Sacred Heart University NCAA News

Chauncey Hardy scored 18 points and three others reached double figures as Sacred Heart beat Monmouth 81-73 on Saturday in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams.

A mechanical adjustment. That's what fifth year senior guard Whitney Coleman said made a positive difference for him last weekend when the Monmouth University men's basketball team played three games in the World Vision Basketball Challenge in Laramie, Wyo.

The kid could shoot. No ifs, ands or buts about it. In front of the 3-point arc.

Corey Hassan and Ryan Litke scored 19 points apiece to lead Sacred Heart to a 60-55 win over Columbia on Monday night.

David Jackson scored 26 points to lead Penn State to a 87-75 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday night.

Fairfield, which won its first two games by a total of 49 points, is led by senior Stephanie Geehan, averaging 12 points and 12 rebounds .... Sophomore Desiree Pina and freshman Katelyn Linney also are both off to double-figure scoring starts.

Courtney Simmons hit a basket in the lane to break a tie in overtime and completed a three-point play as Eastern Connecticut defeated Bowdoin 71-67 Saturday to win the Eastern Tip-Off Tournament in Willimantic.

Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 26 points in Xavier's up-tempo offense, and Jason Love had his second straight double-double Saturday, leading the Musketeers to a 105-65 victory over Sacred Heart.

Although the Old Spice Classic is just around the corner for Xavier's men's basketball team, the Musketeers say they won't overlook Sacred Heart in the teams' 7:30 p.m. inaugural meeting Saturday at Cintas Center.

Freshman Chris Gaston scored 22 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked five shots as Fordham got its first win of the season, defeating Sacred Heart 76-66 on Wednesday night.

Gene Doris made his way onto the Arena floor and walked toward the black curtains that were separating his dream from his reality.

Corey Hassan scored 21 points to lead four Sacred Heart players in double-figure scoring, helping the Pioneers outlast Lafayette 81-70 on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

Charlie Leventry kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired and Duquesne beat Sacred Heart 45-42 on Saturday.

Charlie Leventry kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired and Duquesne beat Sacred Heart 45-42 on Saturday.

The Pioneers, a 24-14 winner over Bryant last weekend, close the season on Senior Day.

Athletes tend to downplay reading their press clippings, but not Corey Hassan. The Sacred Heart senior guard leafed through some publications and saw that the preseason predictions had the Pioneers in the middle of the pack in the Northeast Conference this year.

Sacred Heart University may have scored on the football field Saturday with a victory over Bryant College, but later that night several football players were on the losing end of an off-campus house party in the North End that police said was attended by more than 100 students.

Fans of Chris Evans will not have to travel far to watch him play in college. Evans, the former Stamford High School two-sport star, gave a verbal commitment Friday to attend Sacred Heart University next year on a full basketball scholarship.

Dale Fink threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as Sacred Heart defeated Bryant 24-14. Fink's first scoring pass, a 30-yarder to Steve Tedesco, put the Pioneers ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter.

The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team was chosen sixth in the Northeast Conference's preseason poll released on Wednesday.