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As a part of the NEC's 'Rivalry Week' Saint Francis will meet Robert Morris for a second time in three days as the Colonials host the Flash at 7 p.m. on Monday.

Saint Francis prevailed, 84-66, in Saturday's nationally-televised meeting to earn sole possession of first place in the Northeast Conference for the first time this season.  The 18-point victory was SFU's biggest win of the season and its most lopsided victory against the Colonials since the 2003-04 season.

The Flash haven't defeated RMU in back-to-back regular season games since the 2003-04 season.  SFU won 14 consecutive regular-season meetings against the Colonials between 1997 and 2004.
Saint Francis leads the all-time series 34-33, after winning four of the last six matchups.  Robert Morris has won 10 of the last 13 regular season meetings dating back to the 2004-05 campaign.  During that stretch, SFU is a perfect 3-0 vs. the Colonials in the postseason.

With a 20-win season in sight for the first time since the 2005-05 season, the postseason-bound Red Flash can match their season-long win streak of five with a victory in Monday's contest.


NEXT UP: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Saint Francis looks to finish off a season sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson after winning a nail-biter against the Knights back on Jan. 15.  The Red Flash needed overtime to earn a 73-70 win over FDU at DeGol Arena.  The Flash are 29-18 all-time against the Knights, who enter Monday's action in eighth place in the NEC with a 5-8 record.  SFU won 20 of 22 meetings between 1993 and 2006 but since then, FDU has taken five of nine decisions.  Susan Robinson Fruchtl's Flash are 4-3 against the Knights.


RED FLASH NEC'S RPI LEADER
The NCAA released its first official RPI rankings on Jan. 2 where the Red Flash debuted at 132.  However, after rolling to an 11-2 record in Northeast Conference play, Saint Francis is currently ranked 99th.  The NEC's next highest RPI belongs to Sacred Heart (111).


Leach named to Capital One Academic All-District® Team
Samantha Leach (Mount Sterling, Ohio/Miami Trace) has been named to 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District II® Women's Basketball First Team.  Leach will now advance to the national Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot. An elementary/special education major, Leach has compiled a 3.55 GPA during her academic career. A student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 to be eligible for nomination to the All-District ballot. CoSIDA's District II is comprised of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.


DALY REACHES 1,000-POINT MILESTONE
By scoring an even 14 points in Jan. 10's 75-62 win over Mount St. Mary's, senior Allison Daly (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity) became Saint Francis' 20th 1,000-point scorer.  After scoring only 75 points as a freshman in 2007-08, Daly averaged just over 360 points per season as a sophomore and junior.


LILLEY RANKS AMONG NATION'S LEADERS
Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park)'s 15 assists against Kent State tied for the second-most in an NCAA?Division I game so far this season.  As of Feb. 10, her 5.4 helpers per contest also ranked 37th in the country and leads the Northeast Conference.


ROBINSON FRUCHTL NOTCHES 50th WIN
Saint Francis head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl earned her 50th career win with Jan. 24th's victory, 72-60, victory over St. Francis (N.Y.).  Looking ahead, Robinson Fruchtl needs three wins to catch her predecessor Jill Poe (2003-07) in career wins.  Poe went 57-62 in her four seasons at the helm.


FRESHMAN WILLIAMS HEATING UP
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) has averaged 10.7 points per game since exploding for 29 points against Kent State on Dec. 4.  After joining the starting lineup a game later in place of injured Shené Fleming, Williams scored 22 points at Howard and also had a strong outing at Duquesne, scoring 13.  She has two double-doubles this season with the most recent coming vs. RMU on Feb. 12 (18 pts/10 reb).  With 155 boards, she is currenly SFU's leading rebounder.


DEEP THREATS LEACH, DALY PACE POTENT PERIMETER OFFENSE
As of Thursday's NCAA Statistical report, the Flash can stake claim to the country's 44th-best three-point field goal percentage.  Shooting a collective 35.4 percent (154-for-435), Saint Francis is paced from long range by the NEC's three-point leader Allison Daly (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity).  Daly is shooting 40.1 percent (61-for-152) from the arc.  Senior Samantha Leach (Mount Sterling, Ohio/Miami Trace), who converts at a 42.3 percent (44-for-104) clip, is close behind.


SFU'S STRUGGLES AT THE LINE CONTINUE
The Red Flash have struggled from the free throw line this season, converting on only 307 of 489 (62.8%) opportunities through 25 contests.  Samantha Leach (Mount Sterling, Ohio/Miami Trace) is currently SFU's strongest option from the line, converting 77 of 90 attempts (85.6 percent) on the season.  Saint Francis' best FT shooter, however, may be Rhonda Watts (Alabaster, Ala./Thompson) who shot 94 percent from the foul line in high school.  Watts is sitting out the 2010-11 campaign after transferring from VCU.