Southern
Connecticut Rallies RINDGE,
N.H. (January 15, 2005) – Southern
Connecticut State University erased a three-point halftime deficit and
posted a 65-54 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference
women’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this
afternoon. Senior
Kim Jackle (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) led four Southern
Connecticut players in double-figures as she hit five-of-ten from
three-point range en route to 21 points, a team-best six rebounds and
three steals. Junior Kristi Stolle (Warren, Conn./Wamogo)
added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists, while sophomore Jackie
Collins (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) finished with ten points
and five boards. Senior Brigitte Metzger (Seymour,
Conn./Seymour) chipped in ten points in 17 minutes off the
bench. The loss squandered a career-best 23 points from junior Heather Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) as she hit 7-of-12 from the field and canned 7-9 from the free-throw line for the day. She scored 16 points in the first half and also finished with eight rebounds.
Sophomore
Danielle D’Ettorre (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario/St. Mary’s)
was the only other Raven in double-digits with 18 points, seven
rebounds and four assists. Freshman Josie Lidke (Chaska,
Minn./Chaska) chipped in eight rebounds and five assists. The
Ravens took a three-point lead (28-25) into the intermission in part
due to a 4-8 effort from three-point range, but hit just 1-10 from
beyond the arc in the final half while Southern hit 5-11
three-pointers in the second and canned all 13 of its second-half
attempts at the free-throw line. After
a first half, which featured four ties and eight lead changes,
Southern opened the second with a 9-1 run to take a five-point lead
(34-29) 3:13 into the half. Stolle sparked the rally when she was
fouled while hitting a three-pointer and hit the free throw for a
four-point play to knot the score. Jackle capped the run with a
three-pointer of her own. Franklin
Pierce regained the lead (35-34) after a D’Ettorre layup with 15
minutes on the clock. After the two teams traded three’s inside of
12 minutes to play, the Owls used a 14-1 run to open their first
double-digit lead (55-42) with 5:34 left in regulation. Jackle canned
two from long-distance during the stretch. The
Ravens would get within seven points on two occasions, the last of
which came after a Jacobs free-throw with 2:17 to play, but no closer
as Southern iced the game by hitting all four free-throw attempts in
the final minute. Franklin Pierce (8-5, 5-4 NE-10) returns to action on Monday when it visits the College of Saint Rose at 5:30 p.m. Southern Connecticut (12-2, 8-2 NE-10) hosts Southern New Hampshire University on Monday at 5:30 p.m. BOX SCORE |
