Senior guard Kinard Dozier scores 20 points in final collegiate game; moves into top-10 in school history for career scoring with 1,452 points

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LOWELL, Mass. (February 23, 2011) -- The Franklin Pierce University men's basketball team closed out its season with a 79-63 setback at UMass-Lowell on Wednesday night at the Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Mass. The Ravens concluded the season with a 6-21 overall record and a 4-18 mark in the Northeast-10, while the River Hawks improved to 18-8 and 14-8 in league play.

Senior guard Kinard Dozier (Dedham, Mass.) tossed in 20 points in his final collegiate game, and in the process, moved into the top-10 in Franklin Pierce men's basketball history for career scoring with 1,452 points.

Freshman center Adrianos Vourliotakis Perdikaris (Cholargos, Athens) scored in double-figures for the second-straight game as he had 12 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds.

Three River Hawks scored in double-figures, including Antonio Bivens (23 points), Matt Welch (20 points) and Akeem Williams (18 points).

Franklin Pierce hung tough with the River Hawks in the opening minutes of the game and found itself tied at 6-6 with 13:37 remaining in the first half following a jumper from junior guard Dayshawn Long (New York, N.Y.).

However, UMass-Lowell went to work and out-scored the Ravens 16-3 over the next three-and-a-half minutes to open up a commanding 22-9 lead. Williams sparked the surge with a three-pointer. The River Hawks continued to keep a comfortable cushion between themselves and Franklin Pierce, and eventually took a 41-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.

One highlight of the half for the Ravens was a three-pointer that Eric Jean-Guillaume (Stamford, Conn.) bombed in at the buzzer from well behind the three-point arc. Dozier led the Ravens with seven points in the first half, while also handing out two assists.

UMass-Lowell never let its lead slip below double-digits in the second half as it cruised on for victory. The River Hawks shot 46 percent from the field for the game (31-of-67), while limiting the Ravens to just 31 percent shooting (18-of-58).

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