NEW YORK (Nov. 9, 2026) – The Stonehill men's basketball team fell to Columbia, 75-55, on Monday night.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Felipe Patino led the Skyhawks with 15 points, including nine from beyond the arc.
- Sophomore Eli Greenberg recorded a career single-game high three blocks and came one assist shy of tying his career high, dishing out six assists.
- Fifth year Devin Arlington eclipsed his career single-game high netting nine points against the Lions.
- The Skyhawks dominated the paint, outscoring the Lions 24-18, on points in the paint.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stonehill was red-hot out in the first half, shooting 50% from the field. Coming out of the first media timeout, the Skyhawks unleashed a 7-0 run, capped off by a three by junior
Felipe Patino to take an 18-9 lead.
Momentum favored the Skyhawks throughout the majority of the first half. They halted a late Lions, 6-0 run, that gave Columbia a three-point lead with 93 seconds left in the half, then responded with a 5-0 run. Junior
Ewan Steele capped off the run with a buzzer-beater as the Skyhawks headed to the locker room a 36-34 advantage.
However, when the teams emerged from the locker room at the start of the second half Columbia opened with 9-2 run take a 43-38 lead. The Lions took a 16-point lead just before the third media, but the Skyhawks were not backing down easy. Sophomore
Eli Greenberg rejected dunk from the Lions' Mason Ritter leading to a transition lay-up by Arlington to cut the deficit to 11. But it was as close as they would get.
UP NEXT
Stonehill returns to the court on Saturday, November 14 when they travel to Lubbock, Texas to face No. 19 Texas Tech at noon.
