BOXSCORE
RINDGE, N.H. (January 29, 2011) – The Franklin
Pierce University women's basketball team picked up its
sixth-straight win Saturday afternoon with a 67-48 triumph over Le
Moyne at The Fieldhouse in Rindge. The Ravens improved to 16-5
overall and 12-3 in the Northeast-10, while the Dolphins dipped to
6-13 and 3-12 in league play.
Junior forward Marielle
Giroud (Martigny, Switzerland) led three Ravens who scored
in double-figures, as she pumped in a game-high 15 points, while
also totaling six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a
block.
Junior guard Lekia Cowen
(Hopedale, Mass.) tossed in 13 points while also pulling
down four rebounds and swiping two steals. The other Raven to notch
double-digits in scoring was junior center Jewel White
(Worcester, Mass.), who narrowly missed a double-double
with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Courtney Coryea was the lone Le
Moyne player to tally double-figures in scoring as she netted 12
points, while also collecting 12 boards for a double-double of her
own.
Franklin Pierce dictated the pace
of play right from the start, scoring nine of the first 11 points,
seven minutes into the contest. Giroud laid in a pair of baskets
and Cowen completed a three-point play on a layup and foul shot to
help stake the Ravens to the early lead.
The Ravens opened their lead up to
12 at 19-7 moments later following a three-pointer from freshman
guard Brittany Martelle (Brookfield, Conn.).
Le Moyne stemmed the tide with a three, but only briefly, as
Franklin Pierce reeled off the next eight points, sparked by
back-to-back triples from sophomore guard Tiffany
Johnson (St. Albans, Vt.), in building a
commanding 27-10 with 6:43 left in the half. The Ravens went on to
eventually take a 31-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The second half was a mirror image
of the first with the Ravens taking control of the pace of play.
With the lone exception of Le Moyne cutting it to nine early in the
stanza, Franklin Pierce led by double-digits the rest of the way in
earning the win. The Ravens led by as many as 24 on two occasions
in the second half.
Franklin Pierce shot 41 percent
from the field (24-of-59), while holding the Dolphins to only 35
percent shooting (19-of-54). The Ravens also held a 38-33 advantage
on the glass, as all nine players that played each had one
rebound.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Wednesday night when the Ravens play host to Stonehill at 5:30 p.m.
in The Fieldhouse in Rindge.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce women'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).
