Photo by Clare Adams
Photo by Clare Adams
Posted: Feb 03, 2014

Seahawks, Gulls take the court on Tuesday

Game Leaders
Endicott
Pts: 2 Players (#02, #25) - 15
Reb: Tell White - 5
Ast: 3 Players (#01, #02, #32) - 2
Salve Regina
Pts: Patrick Dinneen - 26
Reb: Jeff Bielefeld - 12
Ast: 4 Players (#04, #23, #24, #32) - 1
Team Stats
Full stats

Salve Regina v. Endicott Summary: Salve Regina University men's basketball hosts Endicott College in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) meeting at the Rodgers Recreation Center (7:30 p.m. tip-off)

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (12-7; 7-5 CCC) versus Endicott Gulls (14-5; 8-4 CCC)

Game date, time and site: Tue., Feb. 4, 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: Endicott leads, 15-11

Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 90-79, on January 23, 2013, in Newport

Last Gull win in series: Endicott won, 87-76, on January 7, 2014, in Beverly

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Tale of the Tape - Salve Regina v. Endicott

SALVE REGINA VS. ENDICOTT
  • Endicott leads, 15-11, in a series that began in 1994.
  • Salve Regina swept the series in 2011-12 and again in 2012-13, but Endicott won the title match in 2012 and this season's first meeting on January 7, 2014 [Box Score].
  • John Henault led all players with 26 points in Endicott's 87-76 win over Salve Regina last month. Kamahl Walker came off the bench to score 16 points for the Gulls while Daquan Sampson had a dozen points in a starting role.
  • Patrick Dinneen (23), Barrett Hanlon (18), and Jeff Bielefeld (17) each scored in double figures during the road loss for Salve Regina, which had a slight 37-36 edge in rebounding on the night.
  • Salve Regina has won five of the last seven meetings with Endicott after ending a 10-game Gulls' win streak in the series (Feb. 2003 - Feb. 2010).
LAST TIME OUT - NICHOLS 82, SALVE REGINA 72 - FEBRUARY 1, 2014
  • Patrick Dinneen led the Seahawks with 20 points – nine of which came from the charity stripe – while Jeff Bielefeld recorded 16 points and seven rebounds.
  • Salve Regina outrebounded the Bison 41-32, but connected on just four of its 22 attempts from behind the arc.
LAST TIME OUT - ENDICOTT 86, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 73 - FEBRUARY 1, 2014
  • Gulls won 86-73 behind a 14-point, six-rebound, and five-assist effort from John Henault and Daquan Sampson's sixth double-digit rebounding game of the season.
  • In the second half, Endicott turned to its bench as Max Motroni netted seven points, Tell White grabbed four rebounds with an assist and a steal, and Stephen Basden added five points.
  • Gulls Chris Light played well in 10 minutes off the bench with six points, three rebounds, three assists, and a steal.
SCOUTING THE GULLS
  • Four Gulls average double-figure scoring - John Henault (14.8 ppg), Lachlan Magee (11.2 ppg), Kamahl Walker (10.7 ppg), and Andre Makris (10.3 ppg).
  • Freshman Daquan Sampson leads Endicott off the boards (7.0 rpg).
  • The Gulls have the highest-scoring offense in the league (82.7 points per game).
  • Endicott also has the league's best 3-point shooting percentage (37.1%) and free-throw shooting percentage (71.9%).
  • These two teams have the most free throw attempts in conference games this season - Endicott (26.7 free throw attempts per game), Salve Regina (23.5 free throw attempts per game).
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.).
TODAY'S SALVE REGINA MEN'S BASKETBALL FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
  • Salve Regina has won seven of 11 contests on February 4 over the years.
  • Two of the four losses on this date have come against Curry College in Milton, Mass. (1984 and 2012).
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HISTORY
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 ranked 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.

CCC 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
  • The Gulls have no players in the top five in any offensive category, but the team leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (37.1%) and free-throw percentage (71.9%).
  • Barrett Hanlon, missing the last four games, is third in the CCC for scoring (17.5 ppg).
  • Pat Dinneen, Salve Regina's most-recent member of the 1,000-point club, comes in at fifth on the list (16.4 ppg).
  • Jeff Bielefeld is third in the CCC in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and second in field-goal percentage (53.8%).
WHAT'S UP NEXT
  • Salve Regina hits the road this weekend to play at University of New England; the Seahawks beat the Nor'easters at Rodgers Recreation Center last month. Salve Regina returns home on Wednesday, February 12, when it hosts Eastern Nazarene.
  • The Gulls return to Beverly to host Roger Williams University on Saturday.
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 (career-highs with 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 (152-159; .489).
  • 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.