Giroud leads Ravens in scoring for second-straight game; White registers second-consecutive double-double

BOXSCORE

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (November 14, 2010) -- The No. 14-nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women's basketball team picked up its second double-digit win in as many days on Sunday as the Ravens came from behind in the second half to pull out a 77-64 win over Dowling on the final afternoon of the Northeast-10/ECC Challenge at Quealy Gymnasium in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The Ravens improved to 2-0, while Dowling dipped to 0-2.

For the second-straight game, Franklin Pierce was led offensively by junior frontcourt players, Marielle Giroud (Martigny, Switzerland) and Jewel White (Worcester, Mass.). Giroud just missed her second-consecutive double-double as she dropped in a game-high 19 points and ripped down nine rebounds. Giroud has led Franklin Pierce in scoring in each of the first two games this season. White did notch her second double-double in as many contest as she recorded 18 points and 13 boards.

A pair of Ravens guards came off the bench to net double-digit points, including junior Lekia Cowen (Hopedale, Mass.) and sophomore Jordan Grant (Concord, N.H.), who had 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Connie Simmons led a trio of Lions scoring in double-figures as she netted 16 points. Seja Gamble followed with 15 points and Shayla Felder chipped in 10.

Dowling held a 35-33 lead at halftime, but Giroud hit back-to-back three's coming out of the locker room to put the Ravens on top by four. The Ravens would never trail the rest of the way and they eventually pushed their lead out to 10 (58-48) at the midway point of the second half following a triple from Cowan.

Franklin Pierce led by as many as 17 points the rest of the way as it cruised in for the victory. The Ravens held a 43-32 advantage on the boards and shot 45 percent (25-of-56) from the field. They did a solid job on the defensive end of the court, limiting Dowling to just 37 percent (22-of-60) shooting for the game, including just 29 percent in the second 20 minutes.

The first half saw four lead changes as Franklin Pierce built a 28-18 lead midway through the period. However, Dowling closed out the rest of the half by scoring 17 of the final 22 points to take the slim two-point lead into the intermission.

Franklin Pierce returns to action Wednesday night when it travels to face Stonehill in the Northeast-10 opener for both schools. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. in Easton, Mass.

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