Senior Emily Liskow recorded five steals in the Ravens 72-68 loss to Fort Valley State at the Disney Division II Tip-off Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

2001 DISNEY DIVISION II WOMEN'S TIP-OFF CLASSIC
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Nipped by Fort Valley St., 72-68
Robinson named to All-Tournament Team with three double-figure performances

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (November 11, 2001) - Franklin Pierce University
wrapped up the 2001 Disney Division II Women's Tip-off Classic with a tough 72-68 loss to Fort Valley State University, receiving votes in the WBCA Division II Preseason Coaches poll, at the Wide World of Sports Complex tonight.

The Ravens trailed by eight with 3:17 to play in the first half, but closed out the stanza with a 12-2 run, with all 12-points in the rally coming from junior Jennifer Webster (Braintree, Mass./Braintree).

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continued its hot play out of the lockerroom in the second half as it built and maintained a four-point lead in the opening eight minutes, but Fort Valley reeled off a 19-8 run to take its largest lead of the half, 66-59, with 6:34 to play in regulation.

The Ravens tied the game with 1:19 to play on a jumper by sophomore Susan Ocitti (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge R&L), but Fort Valley drained four-of-four from the free-throw line and FP
failed to score on three different trips down the court in the final minute to seal the game.

Webster led Franklin Pierce with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor. Senior Amina Robinson (Hyde Park, Mass./Jeremiah Burke), who was named to the Classic's All-Tournament team, added 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Classmate Emily Liskow (Strafford, N.H./Coe-Brown) finished with 16 points, three rebounds, three assists and five steals.

Junior Maria Willis led all scorers with 23 points for FVSU, on 8-14 shooting from the field, and three steals. Classmate April Love chipped in with ten points, ten rebounds and three steals.

The Ravens (0-3) return to action this weekend, when they defend their University of Bridgeport Purple Knight Classic title, on Saturday and Sunday in Bridgeport, Conn.