MANCHESTER – Behind a career-high 44 points and a program-record 12 threes from Josh Morissette, the St. Anselm men cruised to a 98-77 victory over visiting Franklin Pierce on Tuesday night in NCAA Division II action at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Manchester.

An Exeter native and Wofford College transfer, Morissette went 12-for-15 from beyond the arc en route to his record-breaking performance versus the in-state foe.

Tyler Arbuckle (25 points) and Zac Taylor (10) also netted double figures for St. Anselm, while the Ravens boasted a quartet of double-digit scorers. FPU was led by Sean Trumper (20), Jarnel Snow-Guzman (13), Ugo Nwachukwu (13) and RJ Delahaye (10). Sophomore Andrew Politi (Trinity HS) scored 6 points for the Ravens as well.

St. Anselm improves to 4-4 on the season, 2-3 in Northeast-10 Conference action and FPU falls to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in NE10 play.

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MANCHESTER – The Franklin Pierce women came out firing as they outscored host St. Anselm 21-4 in the first quarter and rolled to a 67-42 win on Tuesday night at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in Manchester.

The Ravens were led by Kenzie Sirowich (16 points) and Laia Llorente (11), while the Hawks were paced by Melanie Hoyt’s game-high 17 points and Tatum Forbes (10 points).

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