FP
Downs Southern Connecticut, 76-69
Jimmie Hunt tallies 25 points and seven rebounds to lead Ravens

RINDGE, N.H. (November 28, 2001) - Franklin Pierce University
men's basketball team notched their first League win of the season defeating Southern Connecticut State by a score of 76-69 in Northeast-10 Conference action at the FP
Fieldhouse this evening.

FP
jumped out to the early lead, making an 8-0 run 1:30 after tip-off. FP
continued to walk all over the Owls, as they built a 15-point lead by the 5:15 mark of the first half. Southern Connecticut fought back and cut FPC's lead in half to make the score 36-28 and the end of one.

FP
dominated from the three-point line shooting 7-for-10 (70.0%) to build another 15-point lead midway through the second half. The Owls attempted a comeback, making a 10-3 run at the 9:15 mark of the second, but the Ravens quieted the charge with a three-point bucket from Derek Rodgerson (Newburgh, Maine/Hampden Academy).

Sophomore Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) registered a season high 25 points and seven boards for the Ravens, shooting 8-for-13 (61.5%) from the floor, 5-for-7 (71.4%) from the three-point line, and 4-for-4 (100%) from the line.

Senior Kevin Scott (Mississauga, Ontario/Iona Catholic) recorded 15 points and three steals for the Ravens, while Rodgerson added 14, shooting 3-for-5 (60.0%) from the three-point line and 5-for-7 (71.4%) from the field.

Tom Waterman (Bangor, Maine/Bangor/Maine) was also outstanding, dishing a season-high 11 assists and three steals in the win.

Southern Connecticut's Aaron Davis led the Owls with 15 points and eight rebounds. Senior forward David Grenade recorded a double-double, totaling 14 points and 10 rebounds.

FP
(3-1, 1-1 NE-10) returns to action on Sunday, December 2, when it hosts Southern New Hampshire University in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup at 5 p.m. in the FP
Fieldhouse. Southern Connecticut (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) next visits Assumption College for a NE-10 battle on Saturday, December 1 at 3:30 p.m.