Box Score

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Freshman forward Kieran Ramsey (North Hollywood, Calif.) led all scorers with a career-high 22 points and grabbed a game-high 13 boards, but it wasn't enough as the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team was defeated by Merrimack, 87-61. Saturday's match-up was the Owls' final road game of the season.

The Warriors came out hot as they took a quick 12 point lead within the first four minutes. Merrimack continued to pressure the Owls and increase their lead as they headed to the locker rooms with a 49-22 lead.

Southern looked like a different team in the final twenty minutes as they outscored their opponent 39-38 but the halftime deficit was too much to recover from. Senior forward Preston Bell (Brooklyn, N.Y.) threw down a fast break dunk late in the game as he dropped 10 of his 14 points in the second half. However, the Owls fell to Merrimack for the second time this season by the score of 87-61.

Ramsey posted his fifth double-double of the season as he shot 10-for-16 from the field. Senior guard Terron Jones (Bridgeport, Conn.) had a double-double as well with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Bell and Jones had two blocks each and freshman guard Chris Harris (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had two steals to lead the team in defensive stats.

Southern is 2-24 overall and 1-20 in the NE-10. Merrimack improved to 19-7 and 15-6 in the conference.

The Owls conclude their 2008-09 season on Tuesday night as they face Le Moyne at Moore Field House. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.