Golden Knights connect on
52.4-percent from three-point range
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 7,
2005) - The College of Saint Rose used a hot shooting
touch to post a 75-56 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10
Conference men's basketball action at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
tonight.
Saint Rose connected on 51-percent
(26-51) of its shots from the field, including 11-of-21 (52.4%)
from three-point range, to hand Franklin Pierce its third-straight
loss. The Ravens connected on 45.7% (21-46) of their shots from the
field, but just 3-10 (30%) from three-point range, and committed 22
turnovers.
Senior Brad Shove
(Pittsfield, Mass./Pittsfield) led the hot-shooting
Saint Rose offense with 18 points, aided by 5-of-8 shooting from
beyond the arc, four assists and three steals.
Sophomore Steve Dagostino (Guilderland,
N.Y./Guilderland) finished with 14 points, as he hit
4-9 from three-point land, and four assists.
Junior Michael Epperson
(Bronx, N.Y./Monsignor Scanlan) added 15 points, five
rebounds (three offensive) and three steals for the Golden Knights,
while sophomore Will Monica (Great Falls,
Va./Langley) came off the bench to hit 5-6 shots from
the field for 11 points and four
rebounds.
Freshman Timothy Munch
(Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) led Franklin Pierce
with 14 points and four assists. Junior Sean Mayo
(Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) posted 11 points, on
5-of-7 shooting from the floor, and five rebounds. Seniors
Pierre Sully (Jamaica Plain, Mass./North
Cambridge) and Tom Sadler (London,
England/Farmington (N.H.) HS) each chipped in seven
points and five boards.
Saint Rose never trailed in a
contest that was tied just once (2-2) 51-seconds into the first
half, using 51.9% (14-27) shooting to build a ten-point (39-29)
halftime lead.
While it was its overall shooting
in the first half that got Saint Rose going, it was a scorching
8-of-12 (66.7%) shooting effort from downtown in the second half
that sealed it. Franklin Pierce was within seven points
(47-40) after a Nazim Senaldi (Istanbul,
Turkey) jumper with 14:29 to play, but a 20-10 Saint
Rose stretch over the next eight minutes opened a 67-50 lead with
6:45 to play.
Franklin Pierce (3-3, 1-3 NE-10) is
off for two weeks before hosting Concordia (N.Y.) College on
Wednesday, December 14, at 7 p.m. Saint Rose (6-2, 3-2 NE-10)
visits Le Moyne College on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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