Stonehill Skyhawks at Columbia Lions

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Stonehill will visit Columbia for a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Levien Gym in New York. The date of the game will be Monday. The Skyhawks and Lions both enter at 1-1.

Stonehill’s most recent result was an 83-63 loss at Fordham. Anquan Boldin, a guard, is Stonehill’s player to watch. He finished with nine points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in 27 minutes at Fordham. Jack Medalie added 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes, and Trenton Ruth had 11 points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 30 minutes. In Stonehill’s other previous result this season, the Skyhawks beat Curry 84-56. Boldin scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds and had two blocks in 23 minutes in that game.

Columbia’s most recent result was a 120-58 win over Old Westbury. Connor Igoe, a forward, is Columbia’s player to watch. He had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes against Old Westbury. Douglas Langford added 13 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes, and Josh Pratt had 14 points, one rebound and one assist in 17 minutes. In Columbia’s other previous result this season, the Lions lost to Elon 84-71. Igoe posted 11 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks in 28 minutes in that game.

The game is set for Levien Gym, with Stonehill as the visiting team and Columbia as the home team. Both teams are seeking a second win of the season. Stonehill has opened with one win and one loss, and Columbia has matched that record through two games. The Skyhawks’ upcoming schedule features road games at Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Providence, Massachusetts-Lowell and Massachusetts, along with home games against New Hampshire, Northeastern, VTSU Randolph, Holy Cross and Regis (MA). The Lions’ upcoming schedule includes road games at Bucknell, Northwestern, Boston University, Saint John’s and New Haven and home games against Saint Peter’s, North Florida, Hofstra, Army and Norfolk State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Columbia to win 74-65. Interstat’s ELO system gives Columbia an 89.3 percent probability of winning, and Columbia has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13. The over/under for the game is 145.5.