COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University, 79-61, on Monday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Ravens were ninth in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-13, 1-10 NE10), Franklin Pierce (10-5, 7-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4-for-7 three-pointers
• First-year Chuma Oyigbo (Stoughton, Mass./Redemption Christian [N.Y.] Academy), 11 points, 2 assists, 4-for-6 field goals
• First-year CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 8 points, 3 assists
• Senior Jason Heter (Andover, N.J./Newton), 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• Junior Jalen Gorham (York, Pa./MacDuffie School), 7 points, 5 rebounds
• Senior Patrick Gardner (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun/Nassau CC), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks
• First-year Stefano Spassof (Athens, Greece/ACS Athens), 2 assists, 2 steals

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Maxwell Zegarowski, 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 6-for-8 three-pointers
• First-year Mohamed Traore, 20 points, 3 assists, 6-for-12 three-pointers
• Junior Isaiah Moore, 14 points, 14 assists, 2 steals
• Sophomore Sean Bresnan, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's played its fourth straight regionally-ranked foe.
• The Purple Knights committed 11 turnovers while forcing 12 by the Ravens, and held a 34-10 scoring lead in the paint.

THE ACTION

• Rookies made the Purple Knights' first three baskets, as the hosts trailed just 10-6 by 13:34 of the opening half thanks to hoops by Crews, Oyigbo and first-year Nic Button (Skaneateles, N.Y./Cheshire Academy).
• The Ravens used a 12-3 run to push their lead to 13, with Heter netting all three Purple Knight points, but Crews' jumper made it 22-11 at 6:16.
• Franklin Pierce countered with a 26-9 run, making eight three-pointers in as many attempts during one 4:39 stretch, including on seven consecutive possessions. Zegarowski knocked down three of them, and Moore made one and assisted five more. The visitors led 48-22 at halftime.
• Saint Michael's trimmed the deficit to 19 points twice early in the second period, on Oyigbo's three-pointer at 18:23 and when Crews put home a floater with 16:45 remaining. Duniver's trey got the Purple and Gold as close as it would come, within 78-61, at 1:20.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at American International College, 6 p.m.