Recap by director of Athletic Communications Luke Tracy 

NEW HAVEN, CONN. (1/6/2024) – After snapping a six-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Franklin Pierce University men's basketball team fell short Saturday, 94-72 to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University.

Score: Franklin Pierce 72, Southern Connecticut 94
Records: Franklin Pierce (4-13, 2-9 NE10), Southern Connecticut (12-5, 6-5 NE10)
Location: James W. Moore Fieldhouse, New Haven, Conn.
Date: January 20, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Though the game closed out with a 22-point differential, the Ravens went into halftime down only four points, 36-32.
• As he has done many times this season, junior forward Sean Trumper (Ashford, UK) led the Ravens with a game high 22 points.
• Ja'Keese Kemp (Lakeland, Fl) grabbed 13 points, and RJ Delahaye (Newburgh, N.Y.) tacked on another 11 but two players marked the only two Ravens to break into double digit scoring.
• Though the game was up for grabs closing out the first half, the Owls took flight in the second outscoring the Ravens 58-40. Four members of SCSU finished the game with at least 14 points which helped lift them passed the Ravens.

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:

• Southern Connecticut went 34-64 (53.1%) compared to the Ravens' 26-58 (44.8%).
• From the 3-point arc, SCSU went 10-27 (37%) as the Ravens went 9-21 (42.9%), three of which came from Kemp who hit three of his four attempts from downtown.
• One part of Saturday's game that played a bile role was the free throw line where the Owls hit 16 of their 23 opportunities. As for the Ravens, the team only made it to the line 14 times but did hit 11 of their shots.
• Two other stat lines that contributed to the final score were rounds and turnovers. The Owls outrebounded the Ravens 39-29 and the Ravens led the turnover count 20-15.
• SCSU dominated in the depth department Saturday as the Owls' bench put up 37 points compared to the Ravens bench who put up 15.

NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: Franklin Pierce men's basketball returns to Rindge and will kick off a three-game home stand to close out January. The next chance to get back in the win column will be on Wednesday, January 24 in a battle against he Purple Knights of Saint Michael's College.