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Seth Stankiewicz
Seth Stankiewicz

Bentley Uses 16 3-Pointers, including 7 by Stankiewicz, to Shoot Down Franklin Pierce, 105-72

WALTHAM, Mass. – Senior guard Seth Stankiewicz (Reading, Pa./The Hill School) celebrated Senior Day with seven three-pointers and a career-best 23 points, and sophomore guard Mason Webb (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness HS) led all scorers with 26, as Bentley University shot down Franklin Pierce University, 105-72, in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.

Bentley matched its season-high for three-pointers with 16 and improved to 17-10 overall, including 9-9 NE10. The Falcons took sole possession of fourth place in the NE10 Northeast Division and moved to within one game of third-place Franklin Pierce (15-10, 10-8) with one to play.

Sophomore guard Brian Wright-Kinsey (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooks School) opened the scoring with a three from the right wing 18 seconds into the game and the Falcons remained in front the rest of the way for the wire-to-wire victory.

The lead hit doubles for the first time with about eight minutes to play, in the midst of an 11-0 that made it 36-20, and Franklin Pierce never challenged the remainder of the game. Webb launched the run with a three from the left wing and Wright-Kinsey followed with a baseline jumper. Left corner threes from Webb and Stankiewicz put the cap on the run.

At that juncture, Bentley was seven of 14 from beyond the arc and the Ravens had misfired on eight attempts from distance.

The 11-0 run grew to 29-9 and the Falcons took a commanding 25-point lead into intermission, 54-29. Stankiewicz was five-of-seven from outside the arc in the half, Webb has three triples for 13 points and senior guard Jordan Mello-Klein (Sharon/Thayer Academy) helped out with a dozen during the first 20 minutes,

The lead stayed north of 20 throughout the second half and hit 30 for the first time, at 76-45, when senior forward Chris Hudson (Hodgdon, Maine/Williston Northampton HS) hit a pair from the line with 10:18 left.

The difference peaked at 36 for the first time on Stankiewicz' seventh three-ball of the afternoon, this one from the left corner making it 96-60 with 4:54 to play.

Stankiewicz, whose previous best of 21 points was set in November 2017 at Jefferson, scored his 23 in 23:34 off the bench. His 8-of-13 shooting included seven of ten from deep.

Webb sank four triples during a 9-for-15 shooting performance and also had seven rebounds and four assists.

Hudson finished with 17 points, a career-best eight assists, six rebounds and a plus-33, and the Falcons also received 17, along with eight rebounds, from Mello-Klein. Combined, the team's four double-figure scorers accounting for 83 points on 30-of-50 shooting overall and 14 of 23 from three-point land.

Sophomore guard Isaiah Moore (Temple Hills, Md.) led Franklin Pierce with 18 points.

Bentley outshot the Ravens 54-42 percent and outscored the visitors 48-27 from outside the three-point line, finishing 16 of 34 from deep. The Falcons' rebound margin of plus-23, 49-26, was the team's best all season in a conference game.

Bentley will close out the regular season Tuesday at first-place Saint Anselm.