Ravens erase three-point halftime deficit with 72.2-percent shooting in second half

RINDGE, N.H. (February 9, 2002) - Franklin Pierce erased a three-point halftime deficit as it shot 72.2-percent (13-18) from the field in the second half to post a 69-61 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the Franklin Pierce
Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce used a 13-4 run, capped by a three-pointer from senior Zvonko Ilic (Niz, Yugoslavia/K.K. Student), to take the lead for good (47-41) with 13:36 to play in regulation.

Franklin Pierce bumped its lead to eight points (55-47) after a Tom Waterman (Bangor, Maine/Bangor) layup with 8:34 to go, but Stonehill trimmed the lead to one with an 8-1 clip over the next 2:30. Sophomore Edmund Turkson (Bronx, N.Y./Salesian) capped the run with a layup with the shot clock winding down at the 5:37 mark.

However, the Ravens built the lead back to six points after sophomore Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) drained three-of-four free throw attempts in their next two offensive possessions.

Stonehill wouldn't go away as back-to-back layups by freshmen Brodie Haer and Dezmond Morgan cut the lead to two (61-59) with 95-seconds on the clock.

However, after a Hunt three-pointer, Franklin Pierce sealed the win by hitting five-of-six from the line in the final minute.

Franklin Pierce senior Kevin Scott (Mississauga, Ontario/Iona Catholic) was unstoppable underneath as he posted his tenth double-double of the season with 18 points, on 8-11 shooting from the floor, 12 rebounds (five offensive) and three assists.

Sophomore Derek Rodgerson (Newburgh, Maine/Hampden Academy) totaled 15 points, on 5-8 shooting from the floor (2-4 three's), while Hunt finished with 11 points.

Morgan led Stonehill with 17 points, aided by a 3-4 effort from long-distance, five rebounds and four assists. Turkson chipped in ten points for the Chieftains.

Franklin Pierce (13-10, 10-9 NE-10) travels to North Andover, Mass., on Tuesday to face Merrimack College at 7:30 p.m. Stonehill (4-18, 2-16 NE-10) hosts Southern New Hampshire University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.