RINDGE, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team defeated Franklin Pierce University, 85-66, during Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday in the FPU Fieldhouse.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (7-17, 3-13 NE10), Franklin Pierce (3-20, 2-14 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 three-pointers
• Senior Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4-for-8 three-pointers
• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5-for-9 field goals, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 11 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 4-for-9 field goals
• Sophomore TJ Henaghen (Hampden, Maine/Williston Northampton School), 9 points, 4-for-9 field goals
• Redshirt first-year Marcus Meeks (Prairie Village, Kan./Brewster Academy), 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Junior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 6 points, 6 rebounds
• Redshirt first-year Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 6 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Donte Pope, 21 points, 8 rebounds, 8-for-16 field goals, 3-for-3 three-pointers
• Junior Demariontay Hall, 18 points, 12 rebounds, 7-for-12 field goals

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's held a 49-35 rebounding advantage while outshooting the Ravens, 45.6%-35.4%, from the floor.
• The Purple Knights have won four in a row from the Ravens, matching the longest stretch in program history, when they won the initial four meetings between 1996 and 2001.
• Saint Michael's has won consecutive meetings in Rindge for the first time since 1998 and 2001.

THE ACTION

• Crews buried a pair of early three-pointers to help the Purple Knights lead 10-4 by 16:01 of the opening half, and another Crews triple made it 20-10 before Henaghen's tip-in had his team up 12 at 12:22.
• Henaghen knocked down a three to extend the advantage to 29-15 with 10:34 left, but sophomore Trevon Thomas hit two threes to spark a 17-6 run that brought Franklin Pierce within 35-32 on sophomore Pierce Prendergast's triple at 2:31. Hall had seven points in the stretch.
• De Leon responded with a three 20 seconds later and made another three as the run grew to 14-0 while carrying into the second half. The visitors were up 49-32 at 18:50.
• Pope's three cut the deficit to 49-40 with 17:25 to go, but Crews converted a lay-up on the next possession, and the Purple Knights never again led by fewer than 11 points. Saint Michael's was ahead by as much as 74-54 when Duniver canned a trey at 6:20.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday vs. Saint Anselm College, 7:30 p.m.
• The Hawks were 10th in this week's D2 CSC East Region poll.