Seahawks back home to host Lions

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

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (14-7; 9-5 CCC) versus Eastern Nazarene Lions (16-4; 10-4 CCC)

Game date, time and site: Wed., Feb. 12, 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, 24-17

Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 78-69, on January 15, 2014, in Quincy

Last Lion win in series: Eastern Nazarene won, 78-64, on February 19, 2013, in Quincy

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Tale of the Tape - Salve Regina v. Eastern Nazarene

SALVE REGINA VS. EASTERN NAZARENE

Salve Regina leads, 24-17, in a series that began in 1991.
Seahawks won 12 consecutive meetings in the series during a five-year span (2002-2007).
The teams split last year's regular-season series, each winning on its home court.
Four Seahawks scored in double figures, led by 23 points from Barrett Hanlon, as Salve Regina defeated Eastern Nazarene, 78-69, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Lahue Center on January 15, 2014.
The Eastern Nazarene men's basketball team absorbed its first home loss of the season, and faded to 10-3 overall and 4-3 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with the result. The Seahawks improved to 10-4 on the season and 5-2 in league action with the victory.
Salve Regina sported a two-point edge at halftime after Joshua Hohlfelder connected on a tip-in just before the buzzer, leading 41-39.
Eastern Nazarene shot 54.8% from the field in the first half and connected on 3-of-6 from downtown. Salve Regina sank 48.4% of its field-goal attempts in the half, including 4-for-11 from beyond the arc.

LAST TIME OUT - SALVE REGINA 66, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 60 - FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Facing a five-point deficit at the midway point of the second half, Salve Regina scored 11 unanswered points to take the lead for good on the way to a 66-60 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball victory over the University of New England on Saturday at the Harold Alfond Forum.
The Seahawks moved to 14-7 on the year, 9-5 in CCC games. UNE dropped to 1-20 overall and 1-13 in league action.
Following the run that left SRU up 56-50, Big Blue brought the margin to one (58-57) down the stretch, but Barrett Hanlon tallied the next five points to give the visitors some breathing room.
The Seahawks shot 52 percent (12 of 23) from the floor in the final frame, and knocked down 13-of-16 free throws to end with a 13-point cushion (20-7) at the charity stripe.
Hanlon scored 15 of his team-high 20 points after halftime, and grabbed a game-best 12 rebounds, for his first collegiate double-double. Patrick Dinneen added 12 points, and Jeff Bielefeld chipped in with nine. Bielefeld corralled eight rebounds for Salve Regina, which finished with 42-29 advantage on the glass.

LAST TIME OUT - EASTERN NAZARENE 71, WENTWORTH 61 - FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Fueled by a career-high 29 points by Jaylen Owens, the Eastern Nazarene men's basketball team extended its winning-streak to six games with a 71-61 victory over Wentworth Saturday afternoon at the Lahue Physical Education Center.
Owens led all scorers with 29 points in the contest while adding five assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals. The sophomore guard drilled five three-pointers in the game on nine attempts.
Christian Lynch chipped in with eight points and three assists off the bench. Brian Hard and Lequan Gomes each netted seven points in the win. Eric Lynch paced Eastern Nazarene on the glass with seven boards while Alex Jarman recorded six points and six rebounds.
The Lions surged out to a 10-2 lead 4:48 after the opening tip, capped off by a trey by Justin Wagner.
The Lions clung to a 26-25 lead at the halftime break.
Owens poured in a team-best nine points in the opening stanza while Hard tallied four points.
Eastern Nazarene shot 35.7% from the field in the first half and 30% from long distance. Wentworth connected on 34.6% of its shot attempts in the opening period, while being limited to just 1-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc.
The Lions opened the second half on a 12-2 run en route to establishing an 11-point advantage, 40-29.

SCOUTING THE LIONS

Eastern Nazarene is on a six game winning streak.
Boast a 16-4 overall record and sit in second place in the league standings with a 10-4 mark in conference play.
Currently own a 7-2 road record.
Eastern Nazarene is third in the CCC in scoring as a team, averaging 75.5 points per contest.
The Lions are also third in the CCC in total points per game allowed on defense, holding opponents to just 67.9 points per game.
Sophomore guard Jaylen Owens has been named the CCC player of the Week, the third time Owens has received this honor.
Owens is fourth in the CCC in scoring, averaging 17.2 points 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

This is the 15th time Salve Regina men's basketball has played on February 12.
The Seahawks have won nine times on this date, including a 75-68 decision at Eastern Nazarene in 2004.
Salve Regina won at Nichols, 86-75, on this date last year.

INDIVIDUAL CAREER HISTORY

Please click here for an up-to-date 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 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.

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

Salve Regina guard Barrett Hanlon is third in the CCC in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game.
Salve Regina guard Patrick Dinneen is fifth in the CCC in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game.
Salve Regina forward Jeff Bielefeld third in the CCC in rebounding, averaging 8.9 boards per game.
Bielefeld is third in the CCC in field goal percentage, shooting 54% on the year Hanlon is fifth in the CCC in field goal percentage, shooting 52.5% on the year.
Eastern Nazarene guard Jaylen Owens is fourth in the CCC in scoring with 17.2 points per game, and first in assists with 5.6 per game.

WHAT'S UP NEXT

Salve Regina has a two-game road trip - at Gordon (2/15) and at Western New England (2/18) - before returning to Rodgers Recreation Center for final regular-season home game on Saturday, February 22, against Curry.
The Lions return to Quincy to host Western New England University on Saturday.

DOUBLE VISION

Jeff Bielefeld leads the Seahawks with eight double-doubles on the season.
Nicholas Bates has two 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).
Barrett Hanlon picked up his first collegiate double-double (20 points, 12 rebounds) in his return to the hardwood Saturday at University of New England.

COACHES' CORNER

Sean Foster is in his 12th season as the head coach, the winningest in the history of the Seahawks (154-159; .492).
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 1,079 career points, passing Windell Hinkson (1,058) and Matt Grendal (1,055) on the all-time scoring list.

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.