Posted: Jan 28, 2014
Salve Regina hosts Wentworth on Wednesday
Wentworth
(9-9; 6-5 CCC)
80
Salve Regina
(12-6; 7-4 CCC)
66
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Wentworth (9-9; 6-5 CCC) | 35 | 45 | 80 |
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Salve Regina (12-6; 7-4 CCC) | 31 | 35 | 66 |
Summary: Salve Regina University men's basketball hosts Wentworth Institute of Technology in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) meeting at the Rodgers Recreation Center (7:30 p.m. tip-off)
Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (12-5; 7-3 CCC) versus Wentworth Leopards (8-9; 5-5 CCC)
Game date, time and site: Wed., Jan. 29, 2014; 7:30 p.m. @ Newport, R.I. (Rodgers Recreation Center)
Live stats: http://livestats.prestosports.com/salveregina
Video/Audio: http://bit.ly/19Mpnue (Salve Regina men's basketball channel on ustream.tv; Andrew Pezzelli provides the call)
Directions: http://bit.ly/1c4fubM
Tickets: Free admission
Series edge: Salve Regina leads, 32-21
Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won 61-53 on December 4, 2013, in Boston
Last Leopard win in series: Wentworth won 68-51 on February 6, 2013, in Newport
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SALVE REGINA VS. WENTWORTH
- Salve Regina leads, 32-21, in a series that began in 1985.
- The teams split last year's season series while Salve Regina won the 2013-14 conference opener in Boston on December 4, 2013.
- Joshua Hohlfelder led four double figure scorers with 16 points to help pace Salve Regina to a 61-53 victory over Wentworth early last month. Hohlfelder was 7-for-9 from the floor and also grabbed four rebounds.
- Patrick Dinneen and Barrett Hanlon scored 12 apiece for the visitors with Hanlon grabbing four rebounds, dishing out five assists, and recording five steals.
- Jeff Bielefeld finished with 10 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Chris O'Keefe led the Seahawks with six rebounds.
- Jherson Colon led all players with 17 points.
- These schools have met twice in the conference's championship game, both in Boston, and Salve Regina won two of its three titles there (1989, 2011).
LAST TIME OUT - SALVE REGINA 57, ROGER WILLIAMS 56 - JANUARY 25, 2014
- Patrick Dinneen swished a 3-pointer at the 17:00 mark of the second half for his 1,000th career point, but it was his 1,007th point coming on a layup with seven seconds remaining that gave the Seahawks a 57-56 win over visiting Roger Williams.
- Dinneen and Nicholas Bates both had nine points in the first half for Salve Regina which went into the break with a double-digit lead for the third-straight game, 30-20.
- Bates finished with career-highs in points (18) and rebounds (14) for his second double-double.
LAST TIME OUT - CURRY 64, WENTWORTH 58 - JANUARY 25, 2014
- Wentworth suffered its third straight defeat.
- Derek Mayo scored 11 points and in the process became the 14th member of the Leopard men's basketball program to reach 1,000 points for a career. Mayo presently sits at 1,003 in 102 career games.
- The Leopards were led by Jherson Colon with a team-best 14 points. In addition to his 11 points, Mayo also had a game-high 13 rebounds to record the double-double. Sophomore Ronnie Turner contributed 10 points.
SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS
- Jherson Colon has started five of the 12 games in which he has appeared, and leads the team in scoring (14.1 points per game).
- Colon has been a recipient of Rookie of the Week honors three times this season, including consecutive weeks from January 6-19.
- Wentworth ranks first in the league in points allowed defense, 60.9 ppg overall.
- The Leopards' 35.1 field goal percentage from 3-point land ranks third in the CCC and is bolstered by Ronnie Turner (45.5%) and Ray Bessette (40.0%).
RODGERS RECREATION CENTER
- Salve Regina's 34-point victory in its home opener over Connecticut College on November 19, 2013, represents its largest margin of victory in a home game for the Seahawks since an 86-51 win against visiting Lesley on December 6, 2008.
- Salve Regina's largest margin of victory ever (51 points) came on February 12, 1995, in a 124-73 win against New England College at Rogers High School gymnasium (Newport, R.I.).
- The Seahawks have outscored their opponents in the Rodgers Recreation Center by 54 points (414-361), suffering a one-point loss 10 days ago to Gordon College (71-70) and a five-point setback to Western New England (63-58) on Thursday.
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER HISTORY
- Please click here for an individual career history report (pdf) for the entire 2013-14 Salve Regina men's basketball roster.
CAPTAINS
- Seniors Jeff Bielefeld and Joshua Hohlfelder share captains' duties for the 2013-14 season.
- 12th-year head coach Sean Foster remarks: "Our staff is excited to have such dynamic leadership going into the 2013-14 season. Jeff and Josh are tremendous people, excellent students and hard-working athletes. Their positive example will be extremely beneficial to our younger players."
CCC PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
- Salve Regina ranks fifth in the conference's pre-season coaches' poll, released on Friday, November 15, 2013.
- Gordon and Curry both received four first-place votes, but the Scots edged the Colonels in total points.
- Salve Regina finished just ahead of Eastern Nazarene in the poll, a team the Seahawks lost to in first-round action of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Men's Basketball Championships last season.
TEAM - POINTS (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)
1. Gordon - 90 (4)
2. Curry - 89 (4)
3. Endicott - 81 (2)
4. Nichols - 64
5. Salve Regina - 51
6. Eastern Nazarene - 49
7. Roger Williams - 40
7. Wentworth - 40
9. U. of New England - 28
10. Western New Eng. - 18
CCC LEADERS
- Barrett Hanlon is fourth in the CCC for scoring (17.5 ppg).
- Pat Dinneen, Salve Regina's newest member of the 1,000-point club, comes in at fifth on the list (16.3 ppg).
- Jeff Bielefeld is third in the CCC in rebounding (9.0 rpg).
- Ronnie Turner is currently first in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (45.5%) and Ray Bessette ranks fourth in that category (40.0%).
- Jherson Colon is ninth in the CCC in scoring, leading the Leopards with 14.4 ppg.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- Salve Regina hits the road this weekend to play at Nichols; the Seahawks beat the Bison at Rodgers Recreation Center earlier this month. Salve Regina returns home on Tuesday when it hosts Endicott.
- The Leopards return to Boston for a two-game home stand, first against Gordon on Saturday and then University of New England on Tuesday.
DOUBLE VISION
- Jeff Bielefeld leads the Seahawks with seven double-doubles on the season.
- Nicholas Bates has the only other double-doubles for the Seahawks, posting the first of his career in his first home game, and then a second in a one-point win against Roger Williams (18 points, 14 rebounds).
COACHES' CORNER
- Sean Foster is in his 12th season as the head coach, the winningest in the history of the Seahawks (152-157; .490).
- His 4-0 start for the 2013-14 season marked the best in program history.
- Foster welcomes new assistants Matt Adams and Tyler Hundley to his coaching staff.
RECORD BOOK CHECK
- Patrick Dinneen now has 1,007 career points, becoming the 16th player in men's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point milestone on Saturday, January 25, 2014.
27 DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
- 27 Salve Regina basketball alumni, with graduation years ranging from 1989 to 2013, attended HoopsFest 2014 on Saturday, January 25, 2014.
- 12 former women's players and current assistant coach, Ashley Cerniglia, participated in the 40-minute alumni game (four 10-minute periods with running time).
- 11 former men's players saw game action (12th-year head coach Sean Foster, and his former player from the Class of 2004, Greg Kawula, did not suit up).
- From the Class of 1989, Sean Flanagan wore uniform No. 50, even though he's a few years shy of that age.
- The class best-represented was 2011 with six players, which included the former Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of Year and current Wentworth assistant coach, Erin Phillips.
