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A_Mason_2023-24vsRWU
Geoff Schneider
73
Franklin Pierce FPU 3-7,1-5 NE10
93
Winner Daemen Daemen 9-4,2-1 ECC
Franklin Pierce FPU
3-7,1-5 NE10
73
Final
93
Daemen Daemen
9-4,2-1 ECC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Franklin Pierce FPU 27 46 73
Daemen Daemen 47 46 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Mason Drills A Record Eight Three Pointers To Lead Wildcats Past Ravens

AMHERST, N.Y. – Senior Andrew Mason (Webster, N.Y.) drilled eight three-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Daemen University men's basketball team to a 93-73 win over Franklin Pierce University this afternoon at Lumsden Gymnasium on the Daemen campus.

Mason went 8-of-9 from downtown and established a new NCAA Division II era (2015-present) program record for three-pointers made in a game. He also owned the previous record of seven along with current assistant coach Jeff Redband. The overall program record is 12 three-pointers in a game set by David Skolen during the 1989-90 season.

Daemen, which is ranked eighth in the Division II College Sports Communicators (D2CSC) East Region poll, improved to 9-4. Franklin Pierce dropped to 3-7.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Four players scored in double figures for the Wildcats.
  • Mason went 9-of-12 overall and connected on his first eight three-point attempts.
  • Sophomore Justin Glover (Buffalo, N.Y.) connected on 8-of-11 from the field and scored a career-high 20 points. He also added three rebounds and four assists.
  • Senior Nick MacDonald (Amherst, N.Y.) chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
  • Senior Justin Hemphill (Buffalo, N.Y.) recorded his second double-double of the year, as he finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
  • Junior Sean Trumper paced the Ravens with 25 points and eight rebounds.

GAME NOTES
  • It marked the first ever appearance for Franklin Pierce at Lumsden Gym and just the third all-time meeting between the two teams. Daemen owns a 2-1 advantage in the series.
  • Franklin Pierce is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10). The Ravens went 17-12 overall and 11-9 in NE-10 play last year were picked ninth in the NE-10 preseason coaches' poll.
  • The Wildcats have won their last 14 home games dating back to last season and are 97-18 (.842) at home during Daemen's NCAA Division II era (2015-present). Daemen's 14-game home winning streak is the longest in the East Region and the seventh longest among all Division II schools.
  • Daemen entered the game leading the East Coast Conference in team defense, allowing just 70.3 points per game.
  • Daemen entered the game leading the ECC in field goal percentage (.478) and shot 53-percent (35-66) from the field today. It is the sixth time this season the Wildcats have shot 50-percent or better from the field. They are 6-0 in those games.
  • The game was tied at 16-16 11 minutes into the game when a three-pointer by Mason sparked the Wildcats on an 11-3 run that gave the hosts a 27-19 lead.
  • FPU scored the next five points to make it a three-point game, but Daemen then took control with a 16-3 run. Mason's sixth three-pointer of the half capped the run and gave the Wildcats a 43-27 lead. Daemen would take a 47-27 lead into the break.
  • The Ravens opened the second half with a three-pointer by sophomore RJ Dalehaye to make it a 17-point deficit, but FPU would come no closer than that the rest of the game. Daemen took its largest lead of the game, 71-47, eight minutes into the second half and the teams traded baskets the rest of the way.
  • Daemen finished 35-for-66 (53%) from the field overall and made 12-of-23 from downtown. The Wildcats made 11-of-16 from the charity stripe.
  • Franklin Pierce shot just 31-percent (10-32) in the first half and finished 23-of-58 (40%) from the field overall. The Ravens made 13-of-31 from downtown and canned 14-of-18 from the charity stripe.
NEXT JUMP BALL
Daemen is idle until Dec. 31 when the Wildcats travel to Manchester, N.H. to take on Saint Anselm College in a non-conference game.
 

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