29.6-percent shooting and 15
turnovers in second half hamper Ravens
RINDGE, N.H. (January 16,
2006) - The College of Saint Rose slipped past Franklin
Pierce in the final five minutes to collect a 65-59 decision in
Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the Franklin
Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.
Saint Rose limited Franklin Pierce
to 29.6-percent shooting, including 0-of-8 from three-point range,
and forced 15 turnovers in the second half to erase a five-point
halftime lead. The Golden Knights shot just 41.8-percent (23-55)
from the field for the night, but hit 6-of-8 (75%) from three-point
range.
Sophomore Steve
Dagostino (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) led Saint
Rose with a game-high 20 points (13 first half), hitting 6-of-7
shots from the field (4-4 from three-point range), to go with three
rebounds. Senior Brad Shove (Pittsfield,
Mass./Pittsfield) added 14 points, hitting 5-9 from
the field (2-3 three's), a team-high seven rebounds, three assists
and two steals. Junior Clayton Longmire (Rochester,
N.Y./Gates-Chili) posted 15 points, six rebounds
(four offensive) and three blocks.
Senior Justin Powell
(Brookline, Mass./Brookline) finished with ten
points, hitting 4-of-8 from the floor, and in the process became
the 26th player in program history to reach the 1,000
career point plateau. His bucket 4:29 into the contest matched the
mark and he finished the night with 1,006 points in his career.
Powell also grabbed a game-high matching eight rebounds and added
two steals.
Freshman Timothy Munch
(Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) led the Ravens with
14 points to go with six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes
off the bench. Junior Sean Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton
Academy) added ten points, eight rebounds (four
offensive), three blocks and two steals, while senior
Pierre Sully (Jamaica Plain, Mass./North
Cambridge) chipped in ten points, six boards, three
assists, three blocks and four steals.
Franklin Pierce took a five-point
lead (34-29) into the locker room, closing out the stanza with
back-to-back Munch three-pointers over the last 1:14. Saint Rose
opened the second half with an 8-2 run, sparked by two
Michael Epperson (Bronx, N.Y./Monsignor
Scanlan) baskets, to take a one-point lead (37-36)
4:16 into the half.
The Ravens regained the lead and
were up three (44-41) after a Jack Barrett (Reading,
Mass./Andover) lay-up with 10:08 to play. The Ravens
lead was four points (50-46) after a pair of Mayo free throws with
5:53 to go.
However, Saint Rose posted a 12-2
run, sparked by a go-ahead three-pointer from Dagostino with 4:15
to play, to open a six-point lead (58-52) after a Longmire jumper
with 1:01 to go - matching the Golden Knights largest advantage of
the night.
Barrett converted a conventional
three-point play to get the Ravens back within a possession (58-55)
with 32-seconds on the clock, but the Golden Knights converted
6-of-7 free throws down the stretch to ice it.
Franklin Pierce (8-7, 5-5 NE-10)
hits the road on Thursday to face Pace University at 7:30 p.m. The
Ravens return home on Saturday to host Le Moyne College at 3:30
p.m. Saint Rose (13-4, 9-3 NE-10) hosts Southern New Hampshire
University on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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