Stonehill Skyhawks - Skyhawk Talk 1-30

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Keith Gill		One of the most successful weekends in Stonehill history was capped on Saturday afternoon when junior Keith Gill (Brockton, Mass.) ran the fastest mile time nationally in Division II to date at the Boston University Terrier Invitational, as he automatically qualified for the upcoming NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships to be hosted by Stonehill in early March at the Reggie Lewis Center. Gill shattered the school record with a time of 4:07.22 for Head Coach Karen Boen's Skyhawks, eclipsing the previous best time in the event nationally by nearly three full seconds in the process and earning the nod as Northeast-10 Track Athlete of the Week. Sophomore Torrey Price (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) provisionally qualified for the NCAA championships by shattering his own school record in winning the 55 meters with a time of 6.38 at the Boston Indoor Games on Friday evening, while fellow sophomore Tyler Guilmette (East Longmeadow, Mass.) also set new school marks in the long jump (22 feet, 1/2 inch) and triple jump (42 feet, 7 inches) as well at the Boston Indoor Games. Stonehill will be in action on Saturday morning as the Skyhawks head to Medford, Mass. to compete in the Tufts Invitational that begins at 10:00 a.m. EST. Click here for the Skyhawk men's track & field home page!

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Dana DeIngenis		Stonehill enjoyed a solid weekend of competition at both the Boston Indoor Games on Friday evening at the Reggie Lewis Center and at the Boston University Terrier Invitational at the Case Center on Saturday morning. Freshman Bridget DeVincent (Attleboro, Mass.) earned the nod as the Northeast-10 Freshman Track Athlete of the Week after placing third in the 3,000 meters for Head Coach Karen Boen's Skyhawks, as her time of 10:15.22 was surpassed only by a pair of Boston College runners. Senior Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) placed 14th overall in the mile with a time of 5:06.30 (best among Division II entrants), while fellow senior Kelly Chaisson (Walpole, Mass.) was 20th overall in the 5,000 meters (second among Division II competitors) with a time of 17:50.22. Stonehill returns to action on Saturday morning when the Skyhawks head to Medford, Mass. to compete in the Tufts Invitational that begins at 10:00 a.m. EST. Click here for the Skyhawk women's track & field home page!

Women's Basketball
Bethany Tighe		Senior Alisha Collins (Port Chester, N.Y.) scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead four players in double figures as 21st-ranked Stonehill posted a key 71-66 Northeast-10 Conference victory over Pace last Saturday afternoon at Merkert Gymnasium. Sophomore Bethany Tighe (North Easton, Mass.) added 14 points and six boards in the triumph for Head Coach Trisha Brown's Skyhawks, who also received 12 points from freshman Megan Methven (Corning, N.Y.) and 10 points from senior Caitlin Kennedy (Baldwin, N.Y.). Senior Tiffany Huggins (Stoughton, Mass.) chipped in with eight points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals for the winners, who picked up their 16th victory in 20 series meetings with the Setters. Collins netted 16 points in a 72-47 Skyhawk setback at fourth-ranked Southern Connecticut last Tuesday evening at Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven, Conn., as Stonehill will take a 16-5 overall mark (including an 11-5 Northeast-10 slate) into a league match-up on Saturday afternoon with LeMoyne at Merkert Gymnasium that tips-off at 1:30 p.m. EST. Click here for the Skyhawk women's basketball home page!

Ice Hockey
Brian Davis		Junior Brian Davis (Foxboro, Mass.) netted a pair of goals, while senior Josh Green (Mendon, Mass.) made 25 saves to lift Stonehill to a 5-3 ECAC Northeast victory over Western New England last Thursday evening at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. Juniors Chase Feole (Windham, N.H.) and John Durkin (Scituate, Mass.), along with sophomore Brendan O'Brien (Braintree, Mass.), each notched a goal and an assist in the triumph for Head Coach Scott Harlow's Skyhawks, who also received a pair of assists off the stick of sophomore Paul Reissfelder (Plymouth, Mass.). Davis added a pair of assists in a 4-2 ECAC Northeast setback to Wentworth last Tuesday evening at Matthews Arena in Boston, while freshman Chris Rogers (Westford, Mass.) netted a goal and an assist in an 8-5 ECAC Northeast setback to Suffolk last Saturday evening at Walter Brown Arena in Boston. Stonehill, which stands at 5-10 overall, 4-8 in ECAC Northeast play and 2-0 in Northeast-10 action, hosts Nichols in a non-league contest on Wednesday evening at the Bridgewater Ice Arena at 7:40 p.m. EST before heading to Worcester, Mass. on Saturday night for a key Northeast-10 match-up with Assumption that faces off at 7:30 p.m. EST. Click here for the Skyhawk ice hockey home page!

Men's Basketball
Lance Clarke		Stonehill dropped a pair of Northeast-10 Conference decisions last week to Southern Connecticut, as Head Coach David McLaughlin's Skyhawks fell by a 76-73 final to Southern Connecticut last Tuesday evening at Moore Fieldhouse in New Haven, Conn. before dropping a 99-72 decision to Pace last Saturday afternoon at Merkert Gymnasium. Sophomore Nick Smith (Colonia, N.J.) netted 19 points in the setback at Southern Connecticut for Stonehill, which also received 15 points from freshman Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J.) and a combined 21 points from freshmen Nikola Stevanovic (Belgrade, Serbia) and AJ Rudowitz (Monroe Township, N.J.). Senior Lance Clarke (Cambridge, Mass.) notched 22 points and six assists against Pace for the Skyhawks, who also received 17 points and nine boards from Smith as well as 10 points from sophomore Colin Scanlon (Centreville, Va.). Stonehill, which stands at 13-8 overall and 8-8 in Northeast-10 play, hosts LeMoyne in a league match-up on Saturday afternoon at Merkert Gymnasium that tips-off at 3:30 p.m. EST. Click here for the Skyhawk men's basketball home page!

Woods Resigns As Stonehill's Football Coach
Chris Woods		Chris Woods, who has served for the past three seasons as Head Football Coach at Stonehill College, has resigned his position, effective immediately, to become the linebackers coach at special teams coordinator at Harvard University. Woods, a native of Milton, Mass., arrived in Easton in December 2003 after serving for three seasons as the Head Football Coach at Mansfield (Pa.) University. After guiding the Skyhawks to a pair of wins in his inaugural campaign in 2004, Woods led Stonehill to its highest victory mark in four seasons in 2005, as the Skyhawks finished sixth in Northeast-10 Conference play with league wins over Assumption, Pace, Saint Anselm and Merrimack, and during his tenure he coached six all-conference performers. Stonehill Director of Athletics Paula J. Sullivan announced that current offensive coordinator Brad Paulson will serve as interim head coach until Woods's successor is in place, and she stated that a search for the next Skyhawk football mentor will "begin immediately." Click here for the Skyhawk football home page!

Listen To Skyhawk Hoops On Stretch Internet!
Kim Morast		Stonehill Basketball is once again be available on-line this season, as a total of 24 Skyhawk men's and women's regular season contests will be webcast at no charge via Stretch Internet, a service of Gilbert, Ariz., over the Official Athletics web site of Stonehill College, www.stonehillskyhawks.com. Returning for the ninth season of calling the action of Skyhawk Basketball will be Charlie Bergeron, the voice of Stonehill Basketball and Football since 1998 who will provide play-by-play, and Brian Buckley, who will once again serve as the Skyhawks' color analyst. The next Stonehill Basketball webcasts are set for Saturday, February 3rd when the Skyhawks entertain LeMoyne in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m. EST. Skyhawk Basketball is also be available via videocast for a nominal fee on the new television network of the Northeast-10 Conference, Northeast-10 TV, at www.ne10.tv. Click here for the Skyhawk Multimedia home page!