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DATE: December 2, 2023
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LOCATION: Charger Gym at Hazell Atheltics Center
West Haven, Conn. |
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THE LEAD
It's a new month for the Chargers as they look for a reset and to break a five-game skid and pick up their first win in Northeast-10 Conference play when they welcome the Southern New Hampshire Penmen to the Hazell Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING NEW HAVEN
Seven games into the season and head coach Ted Hotaling continues to search for the right recipe of players with a multitude of new faces among the ingredients to choose from. Starting to find his groove, senior Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie), the leading returner from last season, has scored in double figures the past four games and six of the seven games on the year. With 17 points against Assumption to close out the month of November, Thomas moved into the lead position in the scoring column with an average of 13.4 points per game. More than half of his field goals have come from outside the arc as he continues to move up the all-time lists for three pointers made and total points, becoming the newest member of the 1,000-point club during the Chargers post season run to the Elite Eight. Two additional players join him with double figures in the scoring column with true freshman Jah'Likai King (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) adding 12.4 ppg and junior college transfer Keith Warren (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) adding 10.7 ppg. Warren has also scored in double figures in each of the last four games, including a career-high 27 points against Dominican.
SCOUTING SNHU
Possibly the best outside shooting team in the Northeast-10, the Chargers will need to find a way to shut down five different players who are all averaging double figures in the scoring column, including four of the five starters. Leading the way is Kurtis Henderson who is averaging 14.0 points per game. Henderson not only scores from the field but he finds a way to get to the free throw line where he leads the team shooting 24-of-26 for 92.3 percent. He is also among the team leaders with 18 assists. Matt Becht follows him in the scoring column with 13.8 ppg and the biggest threat from outside the arc for the Penmen as 21 of his 25 field goals have come from long range. Rounding out the leading scorers is Alex Rivera (12.2 ppg), Noah Kamba (11.5) and Derrick Grant (10.0).
SERIES HISTORY vs SNHU
·        New Haven and SNHU meet for the 80th time in the history of the two programs.
·        Despite a New Haven win in the postseason last year, SNHU holds a 51-28 advantage in the previous 79 games.
·        Among the highlights for the Penmen was a series of 23-straight wins that spanned the 90's.
·        New Haven opened up the series with back-to-back wins before SNHU went on a five-game win streak to take control of the early years.
·        In recent memory, New Haven has won five of the last seven meetings, including the NE10 semifinal win last year at Stan Spirou Center.
NEXT TIME OUT
New Haven will conclude a stretch of three-straight NE10 games when they welcome the Adelphi Panthers to West Haven for the second of three-straight home games. Tip off against the Panthers is set for 5:30 p.m. in the second game of a doubleheader with the women's team. All of the action in the league battle can be seen live on NE10Now.tv.
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