Purple Knights News

January 5, 2007

Basketball Squads To Host Stonehill In Key NE-10 Clash On Saturday


COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men'sand women's basketball teams face a stiff test on Saturday, as the Purple Knights host longtime league rival Stonehill College in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader at the Ross Sports Center.

The Saint Michael's women (7-6, 4-5 NE-10) begin the doubleheader at 1:30 p.m., as the Purple Knights look to upset Stonehill (12-2, 7-2), ranked 15th in this week's WBCA Division II National Coaches' Poll. The Purple Knights, 4-2 at home this season, have not defeated the Skyhawks since the 2001-02 season, but are fresh off of Wednesday's 75-66 win at Southern New Hampshire University.

The Saint Michael's men (8-5, 6-3 NE-10) look to snap a third-place tie with Stonehill (11-3, 6-3 NE-10) in the conference standings as the two teams collide at 3:30 p.m. Saint Michael's, coming off of Wednesday's 71-66 overtime victory at Southern New Hampshire, have also failed to record a win against the Skyhawks since 2001-02.

The Purple Knight men are among the Division II national leaders in several individual and team categories. Senior Brendan Mullins (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South), who is averaging an amazing 40.2 minutes per contest, is 14th in the country in scoring (currently at 22.2 points per game), and in the top-100 in 3-pointers per game and 3-point percentage (along with junior James Sorrentine (Pawtucket, R.I./Saint Raphael Academy)). Junior Brian Monahan (Kinderhook, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) is 25th in Division II in rebounding, and senior Chris Cayole (Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial) is 57th in blocks. As a team, Saint Michael's is seventh in free throw percentage, and ninth in 3-pointers per game.

The men's game can be heard on ESPN 1390 AM, or over the internet at http://www.wcat1390.com/. Both games can also be seen live through NE-10.tv, or be viewed through Saint Michael's live statistics feature by logging on to www.smcathletics.com/news/sportslisten.

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