Bentley Hands FP
Fourth-Straight Defeat, 80-58
60-percent shooting effort in the second half propels Falcons

WALTHAM, Mass. (February 5, 2002) - Bentley College used a 60-percent (15-25) shooting effort in the second half to break open a close game and defeat Franklin Pierce College, 80-58, in Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball action at the Dana Athletic Center tonight.

Bentley handed Franklin Pierce its fourth-straight loss of the season, marking the longest drought of the season for the upstart Ravens. Meanwhile the Falcons, unranked for the first time in seven years, recorded its 25th-staight regular season home victory.

Sophomore guard Keri Flynn led Bentley with 18 points, aided by a four-of-seven shooting effort from three-point range, four rebounds and three steals. Senior Kara O'Neil added 16 points, on 4-6 shooting beyond the arc, two assists and two steals, while junior Lauren Fuller chipped in 12 points, seven boards and three assists.

Bentley shot 50.9% (29-57) from the field for the night, including a 50% (9-18) effort from three-point range (4-6 second half), and out-rebounded FP
by a 41-25 margin, including 16-9 on the offensive glass. Franklin Pierce shot 40.4% (23-57) from the field, but just 32.1% (9-28) in the final half, and hit just 1-12 three-point attempts for the night.

Senior Emily Liskow (Strafford, N.H./Coe-Brown) led the Ravens with 15 points (11 first half), while junior Jennifer Webster (Braintree, Mass./Braintree) added 12 points.

Sophomore Tara Bligh (Milton, Mass./Milton) contributed a season-high eight points and led all FP
rebounders with a career-best seven boards to go along with two assists and a steal. Freshman Patricia Lang (Monroe, N.H./Saint Johnsbury Academy) chipped in eight points, six rebounds, a season-high eight assists and three steals.

FP
(11-14, 7-11 NE-10) returns home to host Stonehill College on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game will mark the return of head coach Sarah Behn to the Ravens bench after missing the entire season due to the birth of twin boys last month. Bentley (14-7, 11-6 NE-10) hosts Southern New Hampshire University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.