Notebook: Carl Pierre finds shooting stroke for Minutemen
UMass senior guard Carl Pierre finished with 14 points in an 85-66 win over La Salle, Wednesday in Philadelphia. CHRIS TUCCI/UMASS ATHLETICS
Published: 12/16/2020 5:35:28 PM
Carl Pierre splashed his first three 3-pointers Wednesday at La Salle. That’s more triples than he made in the previous two games against Northeastern.
UMass’ senior captain was shooting 28.6 percent from 3 before Wednesday and 31.8 percent overall, but Pierre found the range early as he scored 14 points and made four 3s in the 85-66 win over the Explorers.
He made his first 3 just 1 minute, 51 seconds into the game. He splashed his second 1:25 later. Pierre hit his third with 9:32 left before halftime to give UMass a 23-17 lead.