Senior Rimas Varanauskas posted his sixth double-double of the
season with a game-high 24 points, including seven during the
Ravens late 17-1 run, and 12 rebounds in today's key NE-10
win.
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Late 17-1 run leads Ravens to fourth win in five outings,
Varanauskas notches sixth double-double of the season
Boxscore
RINDGE, N.H. (January 17,
2009) - Franklin Pierce University
rallied for a 68-59 victory over the University of New Haven in
Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the Fieldhouse
this afternoon.
Trailing by six (52-46) after a
three-pointer by New Haven senior D.J. Sackmann
(Pequannock, N.Y./Pequannock Township) with 6:22 to play,
Franklin Pierce reeled off a 17-1 run over the next 5:20 to regain
the lead and open an ten-point cushion (63-53) after a pair of
free-throws by sophomore Kinard Dozier (Dedham, Mass./The
Winchendon School) with 1:02 to play.
Dozier finished with 18 points (ten
second half) as he made 5-of-7 shots from the field and converted
8-of-9 free-throws to go with seven rebounds (three offensive) and
two steals. Senior Rimas Varanauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania/The
Winchendon School) posted his sixth double-double of the
season (eighth career), leading Franklin Pierce with a game-high 24
points (13 second half) and 12 rebounds (four offensive) to go with
two blocked shots. Sophomore Jeff Manchester (Gorham,
Maine/Gorham) rounded out the double-figure scorers for
the Ravens with 15 points, hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers, while
junior Jack Barrett (Reading, Mass./Andover)
chipped in seven rebounds and six assists.
Junior Cassius Chaney (Old
Saybrook, Conn./Notre Dame Prep) led New Haven with 19
points (13 first half) and seven rebounds. Sackmann finished with
17 points (15 second half) and six assists, while sophomore
Robert Jamerson (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara)
added 13 points, aided by 7-of-8 shooting at the free-throw line,
to go with five rebounds and three blocked shots.
Sophomore Kinard Dozier added 18 points, including seven during the
deciding stretch as well, seven rebounds and two steals.
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Franklin Pierce finished shooting
36.2-percent (21-for-58) from the field, but 43.8% (7-16) from
three-point range, and converted 76% (19-25) of its free-throw
attempts on the afternoon. New Haven made 39.6% (21-53) of its
shots from the floor, including 6-for-15 (40%) from beyond the arc,
and converted 11-of-13 free-throws (84.6%). The Ravens posted a
41-31 rebounding advantage, pulling down 16 boards on the offensive
end.
Leading by five at halftime
(34-29), Franklin Pierce extended the lead to a then game-high
eight (37-29) when Manchester opened the second half with a
three-pointer with 18:46 left. New Haven reeled off seven-straight
points, all from Sackmann to close within a point (37-36) after a
Sackmann three with 16:44 to go.
Tied at 46-46 with 8:22 to play,
back-to-back Sackmann three's had New Haven up six (52-46) with
6:22 remaining before Franklin Pierce regained control of the game
with its 17-1 run. Dozier and Varanauskas each totaled seven points
during the game-clinching run, while Manchester drained a key
three-pointer.
New Haven led by as much as seven
(15-8) after a Jamerson jumper early in the first half. Franklin
Pierce answered with a 17-5 run to reverse the lead (25-20) after a
Varanauskas lay-up with 6:48 to play in the frame.
Franklin Pierce (8-7, 5-5 NE-10) is
back in action on Tuesday when it hosts Assumption College at 7:30
p.m. New Haven (6-11, 4-8 NE-10) hosts the University of
Massachusetts Lowell on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
