SYRACUSE, N.Y. (January 20, 2025) – The Stonehill College men's basketball team erased a 19-point deficit with under eight minutes to play but dropped a Northeast Conference contest at Le Moyne College, 73-72 after the Dolphins sank a pair of free throws with four seconds left at Ted Grant Court Monday night.

LEADERS

• Freshman Hermann Koffi (Quebec City, Quebec) led Stonehill with 18 points, matching his career-high, making six of his 13 shot attempts including four of his nine three-pointers.
• Le Moyne graduate student Ryan Carmody scored a game-high 20 points, converting on nine of his 10 free throw attempts. He also tallied seven rebounds in the win.
• Before being ejected for committing a flagrant two foul, Dwayne Koroma corralled a game-high 11 rebounds to go with nine points, two assists, a block, and a steal for the Dolphins.
• AJ Dancler recorded 19 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds in 35 minutes for Le Moyne.
• Four different Skyhawks corralled a team-high six rebounds, including sophomores Louie Semona (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Todd Brogna (Southborough, Mass.). Semona scored 14 points, while Brogna recorded 12 points, 3 assists, and a steal.

FIRST HALF

• Stonehill missed its first two shot attempts and turned the ball over twice, while Le Moyne went 2-2 on layup attempts to start the game as the Dolphins led 4-0 early.
• Semona got the Skyhawks on the board with a three-pointer and then Koffi sunk a pair of free throws to give Stonehill a 5-4 lead.
• With six lead changes in the opening six minutes of action, Le Moyne clung to a 14-11 lead with threes from graduate student Josh Morgan (Brampton, Ontario) and Koffi keeping the Skyhawks within a possession.
• A driving layup from Semona, followed by a pair of Brogna free throws, flipped the lead back in favor of the Skyhawks, 15-14, but a Nate Fouts three-pointer put the Dolphins in front 17-15, marking the eighth lead change of the game.
• After back-to-back layups from Brogna, the Skyhawks had their largest lead of the game, 28-22, but Le Moyne responded with a 7-0 run to retake the lead, 29-28.
• Le Moyne extended its lead to four, 33-29, and would close out the first half on a 16-2 run to go into the break with a 38-30 advantage.
• AJ Dancler led all scorers with 11 first-half points for the Dolphins. Le Moyne shot 62.5% (5-8) from three-point range in the first half.

SECOND HALF

• The Dolphins made three consecutive threes and six of their first nine shots to start the second half, jumping out to a 17-point lead, 53-36.
• Le Moyne built its largest lead of the game, 64-45, with 7:10 left in the game but a flagrant two foul by Dwayne Koroma leading to his ejection sparked a 20-0 run for the Skyhawks.
• Over the 20-0 run, Stonehill went 5-6 from the field, 4-4 from three, and 6-8 from the free throw line as six different Skyhawks chipped in points. Semona and Koffi each had six points to lead Stonehill over that stretch.
• Brogna capped off the 20-0 run with a layup that put the Skyhawks in front 65-64, but the Dolphins scored five points on their next possession due to a loose ball foul being called as a three-pointer went into the basket leading to a pair of free throws after the made three.
• Brogna responded for the Skyhawks, sinking two free throws before making a layup to tie the score, 69-69, with 50 seconds remaining.
• A pair of free throws put Le Moyne back in front but Koffi drilled a corner three with nine seconds remaining to give Stonehill a one-point lead, 72-71.
• Koffi was called for an off-ball foul with just four seconds left, awarding Ryan Carmody free throws for the Dolphins. Carmody would make both free throws to put Le Moyne in front, 73-72.
• Koffi found a sliver of space for a last-second three-pointer but the ball hit the front of the rim and narrowly missed as Le Moyne survived with the win, 73-72.

NOTEWORTHY

• Stonehill is now 18-26 all-time against Le Moyne and 0-3 against the Dolphins at the Division I level.
• Monday night's game had 14 lead changes, most in a game for the Skyhawks this season. Stonehill only led for seven minutes compared to Le Moyne, who led for over 29.
• Koffi matched his career-highs of 18 points and four three-pointers as this was his third time in the past three games with four threes made. Koffi is averaging 13.8 points per game over the past six games, scoring at least 12 points in five of those games.
• This was Semona's fourth consecutive start and his eighth straight game scoring in double figures. Semona is now averaging 15.4ppg over the last 11 games as he's tallied 10+ in 10 of those contests.
• Semona has also led Stonehill in rebounding in three consecutive games, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game over that stretch.
• Brogna put together his fourth double-digit scoring effort over the last five games to average 11.6ppg during the stretch. Brogna's also grabbed at least six rebounds in six of the last seven games, averaging 7.0 rebounds per contest over the past seven games.
• Sophomore Alex Bates IV (Charlotte, N.C.) checked in at the 7:10 mark of the second half and was a team-high +18 off the bench down the stretch for the Skyhawks.
• Senior Nathan McGill (Dillsburg, Pa.) scored a season-high four points, making all four of his free throw attempts while running the point for Stonehill during the 20-0 run.

UP NEXT

• Stonehill men's basketball (10-10, 2-3 NEC) is back in action next weekend for a Northeast Conference contest at Merkert Gymnasium against Chicago State (2-18, 2-3 NEC) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24.

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