Tuesday, November 8
West Hartford, Conn.
7:00 PM
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Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Reilly Leads Pioneers to First Win of Season
11/8/2022 9:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Reilly tallied a career-high 23 points in the win
WEST HARTFORD, Conn.- Senior Joey Reilly scored a career-high 23 points to lead Sacred Heart men's basketball to a 77-70 victory over Hartford to open the season on the road on Tuesday evening. The Pioneers had four players in double figures in the win.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-0
Hartford: 0-1
Top Performers:
Joey Reilly: 23 points
Aidan Carpenter: 15 points
Nico Galette: 13 points, 7 rebounds
Raheem Solomon: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals
Bryce Johnson: 8 rebounds
Of Note:
Sacred Heart had four players in double figures, and Reilly tallied a career-high in points with 23. Sophomore Raymond Espinal-Guzman recorded his first career points for Sacred Heart with six.
Hartford had a five-point lead over the Pioneers 10 minutes into play, 21-16. Sacred Heart answered with an 8-2 run to take a 24-23 lead with 7:03 left, in the half.
The Pioneers closed out the first half with an 8-0 run for a 44-35 lead at halftime, the largest SHU lead of the game.
With just over eight minutes remaining in the second half, Hartford knocked down a three to tie the game 60-60.
Reilly sparked an 8-2 run beginning at 6:02 for Sacred Heart as him and Johnson connected for the eight points to give the Pioneers a 73-66 advantage. Hartford made a layup at 1:19 to bring the Hawks within three, 73-70, but Galette and Solomon put away their free-throws to close out the game for Sacred Heart's first win of the season, 77-70.
Up Next:
The Pioneers are on road on Thursday, November 10th, at Rutgers at 7:00 PM.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-0
Hartford: 0-1
Top Performers:
Joey Reilly: 23 points
Aidan Carpenter: 15 points
Nico Galette: 13 points, 7 rebounds
Raheem Solomon: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals
Bryce Johnson: 8 rebounds
Of Note:
Sacred Heart had four players in double figures, and Reilly tallied a career-high in points with 23. Sophomore Raymond Espinal-Guzman recorded his first career points for Sacred Heart with six.
Hartford had a five-point lead over the Pioneers 10 minutes into play, 21-16. Sacred Heart answered with an 8-2 run to take a 24-23 lead with 7:03 left, in the half.
The Pioneers closed out the first half with an 8-0 run for a 44-35 lead at halftime, the largest SHU lead of the game.
With just over eight minutes remaining in the second half, Hartford knocked down a three to tie the game 60-60.
Reilly sparked an 8-2 run beginning at 6:02 for Sacred Heart as him and Johnson connected for the eight points to give the Pioneers a 73-66 advantage. Hartford made a layup at 1:19 to bring the Hawks within three, 73-70, but Galette and Solomon put away their free-throws to close out the game for Sacred Heart's first win of the season, 77-70.
Up Next:
The Pioneers are on road on Thursday, November 10th, at Rutgers at 7:00 PM.
Team Stats
SH
Hart
FG%
.435
.426
3FG%
.313
.250
FT%
.636
.929
RB
39
37
TO
11
14
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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