Eric Jean-Guillaume totals 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5
assists
BOXSCORE
RINDGE, N.H. (December 7, 2010) – The Franklin
Pierce University men's basketball team couldn't
overcome a late shooting drought in dropping a close 65-59 decision
to UMass-Lowell on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse in Rindge. The
Ravens fell to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in the Northeast-10, while the
River Hawks improved to 5-2 and 3-2 in league play.
Sophomore guard Eric
Jean-Guillaume (Stamford, Conn.) tossed in a team-high 16
points, while also collecting six rebounds and handing out five
assists. Senior guard Kinard Dozier
(Dedham, Mass.) had 10 points, four assists, four
steals and three rebounds, while classmate Jeff Manchester
(Gorham, Maine) added 11 points.
Akeem Williams netted a game-high
19 points to lead the River Hawks to victory.
UMass-Lowell shot a solid 40
percent (26-of-65) from the floor, while holding Franklin Pierce to
just 28 percent shooting (17-of-61). The Ravens shooting woes were
evident late in the game as they let a 52-50 lead slip away into a
59-52 deficit with 4:06 remaining. Franklin Pierce missed all four
shots it took during UMass-Lowell's 9-0 run, which put the
River Hawks on top to stay for good.
The Ravens were able to cut the
deficit to three at 61-58 with 3:11 to go following a three-pointer
from Dozier. However, that was close as Franklin Pierce would get
as Romeo Diaz laid in a basket for Lowell in the closing minute and
Nomso Emetarom converted a pair of foul shots to cap the
scoring.
The River Hawks owned a 22-6
advantage in points in the paint in the second half, while also
holding a 10-2 edge in second chance points.
The first half was tightly
contested as there were two ties and five lead changes.
UMass-Lowell had a 15-12 lead with 10:36 left in the half, but
Franklin Pierce responded by scoring eight of the next nine points
to grab a 20-16 advantage. Manchester sparked the surge with a trey
and Dozier capped it with five-consecutive points on a lay-up and
three-pointer.
The Ravens led the rest of the
half, and by as many as eight on two occasions, in building a 32-28
lead at halftime. Manchester had nine points during the opening 20
minutes, while Dozier chipped in with seven.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
on Dec. 17-18 when the Ravens travel to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to
take part in the 2010 Cruizin' Classic. Franklin Pierce will
face Eckerd on the 17th at 4 p.m., and then take on Nova
Southeastern on the 18th at 8 p.m.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce men's basketball, please visit the team's page
at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the program even
further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports),
Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics)
and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceAthletics).
