Franklin Pierce Cruises Past Post, 93-28
Jennifer Leedham nets
season-high 24 points as Ravens roll
WATERBURY, Conn. (December 14, 2007) – Franklin
Pierce University, among teams receiving votes in this week’s
USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, cruised to a 93-28 victory
over Post University in non-conference women’s basketball
action at the Drubner Center tonight.
Junior captain Jennifer Leedham (Ellesmere Port,
England/Cheshire Academy (Conn.)) scored a season-high 24
points as she connected on 11-of-14 shots from the field, including
2-of-4 three’s, to go with four rebounds, three assists and
three steals. Sophomore All-American Johannah Leedham
(Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy (Conn.)) scored
13 points, including the 800th of her career, on 6-9 shooting from
the field to go with seven rebounds, six assists and three steals
in just 17 minutes of action.
Senior Angelica Benjamin (Fremont, Calif./James
Logan) netted a career-best 11 points, aided by 7-of-9
shooting at the free-throw line, to go with eight rebounds in 16
minutes off the bench for the Ravens. Sophomore Alexis
Auffray (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Central) came within a
steal of a double-double with career high totals of ten points and
nine steals to go with three rebounds and three assists. Sophomore
Jess McPherson (Croydon, Australia) chipped in
nine points and eight rebounds in 14 minutes.
Jennifer Leedham (23 minutes) was the lone Franklin Pierce player
to play over 20 minutes on the night. The Ravens shot 50-percent or
better from the field for the third-straight outing, hitting that
mark exactly (34-for-68), while draining 18-of-23 free-throw
attempts (78.3%). Post was held to 22-percent (11-for-50) shooting
from the field, including 4-for-28 (14.3%) in the opening half. The
Eagles were outscored 33-7 off turnovers and 41-8 in the paint.
No Post players reached double-figures, with senior Jackie Sutton
(Dryden, N.Y./Tompkins-Cortland CC) and freshman Mallorie Michalak
(Meriden, Conn./Platt) each scoring a team-best six points.
Sophomore Kendra Pitts (Detroit, Mich./Indiana Tech) chipped in
five points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Senior Jennifer Rose (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North) hit a
three-pointer 34-seconds into the contest to give Post a 3-2 lead,
but the advantage was short-lived as Franklin Pierce scored the
next 16 points to assume control of the game for good. Jennifer
Leedham scored seven points during the run. Franklin Pierce led
44-10 at halftime.
Franklin Pierce (9-1, 6-1 NE-10) returns to action after Christmas
when it participates in the Pace University Holiday Classic
December 29 and 30. The Ravens face host Pace on the 29th at 2 p.m.
Franklin Pierce does not return home until January 8 when they host
preseason NE-10 favorites Bentley College at 5:30 p.m. Post (0-6,
0-2 CACC) visits Bryant University next Thursday at 5:30 p.m.