Jeff Manchester goes over 1,000 points for his career

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RINDGE, N.H. (February 12, 2011) -- The Franklin Pierce University men's basketball team went on a 38-6 run to end the game and downed Saint Anselm, 85-67, on Saturday afternoon at The Fieldhouse in Rindge. The Ravens improved to 6-18 overall and 4-15 in the Northeast-10, while the Hawks fell to 17-6 and 13-6 in league play.

Senior guard Jeff Manchester (Gorham, Maine) tossed in 17 points, including knocking down a three-pointer at the buzzer to go over 1,000-career points. He entered Saturday's game needing 16 points to reach the feat, and currently stands at 1,001 points following the victory.

Sophomore guard Eric Jean-Guillaume (Stamford, Conn.) and senior guard Kinard Dozier (Dedham, Mass.) each tossed in a team-high 19 points. Jean-Guillaume collected seven rebounds, handed out seven assists and swiped two steals in the process. Dozier had five boards and two helpers in the process.

Sophomore guard Nigel Van Oostrum (Sheffield, England) was Franklin Pierce's fourth double-digit scorer with 10 points, while also handing out six assists and pulling down four rebounds.

Allen Harris led Saint Anselm with 21 points. Pat Luptowski added 10 points for the Hawks, including knocking down a triple with 12:12 remaining to give his team a comfortable 61-47 advantage.

Saint Anselm appeared headed for a victory, but then the Ravens pulled off an amazing comeback, which saw them score 38 of the game's last 44 points to grab a great victory over a team which was ranked among the top-five in the regional rankings heading into the weekend.

Freshman guard Andre Blackwood (Paterson, N.J.) sparked the rally with a triple as the Ravens reeled off 11-straight points to pull within 61-58 with 8:49 to go. Blackwood added another trey during the run and junior guard Dayshawn Long (New York, N.Y.) tossed in a layup.

Saint Anselm stemmed the initial tide with four points, but Franklin Pierce countered and moments later Dozier knocked down a three from the left wing to knot the game at 65 with 6:21 left.

That triple by Dozier sparked the Ravens to score the next 14 points to open up a commanding 79-65 lead with 1:22 left. Dozier and Manchester each drained a three-pointer during the run and Jean-Guillaume capped it with a pair of free throws.

Franklin Pierce's defensive play on the other end of the court made the 14-0 run stand up as the Ravens cruised the rest of the way to victory.

Franklin Pierce shot 44 percent from the field, including an impressive 59 percent clip in the second half. The Ravens held Saint Anselm to just 35 percent shooting from the field in the second 20 minutes.

The game was tightly contested throughout the first half as Saint Anselm built a 41-35 lead heading into the locker room at halftime. Dozier had nine points for the Ravens in the first half, while Van Oostrum chipped in with eight.

Franklin Pierce returns to action Wednesday night when the Ravens travel to face Merrimack in North Andover, Mass., at 7:30 p.m.

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