Ravens dominate the glass, use
balanced attack for eighth win over last 11
COLCHESTER, Vt.. (January
24, 2006) - Franklin Pierce posted its eighth win over its
last 11 contests with a commanding 73-52 victory over Saint
Michael's College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball
action at the Ross Sports Center tonight.
Franklin Pierce turned in a
tremendous defensive effort, holding Saint Michael's to 27 points
below its scoring average at home, and dominated the glass as the
Ravens enjoyed a 41-25 rebounding margin - 19-15 on its own end of
the floor. The Ravens shot 48.4-percent (31-64) from the floor,
including 53.6% (15-28) in the second half, while limiting the
Purple Knights to 37% (17-46) from the field, including 32% (8-25)
in the first half as the visitors held a nine-point (25-26)
halftime advantage.
Freshman Timothy Munch
(Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) led a balanced
Franklin Pierce attack with 16 points to go with a game-high nine
rebounds. Junior Sean Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton
Academy) added 11 points and seven rebounds (four
offensive), while senior Pierre Sully (Jamaica Plain,
Mass./North Cambridge) finished with 11 points, six
boards and two steals. Sophomore Joseph Chatman
(Boston, Mass./BC High) contributed 11 points,
hitting 4-of-6 from the field, while senior Justin
Powell (Brookline, Mass./Brookline) chipped in ten
points (all first half), six rebounds (three offensive) and two
assists.
Junior Brandon Mullins
(Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) and senior
BJ Robertson (Burlington, Vt./Burlington)
each netted a game-high 17 points for Saint Michael's as their
teammates finished a combined 5-of-22 from the field. Mullins also
totaled a team-best seven rebounds and four assists, while
Robertson hit 7-of-11 from the field (3-3 three's) and added five
boards.
Trailing by six (11-5) after a
Robertson three-pointer 4:19 into the contest, Franklin Pierce
reeled off a 22-7 run to stake out a nine-point lead (27-18) after
junior Darryl Minnifield (Boston,
Mass./Brookline) notched one of his five steals on
the night and scored a lay-up with 8:00 left in the frame.
The Ravens maintained that split at
the break, and then extended it to 13 points (41-28) after a Mayo
basket 2:03 into the second half. The Purple Knights notched a
quick 9-0 spurt to close within four (41-37) after Mullins
converted a conventional three-point play with 15:18 to play.
Franklin Pierce's lead was five
(52-47) after a Mullins lay-up with 10:23 to play, before the
Ravens took control for good with a 19-3 run over the next eight
minutes, putting the visitors up by 21 (71-50) with 2:46 to go.
Chatman netted nine of his 11 points during that stretch, including
a backbreaking three-pointer to put the Ravens up 17 (67-50) with
4:11 to play.
Franklin Pierce (11-7, 8-5 NE-10)
returns home on Saturday when it hosts Bryant University, last
year's NCAA Division II runner's-up, at 3:30 p.m. Saint
Michael's (7-12, 4-10 NE-10) visits Southern New Hampshire
University on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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