LORETTO, Pa. (Jan. 29, 2010) - The Saint Francis women's team will host Northeast Conference for Long Island in a crucial league match up on Saturday.  Tip off is set for 4 p.m. in DeGol Arena.  The Red Flash are currently in a three-way tie for fourth place, and sit one game behind the Blackbirds who are in third at 6-3.

Series History
SFU will host the LIU on Saturday in the 51st all-time meeting between the two teams. With a victory earlier in the season, the Red Flash claim the series 36-14.  Saint Francis also claims a 19-5 lead over the Blackbirds at the Stokes Center. One place the Flash have never lost to 'Birds is in the playoffs - they are 5-0 against LIU since 1994 in postseason play.

 Keep On Climbin'
Britney Hodges (Dayton, Ohio/Mount de Chantal) keeps climbing in the SFU history books and has officially put herself inside the top 10 in the school's all-time scoring list. Her 1,266 points surpassed Erin Murphy (1,254) for ninth place. The senior guard needs exactly 100 more points to move into a tie for eighth place in school history.

1,000 Point Watch
Junior guard Samantha Leach (Mount Sterling, Ohio/Miami Trace) has put her self closer and closer to her 1,000th career point each game this season. With 19 points against SFNY on Thursday, the junior guard now has 840 career points (160 shy), and could reach the milestone during the 2009-10 season.

Let's Take Another Look
With the 2010 NEC Women's Baskeball Tournament coming to DeGol Arena in March, Saint Francis has instuted
the use of video replay at all games through a moniter at the scorer's table. On Thursday vs SFNY, the replay was successfully put into use by the head offcial. Video footage was used to assess whether or not there was time on the clock when Quinessa Johnson (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) was fouled by a SFNY player at the end of the first half.