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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Visiting Southern New Hampshire
University used a balanced attack to down Southern Connecticut
State University 73-52 in Northeast-10 men's basketball at Moore
Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon. The Penmen, who won their
second straight, improved to 11-7 overall and 6-7 in the NE-10,
while the Owls are now 2-16 and 1-12 in the league.
The win is career win No. 495 for
veteran SNHU head coach Stan Spirou, who now owns a 495-242 career
record in his 25th season.
Stephen Wood
(South Jamaica Queens, N.Y.) and Josh Last
(Hooksett, N.H.) paced Southern New Hampshire with 10 points
apiece. Wood also grabbed six rebounds and registered three
steals, while Last knocked down a pair of three-pointers and also
handed out four assists. Josh Morgan-Green
(Upper Marlboro, Md.) totaled all nine of his points in the first
half, while Cory Vejraska (Alachua, Fla.),
Tory Stapleton (Rahway, N.J.) and Greg
DeSantis (Trumbull, Conn.) each added eight points.
Corey Boland (Union, N.J.) chipped in with seven
points as 11 of SNHU's 13 players reached the scoring column.
Clyde Chapman led all scorers with
18 points to pace Southern Connecticut, while Dexton Williamson
added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Tobin Carberry notched 10
points for the Owls.
Southern New Hampshire never
trailed and opened up a 13-4 lead 3:40 into the game following a
layup by Vejraska. The hosts would cut the lead to five,
15-10, with 13:34 to play in the opening period following a pair of
Carberry free throws. The Penmen gradually pulled away and
scored the final six points of the first half, with a Last three 46
seconds before the break giving Southern New Hampshire a 40-23
halftime lead.
SNHU scored the first four points
of the second half and a basket by Wood with 18:25 to play gave the
Penmen a 44-23 lead. Southern Connecticut would make it a
55-39 game with just under 10 minutes to go on a Chapman basket,
but the Owls would get no closer. The Penmen took their
largest lead, 66-43, with 5:47 left on a Stapleton basket.
Southern New Hampshire shot 48.4%
(30-62) from the floor for the game while limiting Southern
Connecticut to just 36.8% shooting on the afternoon, including an
0-10 effort behind the arc. The Penmen made a season-low
seven turnovers while turning 17 SCSU giveaways into 25
points. The Owls held a 40-34 rebounding advantage.
Southern New Hampshire returns to
action Tuesday night when it hosts New Haven in a 7:30 contest at
the SNHU Fieldhouse.
