PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Nov. 3, 2026) – The Stonehill women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 campaign by dropping a road contest to Providence at Alumni Hall by a score of 79-65 Tuesday evening.
The Skyhawks move to 0-1 overall, while the Friars go to 1-0.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Brooke Paquette moved into 32nd on Stonehill's all-time career scoring list, surpassing Becky Barrett '99. Paquette had 21 points and was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc to reach 1,083 points for her career. Up next is assistant coach Emily Bramanti '23 who scored 1,084 points during her time at Stonehill.
- Reese Roggenburk netted 11 points and came down with 12 rebounds for her second double-double of her career.
- Ella Pelletier handed out a career-high eight assists.
- Megan Sias, who missed all of last season with an injury, tallied 11 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Skyhawks held an early lead, as
Phoena Dadson nailed an open three-pointer from the wing to make it 7-2 at the 6:25 mark of the first quarter. Early in the second, Stonehill extended its advantage to 18-13 after
Brooke Paquette hit a trey, followed by a jumper in the paint from Dadson at 8:21.
Paquette put Stonehill up by 10, 23-13, when she attacked the rim and scored on an and one with 7:10 left in the frame. Paquette finished the half with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while
Reese Roggenburk had seven rebounds, as the teams headed into the locker room knotted, 33-33.
In the third, Paquette drained another three to put Stonehill back in front, 42-41, at 7:14, and then
Julia Webster made a bucket in the paint to extend the lead to 48-42 with 5:00 to go in the quarter. Moments later, Paquette made her fifth trey, making it 51-43 at the 3:42 mark, but the Friars responded with a 13-2 run to take a 56-53 lead into the fourth.
With the Friars up, 63-55,
Megan Sias drained two foul shots with 6:35 to play, and then Roggenburk made a layup off the glass to cut the deficit to four, 63-59. Providence answered with another run to pull ahead by 10, 73-63, with less than two minutes to go.
UP NEXT:
Stonehill will travel to the Midwest to take on No. 13/13 Notre Dame Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.
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