GAME NOTES
SEASON STATS
WEB STREAM
LIVE STATS
OPENING TIP
Saint Francis continues its season long four game home stand against the Niagara Purple Eagles Monday with a 7 p.m. tip at DeGol Arena.
FLASH FACTS
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Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) stands as the Red Flash's leading scorer since the injury to
Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City). The sophomore forward has gotten off to a hot shooting start on his home floor and has just one missed shot from the floor in DeGol Arena this season (15-of-16).
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Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) has not taken long to take advantage of the SFU home floor averaging 12 points in his first two games in Loretto.
- In his first two career college home games,
Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) has gone 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc.
- As a team the Red Flash are shooting 53.5-percent from the floor this season at home and holding opponent to just 48.9-percent.
- The all-time series between the Red Flash and the Purples Eagles stands even at 11-11. The series between the two teams began back in the 1921-22 season.
- The free throw strip has not been kind to the Red Flash at home as SFU is shooting 56.4-percent from the free throw line this season in DeGol Arena.
- Since moving freshman
Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter),
Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) and Steophon Whyatt into the starting lineup both Jackson (11.0 PPG) and Whyatt (12.0 PPG) have averaged double-figures with Brown not to far behind averaging 9 points per game.
- In two home games this season, the SFU bench has outscore its opponents 58-37.
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Chris Johnson (Newport News, Va./Denbigh) leads the Red Flash in assists with 23 this season and holds a 23/12 assists-to-turnover ratio.
- Despite starting slow with a 0-5 record, the Red Flash have played some close game. Four of SFU's five losses have come by 10-points or fewer with its two home losses coming by a combined four points.
- In each of their first two home game the Red Flash have had a chance to either tied or win the game in the final possession.
Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) missed a 3-pointer from the corner against Lafayette in the final seconds and
Chris Johnson (Newport News, Va./Denbigh) had his game-tying attempt block at the buzzer against Youngstown State.
HOT SHOOTING IN DEGOL ARENA
The Red Flash have struggled shooting the ball on the road shooting just39.7-percent from the field away from Loretto, but things have been different in DeGol Arena. As a team, the Red Flash are shooting 53.5-percent from the field in their two home games this season.
Scott Eatherton (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) leads the hot shots with just one miss on SFU's home floor this season going 15-of-16 for the floor.
Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) and
Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) have also quickly come to like their home arena going a combined 9-of-15 from the floor in two games.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash open Northeast Conference play Thursday against Monmouth at DeGol Arena with tip set for 7 p.m.