Manchester, N.H. (November 16) -- In a repeat
of day one, both the Saint Anselm and Franklin Pierce men's
basketball teams came away with victories on day two of the 2008
Country Inn & Suites Tip-Off Tournament, held at Stoutenburgh
Gym this weekend. The Hawks defeated Nyack by an 89-75 final, while
earlier in the day the Ravens defeated Dowling by an 89-76 score.
Game Two
Saint Anselm 89, Nyack 75
In the first half, it was Nyack that came out hot and with
13:04 left in the opening half, the Warriors held a 15-8 lead after
a three-pointer from Aundrae Williams. Saint
Anselm cut the lead down to one at 15-14 on a 6-0 run capped by a
layup from freshman forward Jack Keough (Owego,
N.Y.) before the Warriors pushed it back to six points.
After the Hawks briefly regained the lead at 31-29 after a
three-pointer by Greg Vetrano (Andover, Mass.)
with 3:54 left, the Warriors closed on a run of their own for the
40-35 lead at the break. Keough was terrific for the Hawks in the
half as he led the team with 10 points on a perfect 5-for-5
shooting.
The second period was all Hawks as the hosts took the lead for
good on a three-pointer by sophomore Pat Luptowski (Keene,
N.H.) with 14:36 left and the lead swelled to as many as
20 in the final minutes at 85-65. The Hawks shot lights out in the
second half at 63.6 percent, including 14 second-half points from
John Tello (Ridgefield Park, N.J.) and 11 from
Luptowski in the period.
Tello led all scorers with 20 points in the game as the Hawks
had five players in double figures. Giovanni Carenza (East
Hanover, N.J.) was the team's leading rebounder with eight
boards. Luptowski, Keough, Vetrano and Thomas Baudinet
(Watertown, Conn.) were the other Hawks who finished in
double figures in the win. Baudinet was named to the All-Tournament
Team, while Tello earned tournament MVP honors.
The Hawks are now 2-0 overall, while Nyack falls to 0-2 on the
season. The Hawks are back in action on Wednesday night as the team
hosts Pace for its Northeast-10 opener beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Game One
Franklin Pierce 89, Dowling 76
Led by 22 points from Jeff Manchester and
six players in double figures, Franklin Pierce defeated Dowling
College by an 89-76 final on Sunday afternoon in the Country Inn
& Suites Tip-Off Tournament.
Early in the second half, Franklin Pierce led by 10 points
before a 12-3 run cut the lead all the way down to one at 73-72
with 3:18 remaining. A 10-1 spurt by the Ravens though ended all
hopes for the Golden Lions though as the Ravens took the 13-point
victory.
Manchester paced all scorers with 22 points, while Rimas
Varanauskas had a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double.
David Seagers nearly pulled off the double-double
for Dowling with a 20-point, nine-rebound afternoon. John
Merchant used four three-pointers to end the game with 19
points in 37 minutes of play. Manchester, Viranauskas and Seagers
were all named to the All-Tournament Team.
2008 Country Inn & Suites Tip-Off Tournament
All-Tournament Team
Nyack: Valiant Jones
Dowling: David Seagers
Franklin Pierce: Jeff Manchester
Franklin Pierce: Rimas Varanauskas
Saint Anselm: Thomas Baudinet
MVP: John Tello, Saint Anselm
