After a pregame ceremony for seniors Johanna Leedham, Rachel Kimball, Alexis Auffray and Kirsten Doldoorian, the Ravens started off with a bang coming out on fire by going on a 27-2 run and holding the University of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks to only 12 points in the first half and only 38 total points in the game.
The high powered offense was led by guard Johanna Leedham, whose number 13 jersey was retired before the game, who leads all scorers with 24 points and 12 rebounds. The offensive attack was postseason well spread out and balanced with multiple players contributing besides Leedham such as Doldoorian and junior Cynthia Gaudet adding 14 points each. The bench played well as well with sophomore Jewel White putting up 8 points and freshman Tiffany Johnson adding 7 of the bench’s 45 total points of the team’s 91 total points.
The Raven's defense forced 27 UMass-Lowell turnovers that lead to 34 points and a 57 point lead at one point in the second half. The Ravens outshot the River Hawks from the floor and the free throw line, shooting 67% (12 for 14) from the stripe and 52.4% from the floor.
With this win the Ravens are 39 and 2 in their last 41 regular season games and are 47 and 3 in their last 50 games.
With her 24 points Leedham moved into second place in NCAA Division II for all-time scoring in women’s basketball with 2,828 points and is 58 points short of the all time leader.
Franklin Pierce finished their regular season with an overall record of 25-1 (21-1 in the NE-10) and heading into the are 39-2 in their last 41 regular season games and 47-3 in their last 50 games.
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