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EASTON, Mass. (Dec. 26, 2025) -- The Stonehill women's basketball ball team will make the trip to Nashville, Tenn., to take on No. 12/11 Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. CST. 

Stonehill stands at 4-6 overall (0-0 NEC), while Vanderbilt heads into the matchup 12-0 (0-0 SEC). This game marks the first time Stonehill has played a ranked team at the Division I level.

Media Information
Sunday afternoon's game will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Andrew Allegretta and Richard Hendrix will be the announcers for this non-conference matchup. 

Double Trouble
In the Hatter Classic against Stetson Dec. 20, Brooke Paquette and Ella Pelletier both recorded their first-career double-doubles, marking the first time two Stonehill players had a double-double in the same game in the Division I era for the Skyhawks. Paquette tallied 17 points, to go along with a career-best 13 rebounds, while Pelletier scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 10 boards. For their efforts, Paquette was honored as the NEC Player of the Week, while Pelletier garnered NEC Rookie of the Week accolades. Earlier this season against Rider on Nov. 13, Reese Roggenburk also collected a double-double, giving Stonehill three double-doubles this season.

Taking Their Charity
The Skyhawks feature seven players shooting 75-percent from the stripe or better, including Brooke Paquette, who ranks 25th in the country at 88.6% (39-of-44). Stonehill shot an NEC-best 80.2-percent from the free-throw line to rank fifth nationally last year. 

Start Fast
Stonehill is 71-15 when leading at the break over the last five seasons, including a 3-1 mark this season. 27 of the Skyhawks' 34 wins at the Division I level have come when holding the lead at the intermission.

Weekly Accolades
Freshman Reese Roggenburk was honored as the NEC's Rookie of the Week Nov. 17.  Aoggenburk averaged 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds, while shooting 13-of-18 (.722) from the field the week before, as the Skyhawks went 2-0 with victories at home over Niagara and Rider. Against the Purple Eagles on Nov. 11, Roggenburk tallied 19 points and added 11 rebounds for her first-career double-double. She was 8-of-12 from the field and 3-of-3 from the foul line. Two days later against the Broncs on Nov. 13, Roggenburk scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds, while dishing out three assists.

On Dec. 22, Stonehill swept the NEC Player and Rookie of the Week awards. Brooke Paquette was selected as the NEC Player of the Week after averaging 17.5 points and 10 rebounds in the two games at the Hatter Classic. She was also 12-of-13 from the foul line (.923), playing in over a total of 75 minutes in the two games. In Stonehill's 74-68 win over Bethune-Cookman, Paquette scored 18 points and added five rebounds, while playing all 40 minutes. Against Stetson, Paquette recorded the first double-double of her career, netting 17 points, to go along with a career-high 13 rebounds. She was also a perfect 9-of-9 from the foul line.

Ella Pelletier averaged 14 points and nine rebounds, while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the foul line at the Hatter Classic en route to NEC Rookie of the Week honors. In Stonehill's 74-68 victory over Bethune-Cookman, Pelletier netted a career-high 17 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out four assists. She was also 9-of-9 from the free-throw line in that game. Against Stetson, Pelletier recorded the first-career double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing a career-best 10 rebounds.

Dimes a Dozen
Last year, Stonehill led the NEC with 16.6 assists per game. The Skyhawks posted eight games with 20-plus assists, holding an 8-0 record in such games, last season. In 2025-26, Stonehill had a season-high 19 assists in the win over Rider Nov. 13.

Double Figures
In Stonehill's 77-55 win over Rider Nov. 13, five Skyhawk players reached double digits in scoring, led by Brook Paquette's overall team season-high 20 points. In the victory over Niagara Nov. 11, four Stonehill players tallied 10 or more points, and the Skyhawks had four players again reach double digits in scoring in both games of the Hatter Classic against Bethune-Cookman and Stetson.

60 and Under
Stonehill is 63-8 when limiting the opposition to less than 60 points over the last five seasons. The Skyhawks were 11-0 when holding their opponents under 60 last season and are 3-0 in 2025-26.

Getting Defensive
Stonehill is 95-20 when holding its opponents under 40-percent shooting from the field over the last six seasons. The Skyhawks are 3-1 when hold teams to under 40-percent this year. 

Oh Captains, My Captains
Stonehill will be led by a trio of captains in 2025-26. Graduate student Molly Lynch and juniors Bella Mallory and Brooke Paquette were chosen as captains prior to the season. 

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill was selected second in the NEC by the league's head coaches in its preseason poll announced during the Conference's Virtual Media Day in October. It marked the highest preseason prediction for the Skyhawks over their first four  seasons in the NEC after being picked to finish fourth a year ago. FDU is the unanimous choice to capture the Conference title, followed by the Skyhawks. Chicago State was picked third, Le Moyne was chosen fourth, and Central Connecticut State was selected fifth. Rounding out the teams were Mercyhurst (sixth), Wagner (seventh), LIU (eighth), New Haven (ninth) and Saint Francis (10th).

Tourney Time
The Stonehill College women's basketball team and head coach Trisha Brown made their first non-conference, postseason appearance at the Division I level, earning an automatic bid into the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in 2024-25. The WNIT announced the Skyhawks as the automatic qualifier coming out of the NEC. Stonehill faced intrastate rival Massachusetts, falling by a score of 86-40. 

The AARP Rate
Stonehill is 113-31 when scoring 60-plus points over the last six seasons, including 4-1 in 2025-26. The Skyhawks are 42-10 when netting 70-plus over the last five years including 3-0 mark this season.

Preseason All-Conference Honors
Junior Brooke Paquette was tabbed to the Preseason All-NEC Team. Last year, Paquette was named Most Improved Player and given second team all-conference honors. Sophomore Megan Sias earned All-NEC All-Rookie Team accolades. With Paquette being named to the second team, the Skyhawks have totaled 57 all-league honorees over their 55-year history. Sias earned the ninth all-rookie team nod in program history and first at the Division I level. Head coach Trisha Brown has coached 35 of the 57 all-conference performers including five All-NEC honorees since joining the NEC.

Nice to Meet You
The Skyhawks will face a host of opponents for the first time this season. Stonehill will suit up against Georgetown (Nov. 6), Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 19), Stetson (Dec. 20) and Vanderbilt (Dec. 28) for the inaugural meetings between the schools. Stonehill is 1-2 in matchups against first-time opponents this season, having defeated Bethune-Cookman.

Eclipsing 1000
Stonehill made program history on Jan. 25, 2025 at Chicago State when the Skyhawks defeated the Cougars, 66-64, to become just the 49th women's basketball program in the NCAA to reach 1,000 wins, with a 1,012-462 (.687) record over its rich history. Heading into the 2025-26 season, Stonehill currently ranks fourth among women's programs in New England behind UConn (1342), Bentley (1206) and Husson (1187).

Prime Performers
Four Skyhawks were among NEC Prime Performer selections last season, with Sharn Hayward '25 leading the team with 11 Prime Performer selections, along with three NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow's Office Player of the Week honors. Brooke Paquette, who had seven selections last year, has garnered four nods this year, along with one each for Ella Pelletier, Reese Roggenburk and Julia Webster.

Rising to the Occasion
Stonehill's 17 wins last season more than quadrupuled its win total (4) from the 2023-24 season and is eight more than its total during its inaugural Division I season in 2022-23. The Skyhawks finished non-conference play with a  program-high matching four non-conference wins at the Division I level set in the Skyhawks inaugural NCAA Division I season in 2022-23. Stonehill's 11 NEC wins more than doubled both its totals from last season (four) and 2022-23 (five).

Junior Surge
Sophomore Brooke Paquette, who averaged 6.0 ppg as a rookie, has more than doubled that average to 13.4 ppg last season to rank second among fellow Skyhawks and 10th in the NEC, with 22 double-figure scoring games and five 20-point outings. In addition, her 4.5 assists per game led the NEC after averaging 1.7 per game as a freshman. She has dished out six-or-more assists nine times in 2024-25. For her leap last year, she was named the NEC's Most Improved Player.

Next Level
Stonehill College announced in early April, 2022, that it had accepted an invitation to join the NCAA Division I NEC, beginning a four-year Division I transition period to conclude in 2026. Earlier this year, the NCAA announced that Stonehill had completed its accelerated reclassification to full NCAA Division I status, effective for the 2025-26 athletic season, and are now eligible for NCAA tournament participation. The Skyhawks entire set of 23 varsity programs now compete in the NEC, with the exception of equestrian, women's ice hockey (NEWHA) and men's ice hockey (independent).

Pro Skyhawk
Former Stonehill women's basketball point guard Sharn Hayward '25, recently signed a deal with the University of Canberra Capitals as a development player. The UC Capitals are part of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), an 8-team professional basketball league in Australia.

After graduating from Stonehill in May, Hayward spent the summer with the Willetton Tigers in the NBL1 West, where she averaged 11.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, helping contribute to a Tigers team that made the finals last season.

Hayward was chosen as an NEC All-Conference first-team selection after recording a program record 11 Prime Performer nods and three Player of the Week awards. Hayward excelled from deep for the Skyhawks, putting together one of the best seasons in Stonehill history. Her 99 three-pointers made throughout the 2024-25 season shattered the single season program record set in 2017-18 by Courtney Walsh, '18, who knocked down 83 shots from long range. Hayward ranks fifth all-time in program history in three-pointers made with 190. Hayward's 16.1 points per game led the team and ranked second in the conference while her 38.4 percent (99-258) clip from deep and 86.0 percent (49-57) mark from the free throw line also ranked second in the NEC.

Hall of Fame Inductees
Head coach Trisha Brown, who is entering her 25th season at the helm leading the Skyhawks, was inducted into the New Agenda Northeast Hall of Fame on Nov. 2. 

The New Agenda- Northeast was founded in the spring of 1986 by Mary Lydon, President of the Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Mary Pratt, Past Vice-President of the Division for Girls' and Women's Sport for the Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Mark Colon, Education Director for the New England Sports Museum. It was based on the National New Agenda, established in 1983 through the efforts and leadership of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and The Women's Sport Foundation.

The NAGWS granted permission for the use of the name, New Agenda, and plans were developed by the New Agenda- Northeast to hold a New Agenda- Northeast Conference at the Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, on December 6 and 7, 1987.

In 1988 New Agenda- Northeast began its Hall of Fame to honor those women who have helped advance the role of women in sports in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New Agenda- Northeast and the Committee on Girl's Sports sponsored and co-sponsored the National Girl and Woman in Sports Day since 1998, to celebrate all female athletes.  Starting in 2024, the responsibilities for the MA Celebrations were turned over to the MIAA completely.

A few weeks earlier, associate head coach Marcus Reilly was inducted into the Rhode Island College Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. Reilly was inducted along with the 2011-12 Rhode Island College women's basketball team, as Reilly served as the head coach of that squad. The 2011-12 Anchorwomen posted a 25-4 overall record and went 13-1 in the Little East Conference. The 25 victories established a new school record, and the team won its first Little East Conference regular-season title, as well as the Little East Conference tournament. By winning the conference tournament, Rhode Island College clinched the program's first Division III NCAA tournament appearance since 1985. The Anchorwomen reached the second round of the NCAA tournament that season.

Up Next
Stonehill will begin conference play when it visits New Haven for an NEC contest on Friday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. 

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