Men's Basketball Trips Up Against Bentley 78-55
Freshman guard Curtis Christian comes off bench to net 11 points for Ravens
BOXSCORE
RINDGE, N.H. (December 18, 2009) – The
Franklin Pierce University men’s basketball team dropped a
78-55 decision to 23rd-ranked Bentley on Friday evening at The
Fieldhouse in Rindge. The Ravens fell to 4-6 overall and 0-6 in the
Northeast-10, while Bentley improved to 6-2 and 4-2 in league
play.
Freshman guard Curtis Christian (Harlem, N.Y.)
came off the bench to toss in a team-high 11 points for Franklin
Pierce, including going a strong 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Junior
guard Jeff Manchester (Gorham, Maine) was the
team’s other double-figure scorer with 10 points.
Classmate Kinard Dozier (Dedham, Mass.) came off
the bench to chip in nine points, five rebounds, three steals and
an assist. Senior forward Terrell Ray (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) and sophomore frontcourt-mate Adedamola Abu
(Mattapan, Mass.) each ripped down a team-best seven
rebounds for Franklin Pierce.
Bentley’s Jason Westrol led all scorers with 26 points, while
Brian Tracey notched a double-double with 19 points and 18 boards.
The Falcons held a strong 34-14 advantage in points in the
paint.
The Falcons opened the game on an 8-0 run and held the Ravens
scoreless for the first seven minutes. Manchester broke the scoring
drought with a jumper and Franklin Pierce tried to work its way
back into the contest.
The Ravens pulled within 12 on two occasions in the latter stages
of the half, but could not get any closer as Bentley built a 43-26
lead heading into the locker room at halftime.
Tracey had already logged his double-double in the opening 20
minutes with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Westrol had 12 of his
points in the stanza. Christian had eight points for the Ravens and
pulled down a rebound.
Bentley continued to build on its lead in the second half and led
by as many as 26, as the Falcons pulled away for the victory.
Franklin Pierce takes a short break for the holidays and will
return to action on Saturday, Jan. 2, when it travels to
Manchester, N.H. to face Southern New Hampshire at 3:30 p.m.
For more information on Franklin Pierce men’s basketball,
please visit the team’s page at
athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)