Southern
Connecticut Coasts Past Franklin Pierce, 74-47 Southern Connecticut scored the first seven points of the contest and it led by that very margin at the intermission (27-20). The Owls busted the game open in the second half behind 56.3-percent (18-32) shooting from the field, including six-of-eight (75%) from three-point range, compared to 38.1% (8-21) shooting for Franklin Pierce, which was 0-7 from three-point range for the afternoon. Junior guard Kim Jackle (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) led Southern Connecticut with 23 points, aided by 4-7 shooting from beyond the arc and a 9-9 effort from the free-throw line, to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior Jenese Wilcox (Port Chester, N.Y./Ursuline) registered 21 points on 10-13 shooting from the floor to go with a game-high six rebounds and three steals. Classmate Jessica Kolakoski (Wolcott, Conn./Wolcott) chipped in 11 points, four boards and two thefts. Freshman forward Danielle D’Ettorre (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario/St. Mary’s) led all scorers and was the lone Franklin Pierce player in double-figures as she finished with 25 points on 8-14 shooting from the field to go with a 9-11 effort at the line. She also grabbed three rebounds. Senior Susan Ocitti (Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge R&L) chipped in five points and three rebounds, while freshman Mollie Stelmack (New Westminster, British Columbia/New Westminster) grabbed a team-best four boards. The Ravens were hampered by 23 turnovers and shot just 36.6% (15-41) from the field for the contest. Southern scored the first ten points of the second half to take a 17-point advantage with 17:38 to play and opened the stanza with a 17-4 run overall to increase its lead to 20-points 3:52 in and never looked back the rest of the way. Franklin Pierce (6-7, 2-7 NE-10) returns home on Wednesday night when it hosts College of Saint Rose at 5:30 p.m. Southern Connecticut (10-4, 5-4 NE-10) hosts UMass Lowell on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. |
