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FAIRFIELD, Conn. Norwalks Evan Kelley and Stamfords Chris Evans have helped the Sacred Heart University mens basketball team to a 4-3 start as it prepares for a road game Thursday against Quinnipiac.
Kelley, a sophomore who played at Norwalk High, and Evans, a sophomore who played at Stamford High, have cracked the starting lineup for the Pioneers. Kelley scored 10 points and Evans added six in Sacred Hearts most recent game, a 77-64 win over Brown on Sunday.
Kelley, a guard, is averaging 9.7 points per game on 46 percent shooting. He is third on the team in scoring and has 25 assists and seven steals. Evans is averaging 7.3 points per game and is second on the team in rebounds with 30. Evans (eight rebounds) and Kelley (seven assists) played well for the Pioneers in a 79-77 loss to Lipscomb in the championship game of the Cancun Classic last week in Mexico.
Sacred Heart has consecutive Northeast Conference road games against Quinnipiac and Central Connecticut before returning home Monday to face Yale.
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