#13 Women's Basketball Falls to Barry 67-49 on Final Day of Cruzin Classic
Martelle knocks down 4-of-5 three-point attempts and totals 14 points
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (December 18, 2010) -- The No.
13-nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University women's basketball
team concluded play in the 2010 Cruzin Classic on Saturday with a
67-49 loss to Barry in Miami Shores, Fla. The Ravens fell to 9-3,
while Barry improved to 5-3.
A day after she logged a double-double of 34 points and 15
rebounds, Franklin Pierce junior center Jewel White
(Worcester, Mass.) totaled a respectable 17 points, seven
rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist versus Barry.
Freshman guard Brittany Martelle (Brookfield,
Conn.) was the Ravens' other double-figure scrorer, as she
tossed in 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including a
4-for-5 effort from behind the arc. Classmate Brooke
Coderre (Woonsocket, R.I.) had a solid offensive game with
seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and handing out
three assists.
Barry had a trio of players score in double-figures, including 17
points apiece from Yvonne Houston and Shanna Suttington. Danielle
DeBerry chipped in with 11 points.
Barry used a 10-0 run midway through the first half to turn a slim
7-6 lead into a commanding 17-6 advantage with 11:48 to go until
halftime. Suttington dropped in back-to-back three-pointers to
kick-start the run.
The Bucs pushed their lead out to 22 at 37-15 with 5:17 left in the
half, but Franklin Pierce rallied by scoring 11 of the stanza's
final 13 points to pull within 13 at 39-26 at halftime. White had
five points during the run, while junior forward Marielle
Giroud (Martigny, Switzerland) added four points.
The Ravens continued to try and chip away at the deficit in the
second half and did pull to within 54-47 with 4:36 to go in the
contest. However, that was as close as Franklin Pierce would get as
Barry answered with 10-consecutive points to pull away for the
victory.
Franklin Pierce returns to action Jan. 2, when the Ravens play host
to Southern New Hampshire at 1:30 p.m. in The Fieldhouse in
Rindge.
For more information on Franklin Pierce women's basketball, please
visit the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow
the program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on
YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter
(www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook
(www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceAthletics).