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| A.J. Rudowitz had
13 points, including the 1000th of his career in the
60-59 loss
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No. 10 Skyhawks Fall 60-59, Drop Second Straight
Overall
Boxscore
Easton, Mass. - The Skyhawks dropped their
second straight following their ten game win streak, this one a
back and forth decision against Franklin Pierce, 60-59, despite
getting a career-high tying 28 points from Randall
Stallworth (Toms River, N.J.).
The game started out as back and forth affair as neither team
could pull away, however a layup by Nick Smith
(Colonia, N.J.) gave Stonehill their first lead at 11-10 with just
under 13 minutes left..
Franklin Pierce called a timeout and then came out firing, going
on a 12-0 run that stretched just over five and a half minutes,
while forcing four Skyhawk turnovers.
Stallworth finally broke the scoring drought as he hit two free
throws to cut the 22-13. The teams exchanged baskets, until a
Rima Varanauskas triple put the lead back to nine at 27-18 with
5:30 remaining.
Stonehill responded, going on a 12-3 run to tie the game up at
29 with just over a minute left as A.J. Rudowitz
(Monroe Township, N.J.) hit two buckets, Smith hit two free throws
and Stallworth nailed his third three of the half. However, a Raven
bucket with 50 seconds left gave Franklin Pierce a 31-29 lead going
into the half.
A three from Jeff Manchester extended the Raven lead to 34-29 to
open the second, but Stonehill came out with a 16-4 run over the
next eight minutes as Stallworth scored on a layin to start then
run and then hit two more shots from behind the arc.
Matt Hall (Springfield, Mass.) extended the run
with triple of his own as the Skyhawks lead stretched to 45-38.
Rudowitz also scored the 1,000th point of his career
during the run, making one of two free throws.
Kinard Dozier stopped the Stonehill run at the 11:06 mark and
Manchester cut the lead to two with his three. The teams once
again traded baskets until a Rudowitz layup gave the Skyhawks a
52-46 lead with six minutes left.
The Ravens turned up the defense and found some offense as they
held Stonehill to just two points over the next five minutes, while
scoring 12 points, five of which came from Dozier and the final one
a layup by Terrell Ray game the Franklin Pierce a 58-54 lead with
just a minute left.
Two Rudowitz foul shots brought the Skyhawks within two however
they were unable to collect the rebound off a Manchester shot and
were forced to foul with seven seconds left.
Dozier hit both shots for the 60-56 lead, and a three by
Stallworth at the buzzer gave the Ravens the one point
victory.
Stallworth had six triples in the contest for 28 points and also
grabbed four boards and dishing out four assists. Rudowitz was the
only other player to join him in double figures (13 pts), while
also pulling down eight rebounds and collecting three blocks and
four steals.
Manchester and Dozier had 15 apiece, with all 15 of Manchester's
coming from behind the arc.
The loss drops Stonehill to 16-4 on the season (11-4 NE-10)
however they will get a chance for revenge as they head up to
Rindge to take on the Ravens on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
