McLellan leads Ravens with 16
points in collegiate debut
MANCHESTER, N.H. (November
18, 2003) - Southern New Hampshire University hit
48.3-percent of its shots from the field to expand upon a
nine-point halftime advantage and post a 72-54 victory over
Franklin Pierce as both teams opened their season with Northeast-10
Conference men's basketball action at the SNHU Fieldhouse tonight.
Sophomore guard Miguel
Gonzalez (Jamaica, N.Y./Holy
Cross) netted a career-best 19 points in 21 minutes
off the bench for Southern New Hampshire and he hit six-of-ten from
the field, including 4-7 from three-point range. Senior guard
Mark Yeaton (Concord,
N.H./New Hampshire) nearly notched a double-double as
he added 16 points, on 6-12 shooting, and nine rebounds. Sophomore
P.J. Young (Manchester,
N.H./Central) chipped in 13 points and eight
rebounds.
Franklin Pierce was led by freshman
point guard Ryan McLellan
(Newport, Maine/Nokomis)
with 16 points and four rebounds in his collegiate debut. Senior
Preseason All-American Jimmie Hunt
(Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat
(Maine)) registered a double-double as he totaled ten
points, despite a 3-11 shooting effort from the field, and a
game-best ten rebounds to go with three assists. Sophomore
Justin Powell (Brookline,
Mass./Brookline) chipped in nine points and six
boards (four offensive).
The Ravens were done in by a
25.8-percent (17-66) shooting effort from the field, including
22.2% (8-36) in the second half, while the Penmen hit 43.9% (25-57)
of their shots from the floor on the night, including 48.3% (14-29)
over the final 20-minutes. Franklin Pierce also hit for just 29.2%
(7-24) from three-point range.
After Southern New Hampshire held a
35-26 lead at the intermission, the Penmen extended the lead to 14
points (45-31) just 3:42 into the second half. A McLellan
three-pointer with 14:48 left cut the Ravens deficit to eight
points (47-39), but they would get no closer as SNHU reeled off a
13-3 run to extend their lead to 18 points with 8:20 to play.
Gonzalez sparked the run with four three-pointers over the six
minute span.
Franklin Pierce (0-1, 0-1 NE-10)
returns to action on Saturday at the Purple Knight Classic, when it
faces host University of Bridgeport at 7:30 p.m. SNHU (1-0, 1-0
NE-10) is off until Sunday, November 30, when it visits Bentley
College at 2 p.m.
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