Franklin
Pierce Tips Saint Rose RINDGE,
N.H. (December 8, 2004) – Franklin
Pierce matched its Northeast-10 Conference win total from a year ago
with a 77-75 victory over the College of Saint Rose in NE-10 women’s
basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.
Franklin Pierce, off to a 5-1 start for the first time since
the 1998-99 campaign, has won three-straight for the first time since
getting off to a 3-0 start last season.
Sophomore forward Danielle D’Ettorre (Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario/St. Mary’s) led another balanced offensive attack
for Franklin Pierce with 17 points (12 second half) to go with six
rebounds and three blocks. Classmate Mollie Stelmack (New
Westminster, British Columbia/New Westminster) added 15 points
(13 second half), aided by an eight-for-nine effort at the line, five
assists and five steals.
Senior
Patricia Lang (Monroe, N.H./Saint Johnsbury Academy)
registered 13 points, four rebounds and four steals, while freshman Josie
Lidke (Chaska, Minn./Chaska) chipped in 13 points (nine second
half), five boards and three assists. Junior captain Heather
Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) contributed a game-best
eight rebounds (six offensive), seven points and two thefts. The
Ravens erased a five-point (37-32) halftime deficit by shooting
53.6-percent (15-28) from the field and outscoring Saint Rose 13-4
from the stripe over the final 20 minutes. Sophomore
guard Mary Lewis (Roxbury, Mass./Tabor Academy) led
Saint Rose with a game-high 23 points, on 9-of-17 shooting from the
field, nine assists, five rebounds and four steals. Junior Petra
Kulhankova (Nova Paka, Czech Republic) totaled 14 points and
six rebounds, while classmate Kelli-Ann Henry (Bronx, N.Y./Murry
Bergtraum) registered ten points, eight boards, five steals
and four assists. Sophomore Courtney Ludwig (Shaftsbury,
Vt./Mount Anthony Union) and freshman Emily Gottstein
(Albany, N.Y./Holy Names) each chipped in ten points. The
Golden Knights hit 55.6% (30-54) of their shots from the field on the
night, including 56% (14-25) in the first half, but committed 28
turnovers and were out-rebounded 34-31, with the Ravens registering 17
offensive turnovers.
Franklin
Pierce scored the first five points over the first two minutes of the
second half to quickly erase a five-point halftime deficit with
D’Ettorre leading the way with three points. The Golden Knights
regained a three-point cushion (42-39) after a Henry lay-up 4:56 into
the stanza, but the Ravens reeled off a 7-0 run to take a four-point
lead (46-42) with 13:30 to play. Lidke sparked the rally with a
three-point play and D’Ettorre scored the four points. Saint
Rose lay-ups from sophomore Ariel Davis (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee)
and Gottstein knotted the score for a 12th time on the
night (46-46) with 12:49 to play, but D’Ettorre put the Ravens up
for good with a three-pointer at the 12:29-mark. Franklin
Pierce led by a point (51-50) after a Gottstein lay-up at the
11:14-mark, but the Ravens opened an eight-point edge (60-52), sparked
by five points from Lang, with 8:43 to play. Saint Rose trimmed the
lead to a pair (65-63) after a Lewis lay in with 4:28 on the clock,
but the Ravens regained a seven point advantage (72-65) after a Lidke
basket with 2:36 to play.
Saint Rose refused to go away and again trailed by two (74-72)
with under a minute left in regulation, with the possession, but
missed a lay-up with 20-seconds to play to knot the score. The Ravens
connected on three-of-four at the line in the final 11-seconds to ice
the game. Franklin Pierce (5-1, 3-1 NE-10) is now off until after Christmas when they travel to the West Coast for a pair of games beginning Wednesday, December 29, at Cal State-Bakersfield at 6 p.m. (EST). Saint Rose (4-4, 1-4 NE-10) looks to snap a four-game slide on Saturday when it hosts Le Moyne College at 1:30 p.m. BOX SCORE |
