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Posted: Jan 17, 2005

#18 Saint Rose Cruises Past Franklin Pierce, 93-68

Golden Knights 60-percent second-half breaks game open

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 17, 2005) - The College of Saint Rose, ranked No. 18 in the most recent NABC Division II poll, used a 60.7-percent (17-28) second-half shooting effort to break open a ten-point game at halftime en route to a 93-68 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium tonight.

Saint Rose built a ten-point (43-33) lead heading into the break, but broke the game open in the second half by connecting on 60.7% of its shots from the field, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, and converting 14-of-18 free-throw attempts.

Freshman Steve Dagostino (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) led Saint Rose with 23 points as he hit 5-of-8 shots from the field, including 3-6 from three-point range, to go with 10-12 shooting from the line.

Senior forward Adonist Barber (Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady) added 15 points, including the 1,000th of his career, nine rebounds and four blocks, while classmate Terry George (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Traditional) contributed 13 points and nine rebounds (five offensive) in 18 minutes off the bench. Junior Brad Shove (Pittsfield, Mass./Pittsfield) contributed 13 points, while classmate Terrance King (Hemstead, N.Y./Hempstead) chipped in 10 points and three steals.

Sophomore Sean Mayo (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) scored a career-best 12 points to go with six rebounds (five offensive) to lead Franklin Pierce. Junior Tom Sadler (Oxford, England/Farmington (N.H.)) also netted 12 points to go with five rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench, while classmate Douaine Anderson (Wolverhampton, England) rounded out the Ravens double-digit scorers with ten points.

Franklin Pierce hit just 1-of-12 attempts from three-point range on the night and shot just 36.8% (21-57) from the field overall. Saint Rose finished the night hitting 49.2% (30-61) from the field, including 6-13 (46.2%) from three-point range.

Franklin Pierce (4-11, 2-8 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Pace University at 7:30 p.m. Saint Rose (14-3, 11-1 NE-10) visits Southern New Hampshire University on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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