Zegarowski cans six of Skyhawks season-high 13 three-pointers in career-high 28-point effort

Zegarowski drained six three-pointers on his way to a career-best 28 points tonight (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

EASTON, Mass. (November 30, 2022) – Stonehill College closed out the first month of its inaugural NCAA Division I season with a comfortable 92-45 victory over Eastern Nazarene College in a non-conference men's basketball matchup at Merkert Gymnasium tonight.

Postgrad Max Zegarowski canned a season-best six of Stonehill's season-high 13 three-pointers on his way to a career-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting, including 6-for-11 from long range, with five rebounds and two assists in just over 24-minutes of play. He scored 20 of his points in the first half as the Skyhawks shot over 58-percent from the floor, including 7-for-15 (46.7%) from beyond the arc, in building a 31-point (50-19) halftime lead. All 14 of the Skyhawks who dressed played at least two and a half minutes, and 13 of those found the scorebook in the win.

Senior Levi White led Eastern Nazarene with 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting, with seven rebounds, and an assist. 

Leaders

Stonehill

Zegarowski: Career-high 28 points (10-for-16, 6-for-11), five rebounds, two assists.

Andrew Sims Fifth-year, Forward: 14 points (5-for-7), including 12 in the first half, three rebounds and two assists.

Chas Stinson Freshman, Guard: Season-high 12 points (5-for-8, 2-for-5 threes), season-best five rebounds, an assist, blocked shot and steal.

Eastern Nazarene

White: 13 points, seven rebounds, assist.

Bernie McGuinness Junior, Guard: Ten points, three rebounds, three steals, assist.

How it Happened

• Stonehill jumped out to a 10-4 lead after a three-pointer from fifth-year Shamir Johnson heading into the first media timeout, but after nearly three scoreless minutes, Eastern Nazarene was back within four (10-6) after a White layup six minutes into the game.

• Sims scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, reaching double figures in his 14th-straight game played (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

  Stonehill took over from there, scoring the next 14 points, including eight by Zegarowski, to open an 18-point lead (24-6) after a three-point play from the Skyhawks postgrad with 11-minutes left in the half.
• Stonehill closed the half with a 17-4 run, keyed by a trio of triples by Zegarowski and another long-range shot by fifth-year Josh Mack, to carry a 31-point lead (50-19) into halftime.
• Eastern Nazarene trimmed the deficit inside 30 points twice after a White fastbreak layup and McGuiness three-pointer, over the first three and a half minutes of the second half, but Stonehill used an 11-1 spurt to extend the lead to 38 (66-28) after Zegarowski's sixth three of the night with 12:16 to play.
• The Skyhawks lead wouldn't dip lower than 35 the rest of the way, extending to as much as 48 down the stretch before settling on the final margin.

Noteworthy

• Zegarowski led Stonehill in scoring for the second-straight game, netting 20-plus points for the second time this season (ninth career) with his third-straight double-figure scoring game (40^th career).
• Zegarowski has now scored 811 points in his collegiate career, including his time at both Lynn University and Franklin Pierce University in 69 career games.
• Sims returned to the lineup and secured double-figures for the 14^th-straight game played dating back to last season and 37^th time in his career overall. He now has 851 points in 81 career games.
• Stinson, along with juniors John O'Reilly III and Will Rywolt, as well as sophomores Neal Marquardt and Nathan McGill all notched season-highs off the bench for the Skyhawks.
• Stonehill finished with a 48-27 rebounding advantage, led by a career-high seven by junior Thatcher Stone.

Up Next

Stonehill (3-6, 0-0 NEC) returns to action on Saturday, when it visits Binghamton University for a non-conference matchup at 4 p.m. The Skyhawks are back here at Merkert Gym next Wednesday, December 7, to host Rider University at 7 p.m. Eastern Nazarene (3-3, 0-0 NECC) visits Salem State University on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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