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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Rodney Sanders (Linden, N.J.) totaled 12 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as Southern New Hampshire University topped Stonehill College 73-58 in Northeast-10 men's basketball Saturday afternoon at the SNHU Fieldhouse.  The Penmen, who have won two straight and three of four, now stand 5-2 and 4-1 in the NE-10, while the Skyhawks are now 5-3 and 3-2 in league play.

Sanders knocked down three three-pointers and finished 6-12 from the floor.  Elijah Bonsignore (Felton, Del.) was 6-8 from the floor and tallied 17 points and seven rebounds, while Devin Gilligan (Amherst, N.H.) totaled career-bests in points (16) and rebounds (10) for his first double-double of the season.  BJ Cardarelli (Manchester, Conn.) was 3-6 from long range and added nine points.

Jack Cole led Stonehill with 15 points and 11 rebounds, one of four Skyhawks in double figures.  Ryan Logan totaled 13 points and eight rebounds, while Carter Smith and Jimmy Walsh recorded 10 points apiece.

Southern New Hampshire never trailed and the game was tied just once, at 12-12 eight minutes in.  Clinging to a 17-16 lead, the Penmen used a 7-0 spurt capped by a Bonsignore basket to go up 24-16 with 8:50 left in the first half.  SNHU took its largest lead of the frame, 31-20, with 1:50 left on a Gilligan basket, but five straight by Stonehill to end the half made it a 31-25 game at intermission.

The hosts opened the second half on a 15-7 run and three free throws by Sanders at the 15:33 mark gave the Penmen a 14-point cushion, 46-32.  The Skyhawks got within nine, 46-37, on a pair of Walsh free throws with 14:27 on the clock, but an 11-2 run capped by a Sanders three with 8:43 to go made it a 60-42 ballgame.  Southern New Hampshire maintained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.

SNHU shot 57.1% over the final 20 minutes and 46.2% for the game while the Skyhawks shot 41.8%.  The Penmen took 13 more trips to the free throw line, going 17-23, while Stonehill was 6-10.  The guests held a 41-38 rebounding advantage, but 14 turnovers, compared to a season-low eight for Southern New Hampshire, led to an 18-5 edge in points off turnovers for the victors.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action on Wednesday night when it hosts Assumption College in a 7:30 Northeast-10 contest at the SNHU Fieldhouse.  That game can be heard in the Manchester area on WGIR 610 AM.

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