RINDGE, N.H. – Bentley outscored Franklin Pierce 10-3 in the 2^nd half on its way to a 17-9 victory at Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon. The win improved the team's record to 2-0 in the Northeast-10 and to 3-2 overall.

As the weather deteriorated from drizzly in the 1st half to snow in the 2^nd half the Falcons got stronger and put the game away.

Junior Cam Bartolomeo (Meriden, Conn./Xavier) played a big part in the win as he dominated in the faceoff circle to the tune of 21-28 and collected a career-high 17 ground balls.

The 10-3 score of the 2^nd half was part of a larger run that saw Bentley score 13 of the final 17 goals of the game. They scored six goals in a row from the 4:13 mark of the 2^nd quarter to the 8:43 mark of the 3^rd quarter.

Franklin Pierce scored the game's first three goals to take an early lead at the midway point of the 1^st quarter. But the Falcons quickly erased that deficit with three straight man-up goals, from three different players.

The Ravens led 6-5 at the 5:48 mark of the 2^nd quarter after a goal by Joe Nutting, but goals by Luke Jaber (Milton, Mass./BC High) and Garrett Witt (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) gave Bentley a 7-6 lead at the break.

Bentley then started the 3^rd quarter hot with three goals in the opening three-plus minutes. Jaber scored the first goal, followed by two straight from Nicholas Thorn-Guillaro (Wilbraham, Mass./Wilbraham-Monson).

Leading 12-8 at the start of the 4^th quarter, Bentley began to put the game away with two goals in 18 seconds from Eric Makhatadze (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) and Thorn-Guillaro.

After an FPU goal by Ethan Cote at the 11:22 mark made the score 14-9, but Jaber scored three straight goals to close the contest out.

Jaber finished with six goals and eight points, both career-highs. Thorn-Guillaro also had a career-high four goals.

The team went 6-10 in man-up situations and 4-4 in the first quarter.

Bentley will look to make it 3-0 in the NE10 when they visit Assumption on Tuesday night.