BOX SCORE | RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH JACK PERRI

When and Where: January 5, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 94, Roberts Wesleyan College 76
Records: SNHU 9-4, RWC 3-11

Junior Michael Almonacy (Brentwood, N.Y.) pumped in a game- and career-high 27 points, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's basketball team showed no signs of lay-off rust in Sunday's 94-76 victory over Roberts Wesleyan College at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Almonacy – career-high 27 points (9-14 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 8-8 FT), 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
• Senior Shawn Montague (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) – 21 points (6-15 FG, 1-5 3-FG, 8-11 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 steals
• Junior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) – 16 points (5-8 FG, 4-7 3-FG, 2-3 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists
• Senior Eamonn Joyce (Medford, Mass.) – 11 points (4-7 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 2-6 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 blocks
• Freshman Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 7 points (3-5 FG, 1-3 3-FG)
• Sophomore Mikey Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) – 6 points (2-4 FG, 2-2 FT), 4 assists, 2 rebounds 

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire led by just three at 42-39 with two-and-a-half minutes to play before the break when it scored the final 11 points of the stanza, as part of a 24-2 burst that gave the hosts their largest lead of the day at 66-41 with 17:22 remaining. Montague and Almonacy led the way with nine and five points, respectively, while Joyce and Long canned 3-pointers during the stretch. The Penmen held the Redhawks scoreless for three-and-a-half minutes twice during the run.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Amari Lee paced Roberts Wesleyan with 19 points (5-13 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 8-8 FT).
• The Penmen outshot the Redhawks, 53.3 percent (32-60) to 41.5 percent (27-65), including 29.6 percent (8-27) to 22.7 percent (5-22) from downtown.
• SNHU was also plus-5 from the line, while RWC shot it better, 89.5 percent (17-19) to 73.3 percent (22-30).
• The Penmen collected more points off turnovers (21-7) and on the fast break (29-14), in addition to featuring a better assist-to-turnover ratio (14/12-7/19), while the Redhawks captured the glass (39-31) and the paint (40-38), and totaled up more second chance points (15-10).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has won five of its last seven.
• This marked the first meeting between the two teams.
• Almonacy scores 20 or more points for the fourth time in his first season with the Penmen, while Montague drops 20-plus for the sixth time this season and the eighth time in his SNHU career.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 8 (7:30 p.m.) when they play host to in-state rival Franklin Pierce University at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game will air on WGIR 610-AM.

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