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#6/9 Stonehill Opens With Big Win Over Shippensburg, 71-44

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#6/9 Stonehill Opens With Big Win Over Shippensburg, 71-44

Skyhawks shoot 53.3-percent from the field in opener of Disney Division II East Coast Tip-Off Classic

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Senior Kelsey Simonds led Stonehill with 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the Skyhawks season-opening win today.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (November 6, 2009) - Stonehill College, ranked 6th in the Division II Bulletin and 9th in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Division II preseason polls, opened its season with a commanding 71-44 victory over Shippensburg University on day one of the 2009 Disney Division II East Coast Tip-Off Classic at The Milk House today.

Senior Kelsey Simonds (Middleboro, Mass./Cardinal Spellman) led four Stonehill players in double-figures with 18 points as she made 8-of-12 shots from the field and converted both free-throw attempts to go with seven rebounds and three blocked shots. The three blocks give her 181 for her career - just four shy of the program record of 185 held by Sue Patchett (1993-97).

Junior Emily Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) added 16 points, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, while sophomore Tania Williams (South Setauket, N.Y./Ward-Melville) posted a double-double with ten points, shooting 5-for-6 from the field, and a game-high ten rebounds. Senior Megan Methven (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) chipped in with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting off the bench.

Senior Lauren Beckley (Fairfield, Pa./Fairfield) scored a game-high 20 points for Shippensburg on 6-of-17 shooting from the field, including 2-for-7 from three-point range, while converting all six free-throw attempts to go with a team-high seven rebounds. Junior Kasey Gardner (Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville) added 16 points, three rebounds and three steals.

Stonehill shot 53.3-percent (32-for-60) from the field, including 56.7% (17-of-30) in the second half, despite a 1-for-15 effort from three-point range. The Skyhawks held Shippensburg to 25.9-percent (15-for-58) shooting from the field overall, including 6-for-32 (18.8%) in the first half to build a 14-point (34-20) lead.

Beckley hit one of a combined three three-pointers between the two teams to give Shippensburg a 3-2 lead just over a minute and a half into the game. Stonehill then took the lead for good with a 14-3 run to take a ten-point lead (16-6) after a jumper from senior Erin Gray (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) with 12:15 left in the first half. The Skyhawks led by as much as 16 (32-16) after a Williams layup with 2:34 left in the half before settling for the 14-point cushion at the intermission.

Stonehill assumed immediate control in the second half with a Rousseau jumper pushing its lead over 20-points (43-22) 3:29 in. The Skyhawks lead went under 20 points just three times the rest of the way, growing to a game-high 29-points (71-42) on a Methven three with 2:57 left.

Stonehill (1-0, 0-0 NE-10) is back in action tomorrow for day two of the Disney Classic when it faces 19th-ranked Gannon University at 12:15 p.m. The Skyhawks open their home schedule next Sunday, November 15, when they host Caldwell College in Merkert Gymnasium at 5 p.m. The game was moved back three hours from its original start time to accommodate the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championships which are being held on campus that day. Shippensburg (0-1, 0-0 PSAC) will face another Northeast-10 Conference member Southern New Hampshire University tomorrow at 10 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Erin Gray

#32 Erin Gray

F
6' 1"
Senior
Megan Methven

#21 Megan Methven

G
5' 10"
Senior
Emily Rousseau

#3 Emily Rousseau

G
5' 9"
Junior
Kelsey Simonds

#22 Kelsey Simonds

F/C
6' 3"
Senior
Tania Williams

#13 Tania Williams

F
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Erin Gray

#32 Erin Gray

6' 1"
Senior
F
Megan Methven

#21 Megan Methven

5' 10"
Senior
G
Emily Rousseau

#3 Emily Rousseau

5' 9"
Junior
G
Kelsey Simonds

#22 Kelsey Simonds

6' 3"
Senior
F/C
Tania Williams

#13 Tania Williams

5' 11"
Sophomore
F