Hardy corrals his second Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week award of the season for his work off the bench in Sacred Heart’s 3-0 week. He averaged 12.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.0 steals and shot 63.6 percent (14-22) from the field, 55.6 percent (5-9) from three-point range and was a perfect 4-4 from the line. Hardy scored five points and dished for a career-high seven assists in the Pioneers’ 90-80 win over Yale on Monday, then tallied 18 points, two rebounds and three assists as Sacred Heart opened its league slate by defeating Robert Morris, 90-74. In the victory over the Colonials, the Middletown, CT product sank 4-5 shots from outside the arc and was 6-9 overall from the floor. Hardy capped his week with 14 points (6-9 FG), three rebounds, three assists and three steals as the Pioneers’ stopped Saint Francis (PA), 103-91. On the season, he leads all NEC freshman in steals (2.0 spg), three-point percentage (.486) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.71:1). Hardy is also averaging 10.5 ppg, 3.6 apg and has converted 51.3 percent of his field goal attempts.