Daniel Heppert and the Skyhawks snapped their two game losing streak with a convincing 70-50 win over Southern Connecticut on Saturday afternoon.

Skyhawks Back On Track With 70-50 Win

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New Haven, Conn. - Junior A.J. Rudowitz (Monroe Township, N.J.) scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the first half, helping the Skyhawks snap a two-game losing streak and post a convincing 70-50 win over host Southern Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at Moore Fieldhouse.

The 70 points Stonehill scored are the most it has put on the board in five games and improves the Skyhawks record to 12-0 this season when they score 70 or more points.

In collecting its 18th win of the season, Stonehill raced out to a 25-9 lead over the Owls courtesy of 10-0 run which featured seven straight from Rudowitz.

With the score 29-13 a little more than halfway through the first half, Southern Connecticut ran off eight unanswered to cut the Stonehill lead in half, but five straight points from Nick Smith (Colonia, N.J.) helped the Skyhawks stem the tide and take a 39-27 lead into halftime.

The Owls stayed within striking distance with the help of their work on the glass, outscoring Stonehill 16-5 in second chance points.

The lead grew to as many as 23 following another Skyhawk scoring spree - this one an 8-0 run highlighted by a three-point play from sophomore Daniel Heppert (Richmond, Va.).

Stonehill shot 49 percent from the floor while holding the Owls to just 36 percent and didn't allow any Southern Connecticut player to reach double figures.

Rudowitz, who added five rebounds and four steals, played only 22 minutes, while Matt Hall (Springfield, Mass.) added 12 points, three points and three assists and Mike Kernan (Medford, N.J.) chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds.

The Skyhawks, now 18-6 overall and 13-6 in the Northeast-10 have three regular season games remaining, including their next two at home beginning with Pace on Wednesday.