Women's Basketball Archive 2005-06
2006 ECAC Division II Championship Third-seeded Franklin Pierce Edges #1 Philadelphia, 61-60
March 11, 2006
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (March 11, 2006) – Franklin Pierce won its first postseason tournament since 1992 as the third-seeded Ravens posted a 61-60 victory over top-seeded Philadelphia University in the championship game of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Tournament at Holy Family University this evening.
ECAC Division II Tournament Third-Seeded Franklin Pierce Rolls by #2 Dominican, 70-48
March 10, 2006
BLAUVELT, N.Y. (March 10, 2006) – Third-seeded Franklin Pierce opened a 13-point lead by halftime and rolled to a 70-48 victory over second-seeded Dominican College in opening round action of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Hennessy Center this evening.
Jacobs Earns 2nd Team All-Northeast-10 Honors
March 07, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (March 7, 2006) – Franklin Pierce senior forward Heather Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) has been named to the All-Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball second team. The announcement, made over the weekend at the NE-10 Championships, comes after a vote of the 15 NE-10 women’s basketball head coaches.
Franklin Pierce Seeded Third in ECAC Division II Tournament
March 06, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (March 6, 2006) – The 2005-2006 season for the Franklin Pierce women’s basketball team has been extended as it received a berth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Tournament this weekend.
Leedham Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
February 27, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (February 27, 2006) – Franklin Pierce point guard Jennifer Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy) was named the Northeast-10 Conference’s women’s basketball Freshman of the Week this afternoon.
2006 NE-10 TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND #9 Assumption Upsets #8 Franklin Pierce, 72-51
February 26, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (February 26,2006) - Ninth-seeded Assumption College held eighth-seeded Franklin Pierce to one field goal over the final 13:33 in posting a comfortable 72-51 in first round action of the Northeast-10 Conference Woman’s Basketball Tournament, Presented by Anaconda Sports, at the Franklin Pierce field house this afternoon.
UMass Lowell Upsets Franklin Pierce, 58-49
February 21, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (February 21, 2006) – The University of Massachusetts Lowell turned in a strong defensive effort to upend Franklin Pierce, ranked tenth in last week’s NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, 58-49 in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action tonight.
Southern N.H. Edges Franklin Pierce, 73-67 (2OT)
February 18, 2006
MANCHESTER, N.H. (February 18, 2006) – Southern New Hampshire University led much of the way but endured two extra periods to collect its third-straight win over regionally-ranked opponents with a 73-67 double-overtime decision over Franklin Pierce, ranked tenth in this week’s NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at SNHU Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce Rolls Past Merrimack, 55-36
February 15, 2006
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (February 15, 2006) – Franklin Pierce, ranked eighth in the most recent NCAA Division II Northeast regional rankings, jumped out to a 21-point halftime lead and was never seriously threatened the rest of the way in posting a 55-36 victory over Merrimack College in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Volpe Center tonight.
#15 Stonehill Holds Off Franklin Pierce, 75-69
February 11, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (February 11, 2006) – Stonehill College, ranked 15th in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Division II poll and the top-ranked team in the region, held off a late rally to post a 75-69 victory over Franklin Pierce, ranked eighth in the region, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Bentley Tops Franklin Pierce, 64-54
February 07, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass. (February 7, 2006) – Franklin Pierce, ranked ninth in the most recent NCAA Division II Northeast regional rankings, dropped consecutive games for just the third time this season after being handed a 64-54 setback to eighth-ranked Bentley College at the Dana Center this evening.
#20 American International Rallies Past Franklin Pierce, 65-60 (2OT)
February 04, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (February 4, 2006) – American International College, ranked No. 20 in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Division II poll, rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to post a 65-60 double-overtime victory at Franklin Pierce, ranked ninth in the Northeast Region, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce Holds Off Assumption, 57-55
February 01, 2006
WORCESTER, Mass. (February 1, 2006) – Franklin Pierce clinched a spot in the Northeast-10 Conference tournament for the second-straight year and fourth time in five seasons with a 57-55 victory over Assumption College in NE-10 women’s basketball action at Laska Gymnasium this evening.
Bryant Upsets Franklin Pierce, 60-52
January 28, 2006
RINDGE, N.H. (January 28, 2006) – Bryant University earned its first Conference victory of the season and snapped an 11-game slide with a 60-52 upset of Franklin Pierce, ranked seventh in this week’s NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce Ranked 7th in NCAA Northeast Regional Poll
January 25, 2006
NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DIVISION II NORTHEAST REGION RANKINGS 1/25
Franklin Pierce Tops Saint Michael’s, 63-59
January 24, 2006
COLCHESTER, Vt. (January 24, 2006) – Franklin Pierce collected a key road victory with a 63-59 decision over Saint Michael’s College, receiving votes in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action at the Ross Sports Center tonight.