Chad Venning scores 13 to help Boston College beat Stonehill 73-69
Stonehill Skyhawks vs. Boston College Eagles: Game Highlights
Stonehill Skyhawks vs. Boston College Eagles: Game Highlights
BOSTON -- — Chad Venning scored 13 points, Donald Hand Jr. and Chas Kelley III added 13 points apiece and Boston College held on to beat Stonehill 73-69 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Dion Brown scored back-to-back baskets to match Boston College's biggest lead of the game and make it 57-44 with 10 minutes to play. Ethan Meuser made back-to-back 3-pointers before Todd Brogna and Hermann Koffi each added another from behind the arc before Brogna made a layup to cap a 15-6 spurt and make it a two-point game with 21 seconds remaining.
Hand and Elijah Strong each made two free throws from there to seal it for the Eagles.
Louie Semona hit a 3-pointer that gave Stonehill (6-6) a 22-19 lead with 8 minutes left in the first half half but the Skyhawks made just one of their next 10 field-goal attempts to close the first half and open the second.
Kelley hit a jumper with 4:54 left until the intermission that made it 28-26 and gave the Eagles the lead for good and Fred Payne's 3-pointer to cap the first-half scoring gave Boston College a 35-30 lead at the break.
Brogna made 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting for Stonehill. Meuser scored 11 points and Amir Nesbitt 10.
Boston College (7-4) had lost three in a row since Joshua Beadle's 3-pointer in the closing seconds helped the Eagles beat Boise State 63-61 in the championship game at the Cayman Islands Classic on Nov. 26.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Greenstein
- Roger Ayers
- Ryan Sassano
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-12 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| SMU | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Stanford | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Wake Forest | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Florida State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Boston College | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| California | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 6-4 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| Miami | 0-1 | 1 | 4-7 |
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