Caitlin Hopkins has six points and six rebounds off the bench

WORCESTER, Mass. (December 1, 2013) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s basketball team shot just 24 percent from the field, and went scoreless over a stretch of 14:50 in falling, 73-50, to Assumption on Sunday at Laska Gymnasium in Worcester, Mass. The Ravens dropped their second straight to fall to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Northeast-10, while the Greyhounds improved to 4-3 and 1-3 in league play.

Assumption on the other hand was strong shooting the basketball, hitting at a 49 percent clip (28-of-57). Jamie Insel pumped in a game-high 20 points for the Greyhounds on 9-of-13 shooting, while Tafanie Roye followed with 15 points.

Franklin Pierce was led by senior guard Brittany Martelle (Brookfield, Conn.), who had a team-high 12 points.

Martelle’s only three-pointer of the game at the 10:22 mark of the first half capped a 10-0 surge by the Ravens to give them a 16-12 lead.

The game seemed like it would be a typical back-and-forth NE-10 affair. However, the Ravens went scoreless the rest of the half, and the first 4:28 of the second half, while Assumption scored 30 points during that stretch to open up a commanding 42-16 advantage with 15:32 remaining.

Insel had eight points during the run, while Roye added seven. Johanna Impellizeri scored six of her eight points to aid the surge.

Senior forward Caitlin Hopkins (Holtsville, N.Y.) dropped in a jumper to end Franklin Pierce’s streak, and Martelle followed with five-straight points moments later, but the Ravens could not jump start a comeback as Assumption kept its lead around 18-24 points the rest of the way in picking up the victory.

Insel had a double-double for the game by collecting 11 rebounds, as Assumption also held a 53-32 advantage on the boards.

Franklin Pierce returns to action Wednesday night when the Ravens travel to Manchester to take on Southern New Hampshire at 5:30 p.m.

For more information on Franklin Pierce women’s basketball, please visit the team’s page at http://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/FranklinPierceRavens). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce women’s basketball apparel can do so on the athletic department’s online store at http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)