FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2013
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Three Northeast-10 Conference teams recorded quarterfinal victories in 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional action on Saturday at the SNHU Fieldhouse in Manchester, N.H.
Top-seeded Franklin Pierce University defeated eighth-seeded Bloomfield, 90-78, and moves on to Sunday evening's semifinals to face fourth-seeded University of New Haven, which took down fifth-seeded Dominican (N.Y.), 73-66.
Third-seeded Assumption also advanced to the semis with a 73-65 win over sixth-seeded Southern New Hampshire University. The Greyhounds draw seventh-seeded Bridgeport after the Purple Knights knocked off regional host and No. 2 seed Saint Anselm College, 77-66.
Assumption and Bridgeport will get underway at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, while Franklin Pierce and New Haven tip off at 7:30 p.m.
#3 Assumption 73, #6 So. New Hampshire 65 | BOX
Third-seeded Assumption took the first of four contests played at the SNHU Fieldhouse on Saturday, defeating So. New Hampshire, 73-65, in front of a crowd of 1,778.
The Penmen cut the deficit down to 64-60 with 3:11 to play in the second half before the Greyhounds were able to close out the victory, even without Tim Beinert and Ronson Quick, as both fouled out for Assumption relatively early in the second half.
In their absence, Terrance Bobb-Jones came up big for Assumption (20-7) with 11 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Beinert still finished with 18 points in just 20 minutes of action.
So. New Hampshire (19-10), a week removed from winning its first-ever Northeast-10 Championship, was led by CJ Marriro, who poured in a game-high 22 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Aleksandar Dobrovic and Mike Stys had 17 and 15 points, respectively, for the Penmen, who shot just 31.6 percent in the loss.
The two teams combined to commit 53 fouls and take 69 free throw attempts in the contest.
#7 Bridgeport 77, #2 Saint Anselm 66 | BOX
A game-high 32 points from Chris Santo was not enough for the Hawks as regional host Saint Anselm fell to Bridgeport, 77-66, on Saturday in front of 1,559 fans at the SNHU Fieldhouse.
Santo shot 11-of-18 from the floor and added 12 rebounds in the losing effort, as the Hawks (23-5) were never able to recover from a 12-point halftime deficit. They shot just 31.5 percent for the game, including a mere 15 percent (3-20) from three-point range.
Saint Anselm's Roy Mabrey added 14 points, five boards and four assists while playing all 40 minutes in the quarterfinal loss.
For Bridgeport (21-9), Darian David was one of four Purple Knights in double figures with 21 points, and Lloyd Antoine produced a 12-point, 11-rebound effort.
#1 Franklin Pierce 90, #8 Bloomfield 78 | BOX
Top-seeded Franklin Pierce took down eighth-seeded Bloomfield, 90-78, on Saturday evening to advance to Sunday's East Region semifinals for the second time in as many years.
Ellis Cooper had 21 points and eight rebounds while Eric Jean-Guillaume had 20 points of his own to lead Franklin Pierce (22-8), which shot 55 percent for the game, to victory. Ryen Vilmont chipped in with 17 points and Adrianos Vourliotakis added 16.
#4 New Haven 73, #5 Dominican (N.Y.) 66 | BOX
Fourth-seeded New Haven became the third Northeast-10 team to record a quarterfinal win on Saturday, taking down fifth-seeded Dominican (N.Y.), 73-66, in the fourth and final contest of the day at the SNHU Fieldhouse.
New Haven big man Eric Anderson went 0-of-8 from the field but was wreckless on the defensive end, pulling down 16 rebounds and blocking seven shots in the victory. Justin Exum had a game-high 21 points (3-9 FG, 12-14 FT), while Jeffery Adkins (17 points) and Jeremy Williams (15) were in double figures as well for the semifinal-bound Chargers.
Leon Porter had a team-high 20 points for Dominican, which saw 12 players receive playing time in its quarterfinal loss to New Haven.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
Saturday, March 16 - Quarterfinals
#3 Assumption 73, #6 So. New Hampshire 65 - BOX
#7 Bridgeport 77, #2 Saint Anselm 66 - BOX
#1 Franklin Pierce 90, #8 Bloomfield 78 - BOX
#5 Dominican (N.Y.) vs. #4 New Haven - BOX
Sunday, March 17 - Semifinals
#7 Bridgeport vs. #3 Assumption - 5:00 p.m.
#4 New Haven vs. #1 Franklin Pierce - 7:30 p.m.
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