Franklin Pierce Wins 
Green Mountain Tip-Off Tournament
Ravens cruise to season-opening wins 
over Vermont Tech and Baruch

RINDGE, N.H. (November 21, 2005) – The Franklin Pierce men’s basketball team cruised to a pair of season-opening victories to capture the Green Mountain Tip-Off Tournament title this weekend in Poultney, Vt. 

Franklin Pierce 86, Vermont Technical College 47
Senior guard Pierre Sully (Jamaica Plain, Mass./North Cambridge) led all scorers with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 4-5 from three-point range, to go with three steals and two assists. Classmate Justin Powell (Brookline, Mass./Brookline) added 16 points, eight rebounds (four offensive), five assists and two steals inside. Junior Sean Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) chipped in seven points, five boards, five assists and two steals.  

Franklin Pierce 83, Baruch 57
Freshman Timothy Munch (Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) led all scorers with 31 points as he hit 10-of-16 from the field, including 4-10 from long-distance, and 7-8 at the free-throw line. Junior Sean Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) added nine points, five rebounds and three assists, while freshman Rimas Varanauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania/The Winchendon School) chipped in eight points and five boards off the bench. 

Franklin Pierce (2-0, 0-0 NE-10) makes its home debut Tuesday night when it hosts Southern Connecticut State University at 7:30 p.m.