on the floor in the second half sealed the deal on this victory. Efforts from Thomas and Lane initiated a 11-0 run, finished off by a three-point shot downtown from Smith Jr. 

Thomas dubbed a career-high 31 points in 31 minutes on the floor, paired with 10 boards to grab his third career double-double. He tallied four baskets from outside the arc and made 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. 

CSI lost possession 16 times which allowed 24 of New Haven's 81 points to result off of turnovers. 

New Haven's defense held the Dolphins scoreless for the final three minutes and 50 seconds, locking in their first victory since the triple-overtime thriller in NE10 Semifinals, 618 days ago. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Five Chargers stepped on the court in Blue and Gold for the first time tonight: Devon Moore (Hanover, P.A.), Sean Smith Jr. (Yonkers, N.Y./Sacred Heart High School), Nick Crocker (East Falmouth, M.A./Falmouth High School), Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y. /Elmont Memorial High School ), Majur Majak (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), and Christian Kellman (Little Neck, N.Y. /John Adams High School ).
• Thomas recorded his third career double-double with 31 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
• Majak tallied seven rebounds while shooting 75 percent from the field.
• Antonio Lopez (Medford, N.Y./St. Anthony's) accumulated eight rebounds in 17 minutes of action, recording a new career-high.
• 46 of New Haven's points came from in the paint. 
• The last time New Haven won by 30 points while allowing 50 points or fewer was in January of the 2019-20 season when they outscored No 17/18 Bentley 72-42. 

What's Next
The Chargers return to the same court tomorrow in day two of the CSI Tip Off Tourney. They face the D'Youville Saints in the afternoon matchup, with the tip set for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.