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DATE: November 17, 2022
LOCATION: Charger Gymnasium,
West Haven, Conn.
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Lead
The New Haven men's basketball team will look to bounce back after their season opener was spoiled by the Saint Michael's Purple Knights on Wednesday night. The 74-75 loss was the first season-opening loss since falling to No. 5 Saint Thomas Aquinas, 81-82 in overtime in 2017. The loss also broke a four-game win streak over the Purple Knights as the Chargers last lost to Saint Michael's during the 2016-17 season. However, home is where your heart is and the Chargers will return home for the first time this season as they host the Adelphi Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Last season, New Haven held a record of 10-3 when playing at Charger Gymnasium.
Inside the Series
The relationship between the Chargers and the Panthers dates back to the 1976-77 season in which they first met on February 15. In the inaugural matchup between the two schools the Chargers fell to the Panthers, 67-78. This Saturday will mark the 51st time the two will meet as New Haven trails in the series 21-29, despite entering the matchup on a three-game win streak over the Panthers.
Most recently, the Chargers triumphed over Adelphi back in January, winning by 17 points.
Scouting the Panthers (2-1, 0-0 NE10)
Despite falling to #6 Assumption in the first round of the NE10 Championship last season, the Panthers finished the 2021-22 season with a 17-10 record (11-7 in conference play). In a poll of all head coaches, the Adelphi University men's basketball team was selected to finish sixth in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Poll with 82 points. Fast forward to the start of the season and the Panthers enter the matchup with a 2-1 record.
After starting the season with an exhibition game against St. John's, Adelphi split a two-game weekend last week in the ECC/NE10 Conference Challenge. The Panthers dropped the first game against Queens, 72-79, before picking up a 91-87 win over Molloy the following day. In their most recent outing, Adelphi defeated Bloomfield in a dominating 93-69 victory on Wednesday night.
In the 24 point game against Bloomfield, six Panthers reached double-digit points. Senior forward Aristotelis Sotiriou recorded an 11 point-11 rebound double-double, however, it was the freshman guard Dayshaun Walton who led the team with 16 points.
Through three games, Adelphi has scored an average of 85.3 points per game, second most in the Northeast-10. The Panthers are shooting 50 percent from the floor, 29.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 67.2 percent from the free-throw line. Adelphi also ranks third in assists per game with 15, as well as ninth in total rebounds, 36.
Sotiriou has led the team in scoring on the season with 17.7 points per game, which also ranks ninth among all scorers in the conference. The senior forward also ranks fourth in the Northeast-10 in rebounding with 8.3 boards on average. Fellow senior forward Andrew Delaney follows close behind him with 8.0 rebounds per game.
Graduate guard Ronnie Silva returned for another season after leading the team in scoring last season. Silva is currently averaging 14.3 points per game while also recording 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, as well. Silva has attempted the most three-pointers on the Panthers, making five of his 24 shots, while sophomore guard Matthew Price has drained six of his 18 attempts. Freshman Mason Jackson also averages double-digit points, ranking third among team starters with 10.7 points per game.
Scouting the Chargers (0-1, 0-1 NE10)
In their first game of the 2022-23 season, the Chargers fell to the Saint Michael's Purple Knights, 74-75. Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie), who led the team in points a season ago, tied a team-high with 20 points on 8-12 shooting (57.1 percent) with half of his makes coming from beyond the perimeter. Newly added guard Ty Perry (Boston, Mass./Brighton) has fit right in as he scored 20 points in his Chargers' debut, his most points in a game since his 2018-19 season at Fordham. Perry also pulled in a career-high nine rebounds as he helped the Chargers outrebound the Purple Knights, 39-26.
Graduate guard Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy) finished with ten points, eight assists and five rebounds while also recording a block and a steal on defense. Senior center Majur Majak (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./) also racked up ten points on 5-7 shooting to go with seven rebounds. The big man currently ranks fifth in the conference with a 71.4 field goal percentage. On defense, the reigning NE10 Defensive Player of the Year swatted away two attempts while also coming away with two steals. Graduate guard Victor Olawoye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial High School) went 4-6 from the field, falling just shy of double-digit points with nine points.
With the Chargers playing a short bench, just eight total players saw action, New Haven saw all but five of its 74 points come from the starting five. On the other side, Saint Michael's used a barrage of three pointers to secure its victory, finishing the night with 14 buckets from beyond the arc, more than inside the arc as they finished the night 26-of-59 overall.
In addition to outrebounding the Purple Knights, the Chargers also dominated the paint, outscoring Saint Michael's 44-22. New Haven is shooting 54.9 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from deep and 75 percent at the line.
When and Where
The New Haven men's basketball team will hit the road once again for a three-game road trip starting with the College of Saint Rose on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is set for 7:30 P.M. at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium with live play-by-play stats on NewHavenChargers.com.
