RINDGE, N.H. (February 14, 2022) -- With frigid temperatures back in the region outside, the offense of the Franklin Pierce University men's basketball team went into a deep freeze inside the Fieldhouse on Monday night. The Ravens managed just 21-for-70 from the floor (30%), which included an even uglier 6-for-34 line from three-point range (18%). Unsurprisingly, the inability to get the basketball to go through the rim left Franklin Pierce on the short end in the Northeast-10 Conference affair, as visiting New Haven rang up an 84-55 victory. Junior Majur Majak and his 7-foot-1 frame went for 12 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks in the victory for the Chargers.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 12-8 (9-6 NE10), while New Haven improves to 15-7 (11-6 NE10).

The Ravens got figuratively punched in the mouth in the opening minutes and never recovered. New Haven scored the first seven points of the game, 19 of the first 21, and 24 of the first 28, to force Franklin Pierce head coach David Chadbourne to burn three timeouts in the first 7:02 of the contest. In all, it was a 30-8 run over the first eight-plus minutes, as the Chargers all but blew the doors off the Fieldhouse. New Haven drained five triples in the run alone, as part of a 7-for-18 blitzkrieg from behind the arc in the opening period.

Franklin Pierce used a 12-6 run in the early stages of the second half to close a 21-point halftime deficit (46-25) down to 16 points, at 59-43 with 12 minutes to play. New Haven responded by taking whatever drama was left in the proceedings and putting it out of its misery. The Chargers poured in the next 20 points over a span of seven minutes to bloat the lead to 79-43, on the way to the runaway 84-55 victory.

Sophomore Matt Hofrenning (Minneapolis, Minn.) scored a game-high 17 off the bench to lead the Ravens, though even he only went 2-for-7 from three-point range while doing so. Freshman Mohamed Traore (Hyde Park, Mass.) and junior Isaiah Moore (Temple Hills, Md.) added 11 and 10 points, respectively, while graduate student Donnavan Bonilla (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.) grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, the towering Majak was one of five Chargers in double figures, as he put together a 12-point, 16-rebound double-double, leading all players in the latter category. Sophomore Tavin Pierre Philippe led New Haven with 16 points, and the two were joined in double digits by junior Davontrey Thomas (15 points), graduate student Sean Smith Jr. (12) and graduate student Derrick Rowland (10). Senior Quashawn Lane dished out seven assists.

The Ravens will not have long to lick their wounds, as they are right back at it on the road on Wednesday, for a pivotal NE10 contest at intrastate rival Saint Anselm. Opening tip is set for 7:30 p.m. at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Manchester, N.H.