March 7, 2008

NEC Tournament Notes in PDF Format

Sacred Heart Pioneers (19-10) vs.Monmouth Hawks (10-19)

Game #30 - NEC Quarterfinal - Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 7:30 pm Radio: WICC 600 am, SacredHeartPioneers.com Video: PackNetwork.com

SHU / MU winner vs. Robert Morris / St. Francis-NY winner

Game #31 - NEC Semifinal - Sunday, March 9, 2008 - 4:30 pm Radio: WICC 600 am, SacredHeartPioneers.com Video: PackNetwork.com

The Storyline... Sacred Heart will make their ninth-straight appearance in the Northeast Conference Tournament when they tip-off against Monmouth Saturday night at Long Island University. The Pioneers are the #3 seed in this year's tournament after finishing third with a 14-4 conference mark. The Hawks earned the #6 seed after finishing the season with three-straight wins to clinch a berth. The winner of Saturday night's game will advance to the semifinals on Sunday afternoon and face the winner of the #2 Robert Morris versus #7 St. Francis-NY game.

SHU vs. Monmouth Series... Sacred Heart leads the all-time series, 12-6. The Pioneers have won seven-straight, sweeping the regular season series this year with a 61-58 win on the road and a 64-55 win at home. The two teams have met twice in the NEC Tournament with the Pioneers posting a 50-46 win at home over the Hawks in the semifinals of last year's tournament. Monmouth took the first postseason meeting in 2004, winning 64-60 in the semifinals at Wagner.

SHU vs. Robert Morris Series... Sacred Heart leads the all-time series, 11-6. The Pioneers and Colonials spilt the season series this year, each winning on the other's court for the second-straight year. SHU won the first meeting, 59-57, on the road but lost the season finale, 66-52, at home. The two teams have met twice in the postseason with Robert Morris taking both meetings. The Colonials denied SHU their second-straight title with a 68-66 win at home in last season's title game. Robert Morris took the 2005 tournament semifinal in Fairfield, 68-62 in overtime.

SHU vs. St. Francis-NY Series... The Pioneers lead the all-time series, 16-8, dating back to the 1974-75 season, Sacred Heart's first year of competition. The Pioneers ran their streak to 15-straight in the series after sweeping both regular season game, winning 63-47 at home and 65-37 on the road. SHU has never lost to St. Francis-NY as a member of the Northeast Conference (14-0). Sacred Heart took the first ever meeting, 62-50, to record the program's first-ever win on February 4, 1975.

Pioneer Tournament History

- This is Sacred Heart's ninth-straight appearance in the Northeast Conference Tournament. The Pioneers are 9-7 in their tournament history, winning the 2006 title. Sacred Heart is 6-2 at home in the postseason, 0-1 on the road and 3-4 at neutral sites.

- SHU has been the #1 seed once (2006), the #2 seed twice (2005, 2004), the #3 seed three times (2008, 2007, 2002), the #5 seed twice (2003, 2001) and the #6 seed once (2000). The Pioneers have never finished lower then tied for third place in the final NEC standings.

- Sacred Heart has advanced to two-straight NEC Championship games, winning in 2006 and falling to Robert Morris last season. The Pioneers have advanced to the semifinals in four-straight tournaments.

- The Pioneers have faced Long Island the most of any team in tournament play with four meetings. The Pioneers are 2-2 against the Blackbirds. SHU has faced Mount St. Mary's three times, going 2-1. The Pioneers have faced Robert Morris, Quinnipiac and Monmouth twice each in postseason play.

vs. Long Island (2-2)
2002 Semifinal - Lost, 73-56 @ Mt. St. Mary's
2003 Quarterfinal - Lost, 51 @ Sacred Heart
2004 Quarterfinal - Won, 51-49 @ Wagner
2006 Semifinal - Won, 64-50 @ Sacred Heart

vs. Mount St. Mary's (2-1)
2004 Semifinal - Lost, 50-45 @ Trenton, NJ
2005 Quarterfinal - Won, 76-56 @ Sacred Heart
2007 Quarterfinal - Won, 70-67 @ Sacred Heart

vs. Quinnipiac (2-0)
2002 Quarterfinal - Won, 83-63 @ Mt. St. Mary's
2006 Championship - Won, 69-65 @ Sacred Heart

vs. Robert Morris (0-2)
2005 Semifinal - Lost, 68-62 OT @ Sacred Heart
2007 Championship - Lost, 68-66 @ Robert Morris

vs. Monmouth (1-1)
2004 Semifinal - Lost, 64-60 @ Wagner
2007 Semifinal - Won, 50-46 @ Sacred Heart

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0)
2006 Quarterfinal - Won, 83-55 @ Sacred Heart

vs. Wagner (0-1)
2000 Quarterfinal - Lost, 59-56 @ Monmouth

vs. UMBC (1-0)
2001 Quarterfinal - Won, 69-54 @ Trenton, NJ

Tournament Highs and Lows...
Largest Margin of Victory - 28 pts vs. FDU 3/4/06 (83-55)
Largest Margin of Defeat - 17 pts vs. LIU 3/3/02 (73-56)
Most Points Scored - 83 pts vs. FDU 3/4/06; vs. QU 3/2/02
Fewest Points Scored - 45 pts vs. Mt. St. Mary's 3/4/01
Overtime Games - 1 - L, 68-62 vs. Robert Morris 3/8/05
Last Home Tourn. Win - 50-46 vs. Monmouth 3/6/07
Last Home Tourn. Loss - 68-62 OT vs. Robert Morris 3/8/05
Last Road Tourn. Win - None
Last Road Tourn. Loss - 68-66 at Robert Morris  3/10/07
Last Neutral Site Tourn. Win - 51-48 vs. Long Island 3/5/04
Last Neutral Site Tourn. Loss - 64-60 vs. Monmouth 3/7/04
Most Points Scored - Amanda Pape, 25 pts vs. MU 3/6/07
Most Rebounds - Jasmine Walker, 17 rebs. vs. QU 3/11/06
Largest Attendance - 1,406 vs. Quinnipiac 3/11/06

2007-08 By the Numbers...
Largest Margin of Victory  32 vs. Saint Francis (PA) - 68-36
Smallest Margin of Victory  1 vs. Columbia - 62-61
Largest Margin of Defeat  19 at Rhode Island - 62-43
Smallest Margin of Defeat  2 at Fairfield - 58-56
Longest Winning Streak  5 games (2x)
Longest Losing Streak  3 games
Largest Lead at the Half  28 at St. Francis (NY) - 39-11
Most Points Scored  92 vs. Quinnipiac - W, 92-82
Fewest Points Scored  43 at Rhode Island - L, 62-43
Most Points in a Win  92 vs. Quinnipiac - W, 92-82
Fewest Points in a Win  49 vs. BYU - W, 49-44
Most Points in a Loss  70 at La Salle - L, 75-70 (ot)
Fewest Points in a Loss  43 at Rhode Island - L, 62-43
Most Point Scored in a Game  33 - Kaitlin Sowinski vs. Quinnipiac
Most Rebounds in a Game  15 - Stephanie Ryan vs. Monmouth
Most Assists in a Game  6 - 4x last Alisa Apo vs. CCSU
Most Steals in a Game  5 - Alisa Apo at Lehigh
Most Blocks in a Game  7 - Kaitlin Sowinski vs. Columbia/at La Salle
Most FG in a Game  13 - Kaitlin Sowinski vs. Columbia/vs. Quinnipiac
Most 3ptFG in a Game  5 - Lisa Moray at Fairfield
Most FT in a Game  10 - Alisa Apo vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Opponent - Most Pts in a Game  28 - Sade Logan (RMU) / 28 - Carlene Hightower (La Salle)
Opponent - Most Rebs. in a Game  14 - Chinata Nesbit (RMU)
Opponent - Most Asst. in a Game  7 - Shanay Freeman (FDU)