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For those across the country whispering about a possible down year for Dave Smart's Carleton Ravens, tonight's complete domination of the Gaiters painted a familiar picture of a team that defends, wipes the defensive glass, takes good shots and ultimately plays harder and harder as the game progresses, wearing down opponents physically and mentally.  Carleton held the Gaiters to one field goal in the first quarter, jumping out to a 22-2 lead which they extended to 26 by halftime and then continued the route in the second half.  Even without fifth year guard Mike Kenny, the Ravens were able to run their sets usually to perfection getting easy lay ups and open 3's off draw and kicks and more importantly create virtually no open looks on the defensive end, forcing the Gaiters into countless 24 second shot clock violations.  6'3" Elliott Thompson led Carleton with 16 points despite playing very little in the second half while sophomore 6'5" Greg Faulkner took advantage of more minutes going 5 for 6 from downtown, accounting for all 15 of his points.  5'11" Willy Manigat was strong for Carleton with 13 including 3-4 3's and consistently blew by Bishop's guards to create.  Carleton went 12 for 26 from downtown and shot 46% overall while holding the Gaiters (0-2) to 19.6% shooting.  Oraine Green had 9 to lead Bishop's and Chris East had 6 including the only real highlight of the night for the Gaiters when he stepped in the passing lane, creating one of the 7 Raven turnovers on the night and finished the resulting breakaway with a resounding flush.  But Thompson followed that immediately with a three in the very next possession, taking away whatever momentum Bishop's may have received from the steal.  Bishop's travels to Kingston to meet Queen's tomorrow night.