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Posted: Nov 25, 2014

Women’s Basketball falls 73-62 to Undefeated Stonehill

Women’s Basketball falls 73-62 to Undefeated Stonehill
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Game Leaders
Franklin Pierce
Pts: Kara Charette - 19
Reb: Jessica Hurd - 13
Ast: Kate McDonald - 5
Stonehill
Pts: Kelly Martin - 19
Reb: 2 Players (#12, #21) - 9
Ast: 2 Players (#02, #22) - 5
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Easton, Mass. (November 25, 2014)- Franklin Pierce women's basketball falls to Stonehill College 73-62  at the Paula Sullivan Court Tuesday night on the road. Senior Jessica Hurd (Kegworth, England) posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

This is the first Northeast-10 Conference loss for the Ravens bringing them to 2-1 in Conference and 3-2 overall. The Skyhawks remain undefeated 5-0, and 3-0 in Northeast-10 Conference play.

The Ravens and Skyhawks would battle until Skyhawks senior Ashley Gendron sank a three with just over nine minutes the play. The Ravens started out strong with junior Kara Charette's (Fairhaven, Mass.) layup and double free throw, 4-0, but it would not be enough to hold off the Skyhawks.

Senior Tori Faieta's jumper would give Stonehill a five-point lead, but junior Natalie Bastian (Branford, Conn.) would lessen the lead to four points, 16-19, with 6:26 to play.  Raven sophomore Jasmyne Fogle (Bridgeport, Conn.) would bring the game to 26-21.

The Skyhawk's would go on a six point streak increasing their lead 32-21, but freshman Diondra Woumn (Lynn, Mass.) would not let the Ravens go down without a fight, scoring a layup with one second left in the first half, rounding the score out to 32-23.

Franklin Pierce's Hurd would post 5 rebounds; Skyhawk freshman Samantha Hyslip would post 6. The Ravens would be 83.3% from the foul line, making 5 out of 6 attempts.

Graduate student Kate McDonald (Fall River, Mass.) would come out strong for the Ravens with a three, followed by a layup by Hurd, lessening the gap 32-28. Charette would go on a four-point streak and give the Ravens the lead by 15:45. Senior Tori Faieta would take it back. 37-38.

Sophmore Dana Campell (Merrick, N.Y.) would sink a 3 at 13:27 to tie up the game 40-40 and would start the battle for the lead. The Ravens would tie again at 11:07 with Chartette's jumper, but Faieta's 3-pointer would give the Skyhawk's the lead for the remainder of the game 47-44.
At 8:22 Hurd's layup would bring the game within one point 48-49, but that is the closest the Ravens would come to regaining the lead. Faieta's jump shot at 4:04, 61-55, is when the Skyhawk's would pull away to post a 73-62 win.

Kelly Martin had 19 points and 9 rebounds, with Tori Faieta having 16 points, 4 blocks, and 6 rebounds.

Kara Charette was second half high scorer with 15 points in the half, and 19 overall, with 6 rebounds added to her stats. Jessica Hurd posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, with Kate McDonald adding 5 assists and 4 steals. As a team, the Ravens were 84.6% from the free throw line.

The Ravens return to their home court on Saturday, November 29th to play a non-conference game against Caldwell University.