Munch's 18 points after
halftime leads Ravens to victory
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (January
14, 2006) - Freshman guard Timothy Munch
(Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) canned a pair of
three-pointers in overtime to lead Franklin Pierce to a 67-63
victory over Southern Connecticut State University in Northeast-10
Conference men's basketball action at Moore Fieldhouse this
afternoon.
Munch scored 18 of his team-leading
21 points for Franklin Pierce after halftime as he buried 6-of-11
three pointers (5-8 in the second half), including eight points in
the overtime period. He also led the Ravens with seven rebounds and
blocked a shot.
Senior Justin Powell
(Brookline, Mass./Brookline) added 15 points for
Franklin Pierce, aided by 9-of-10 shooting from the free-throw
line, and seven rebounds (three offensive). Junior Sean
Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) totaled 12 points
(nine first half), on 4-8 shooting, and five rebounds, while senior
Pierre Sully (Jamaica Plain, Mass./North
Cambridge) chipped in ten points, five rebounds and
two
steals.
Sophomore Devon
Sullivan (New Windsor, N.Y./Cornwall) notched a
double-double to lead Southern Connecticut as he posted 21 points,
on 9-of-16 shooting from the field, and a game-best 11 rebounds to
go with two blocks. Junior Jamal Cooke (Portland,
Ore./Franklin) added 15 points, five assists and
three steals, while classmate Cory Hudson (Baltimore,
Md./Archbishop Spaulding) chipped in nine points and
eight rebounds (six offensive).
Despite shooting just 26.1-percent
(6-of-23) from the field in the first half, Franklin Pierce trailed
by just four points (25-21) at the break with Southern hitting
41.7% (10-24) of its shots from the floor. The Ravens took an eight
point lead (42-34) after Sully capped an 8-0 run midway through the
second half with a jumper.
Southern answered with an 8-1 run
to cut the lead to two points (43-41) after a lay-up by junior
Ktrice McNeill (Bronx, N.Y./East Stroudsburg
North) with 7:36 to play in the second half. Sullivan
scored a second-chance basket to give the Owls a lead (46-45) with
4:58 left in regulation, but Powell scored a lay-up and Munch
canned a three-pointer to put the Ravens back up four (50-46) with
3:42 on the clock.
Cooke hit one of two at the line,
and then canned a three to knot the score at 50-50 and neither team
scored over the final 2:30. Cooke saw a buzzer-beating runner from
just inside half court carom dangerously off the rim.
Southern hit the first basket of
the overtime period before Powell knotted things with a jumper in
the first 28-seconds. Munch then scored eight-straight Franklin
Pierce points in an 8-2 run that put the Ravens up six (60-54)
before fouling out with 1:03 to play.
The Owls were able to get within
three points on two occasions over the final 36-seconds, but
Franklin Pierce iced the victory by hitting 7-of-8 at the line down
the stretch.
Franklin Pierce (8-6, 5-4 NE-10) is
back in action on Monday when it hosts the College of Saint Rose at
7:30 p.m. Southern Connecticut (4-10, 1-9 NE-10) visits Southern
New Hampshire University on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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