Men's Basketball Archive 2003-2004

Hunt Voted to Daktronics All-Northeast Second Team
Hunt Voted to Daktronics All-Northeast Second Team

March 10, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (March 10, 2004) –Senior guard Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) was selected to the Daktronics NCAA Division II men’s basketball All-Northeast Region second team for the second-straight year by sports information directors throughout the region. The announcement was made today in advance of the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Tournament in Lowell, Mass., this weekend.

Franklin Pierce Trio Earn NE-10 Postseason Accolades
Franklin Pierce Trio Earn NE-10 Postseason Accolades

March 08, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (March 8, 2004) – Three members of the Franklin Pierce men’s basketball team received postseason awards by the Northeast-10 Conference over the weekend.

2004 NORTHEAST-10 TOURNAMENT #7 Saint Rose Out-Guns #10 Franklin Pierce, 92-79
2004 NORTHEAST-10 TOURNAMENT #7 Saint Rose Out-Guns #10 Franklin Pierce, 92-79

February 28, 2004

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 28, 2004) – Seventh-seeded College of Saint Rose used a 59.3-percent (35-59) shooting effort from the field to dispatch tenth-seeded Franklin Pierce in first round action of the 2004 Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball tournament at Sage College of Albany this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce to Travel to Saint Rose for NE-10 First Round
Franklin Pierce to Travel to Saint Rose for NE-10 First Round

February 25, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (February 25, 2004) – Tenth-seeded Franklin Pierce will face No. 7-seeded College of Saint Rose in first round action of the 2004 Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be played at Sage College of Albany due to continued renovations being made to Saint Rose’s home facility.

AIC Shoots Past Franklin Pierce, 88-70
AIC Shoots Past Franklin Pierce, 88-70

February 21, 2004

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 21, 2004) – American International College kept its postseason chances alive and ended the home-court hopes of Franklin Pierce with an 88-70 victory in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Butova Gymnasium this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Rallies Past Assumption, 79-73
Franklin Pierce Rallies Past Assumption, 79-73

February 18, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (February 18, 2004) - Franklin Pierce erased a 16-point deficit early in the second half and rallied for a key 79-73 victory over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.

Big Second Half Lifts Franklin Pierce Past Saint Joseph’s, 95-73
Big Second Half Lifts Franklin Pierce Past Saint Joseph’s, 95-73

February 16, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (February 16, 2004) – Franklin Pierce scored 57 second-half points to extend a one-point lead at the break and claim a 95-73 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in non-conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.

Franklin Pierce Stymies Bryant, 70-61
Franklin Pierce Stymies Bryant, 70-61

February 14, 2004

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (February 14, 2004) – Franklin Pierce clinched its 27th-straight postseason berth with a 70-61 victory over Bryant College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Chace Athletic Center this afternoon.

Late Run Spurs Merrimack Past Franklin Pierce, 80-67
Late Run Spurs Merrimack Past Franklin Pierce, 80-67

February 12, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (February 12, 2004) – Merrimack College used a game-ending 17-4 run to post an 80-67 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.

Franklin Pierce Sinks Merrimack, 60-59
Franklin Pierce Sinks Merrimack, 60-59

February 10, 2004

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (February 10, 2004) – Senior guard Derek Rodgerson (Newburgh, Maine/Hampden Academy) buried a three-pointer from the top of the key with five-seconds left in regulation to lift Franklin Pierce to a 60-59 victory over Merrimack College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the S. Peter Volpe Center tonight.

Bentley Coasts Past Franklin Pierce, 92-57
Bentley Coasts Past Franklin Pierce, 92-57

February 07, 2004

WALTHAM, Mass. (February 7, 2004) – Bentley College out-scored Franklin Pierce by 32-points in the second half to post a 92-57 victory in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Dana Athletic Center this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Edges Stonehill, 61-58
Franklin Pierce Edges Stonehill, 61-58

February 04, 2004

EASTON, Mass. (February 4, 2004) – Franklin Pierce held Stonehill College to just two field goals over the final 6:39 in posting a 61-58 victory in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at Merkert Gymnasium tonight.

Franklin Pierce Edges Southern N.H. at the Buzzer, 62-60
Franklin Pierce Edges Southern N.H. at the Buzzer, 62-60

January 28, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (January 28, 2004) – Sophomore forward Justin Powell (Brookline, Mass./Brookline) scored a 17-foot runner at the buzzer to lift Franklin Pierce to a 62-60 victory over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.

Hunt, Minifield Honored by NE-10
Hunt, Minifield Honored by NE-10

January 26, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (January 26, 2004) – Two members of the Franklin Pierce men’s basketball team were honored by the Northeast-10 Conference today for their efforts last week.

Franklin Pierce Sweeps #16 UMass Lowell, 92-78
Franklin Pierce Sweeps #16 UMass Lowell, 92-78

January 24, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (January 24, 2004) - Franklin Pierce put an end to a season-long five game losing streak with a 92-78 victory over University of Massachusetts Lowell, ranked No. 16 in this week’s Division II Bulletin poll, and finish off the season series sweep in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Drops Heartbreaker to AIC, 72-69
Franklin Pierce Drops Heartbreaker to AIC, 72-69

January 22, 2004

RINDGE, N.H. (January 22, 2004) – American International College scored the final six points of the contest and posted a 72-69 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.