Munch Named NE-10 
Freshman of the Week
Blauvelt, N.Y., native honored for second-straight week, third time this season

RINDGE, N.H. (January 16, 2006) – Franklin Pierce guard Timothy Munch (Blauvelt, N.Y./Storm King Prep) was named the Northeast-10 Conference’s men’s basketball Freshman of the Week by the Conference office this afternoon.

            Munch, honored for the second-straight week and third time this season, averaged 13 points and 4.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for Franklin Pierce. He shot 41.2-percent (7-of-17) from three-point range and converted 5-of-6 (83.3%) of his free-throw attempts for the week.            

Munch scored 18 of his game-high 21 points after halftime, including eight in overtime before fouling out, in the Ravens 67-63 victory at Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday. He buried 6-of-11 from three-point range, including 5-8 after the intermission, to go with a team-best seven rebounds and a blocked shot. Munch chipped in five points, two rebounds and two assists at Saint Anselm College on Tuesday.

            Munch is averaging 11.5 points (3^rd on team) and 2.2 rebounds in 20.9 minutes per game in his first collegiate season. He is shooting a team-best 79.4-percent (27-34) from the free-throw line and is second with 25 three-pointers, hitting at 29.1% (25-86) from beyond the arc.

            Munch has led the Ravens in scoring three times this season, including a team season-high total 31-point night in just his second collegiate outing, an 83-57 victory over CUNY-Baruch. 

Franklin Pierce (8-6, 5-4 NE-10) is back in action tonight when it hosts the College of Saint Rose at 7:30 p.m. After a road game at Pace University on Thursday (7:30 p.m.), the Ravens are back home to host Le Moyne College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.