BOX SCORE | RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH JACK PERRI

When and Where: January 28, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 83, University of New Haven 62
Records: SNHU 12-8 (5-7 NE10), UNH 9-9 (7-5 NE10)

Senior Eamonn Joyce (Medford, Mass.) and junior Michael Almonacy (Brentwood, N.Y.) combined for 53 points Tuesday night to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team to an 83-62 victory against the University of New Haven at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Joyce – 28 points (9-15 FG, 4-8 3-FG, 6-7 FT), 6 rebounds
• Almonacy – 25 points (8-14 FG, 6-8 3-FG, 3-3 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 14 points (6-10 FG, 2-4 3-FG), 6 assists, 2 rebounds
• Freshman Ryan Conroy (Staten Island, N.Y.) – 6 points (2-4 FG, 2-4 3-FG) 
• Senior Shawn Montague (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) – 5 points (2-7 FG, 1-5 FT), 12 rebounds, 3 assists
• Sophomore Mikey Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) – 3 points (1-2 FG, 1-1 3-FG), 3 assists, 2 rebounds

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire trailed, 25-18, with just over nine minutes remaining in the opening half, when it ripped off a 21-4 run - led by eight points from Joyce, with six each from Long and Almonacy - to grab a 39-29 advantage with 2:43 left. SNHU would go into the break in front, 46-35.
• The Penmen were ahead by 13 nearly four-and-a-half minutes into the second stanza, when a Joyce 3-pointer set off a 20-2 barrage that gave the hosts their largest lead of the night at 75-44 with 8:13 to play. Joyce led the way with 10 points during the stretch.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Elijah Bailey led New Haven with 23 points (9-15 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 3-4 FT).
• The Penmen outshot the Chargers, 53.7 percent (29-54) to 46.3 percent (25-54), including 53.6 percent (15-28) to 29.2 percent (7-24) from beyond the arc.
• SNHU was also plus-5 from the stripe, despite New Haven shooting it better, 83.3 percent (5-6) to 66.7 percent (10-15).
• The Penmen captured the glass (31-25) and the paint (28-26), scored more points on the fast break (14-7), received more scoring from their bench (11-4) and featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (18/7-9/8), while the Chargers gathered more points off turnovers (11-9).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire wins its third straight, while New Haven has its five-game winning streak halted.
• SNHU, which leads the all-time series, 51-26, snaps a three-game losing skid against New Haven.
• The reigning Northeast-10 Player of the Week, Joyce, who narrowly missed out on scoring 30 for the third straight game, is averaging 32.3 points per contest during that span.
• Joyce reaches the 20-point plateau for the ninth time this season and the 19th time in his career.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Feb. 1 (3:30 p.m.) when they play host to Pace University at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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