Sabia Sets Career High Again as Hawks Roll to Victory

Morgan Sabia scored 27 points and pulled down 17 rebounds in the win.

Once again, Morgan Sabia had to prove that his career night was no fluke. For the fourth time this season, the senior from San Anselmo, California, set or tied his career high, this time eclipsing his previous high of 26 with an impressive 27-point outburst.

Sabia was just as dominant on the glass, where he pulled down 17 rebounds including 11 in the first half. Behind his double-double and a season-best 22 points from senior Milton Burton, the Hartford men's basketball team rolled to an 82-74 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Monday night, closing their non-conference schedule with an impressive 3-1 mark at home.

Burton and Sabia formed the first Hartford duo to both reach 20 points since Michael Turner andJoe Zeglinski did so on December 4, 2008, in a 97-82 victory over Lafayette. Burton added six rebounds, helping the Hawks to 42 rebounds and a season-best 12-board margin. Zeglinski added 10 points, his 94th career double-digit game.

Sabia's 27 points gives him 1,239 for his career, moving him past Ryan Howse and Bob Tanguay to assume 13th place overall in the Hawks' all-time history (eighth in the Division I history of the program).

With the non-conference schedule now complete, the Hawks turn their attention to the America East. Hartford opens league play on Wednesday night at Maine.