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LORETTO, Pa. (Dec. 18, 2012) – The Saint Francis University women's basketball team returns to action after 11 days off at the Wright State Invitational Tournament in Dayton, Ohio against Florida A&M Wednesday at 3 p.m.
 
JUST THE FACTS
Saint Francis Red Flash (4-4, 0-0 NEC) vs.
Florida A&M Rattlers (2-7, 0-0 MEAC)
Where: Wright State's Nutter Center– Dayton, Ohio
When: Wednesday | 3 p.m.
ALL-TIME: First Meeting
LAST TIME: N/A
 
BROADCAST INFO:
Audio Broadcast – Red Zone Media
Web Stream – www.RedZoneMedia.com
 
BROADCASTERS:
Dave Franczak and Jeff Symonds
 
WINNING FORMULA
The Red Flash hold a record of 3-0 this season when leading at halftime and hold just one win this season when trailing at the half. Rebounds have also been key for the Red Flash this season as SFU holds a record of 3-0 when out-rebounding its opponent and 0-3 when being out rebounded. Individual performances have also been key to the Red Flash this season as SFU holds a record of 4-0 when one of its players scorers 20 or more and a 3-1 mark when a player picks up 10 or more rebounds.  
 
FOR THE RECORD
Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) moved past Michele Rehm on the Saint Francis all-time scoring list and now sits alone in 20th-place, six points behind matching Beth Barnabei for 19th. Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) continues to move up the all-time scoring list as well and now sits just 66 points away from becoming the first SFU junior to reach 1,000-career points since Lilley did it in the 2010-11 season. Williams also continues to move up the all-time rebounding chart and sits 42 rebounds away from matching Allison Daly for 13th.
 
SETTING THE STAGE
The Red Flash return to action after an 11 day break and look to end a three-game losing skid. SFU opened the season by winning four of its first five but have not won since knocking off Kent State Nov. 28. Saint Francis last played Dec. 8 on the road against Colgate and fell to the Raiders 67-62 in a very close game. The 11 day break is the second break of more than a week that SFU has had this season. The last time SFU had a break of more than a week it picked up 81-67 win against Kent State. The Flash return to action with their first ever contest against Florida A&M. The meeting will also be the first neutral site game of the season for the Flash and the second for the Rattlers. The Rattlers started the season with wins of two of their first three games but since FAMU has lost six consecutive games. The Flash and the Rattles have just one common opponent this season as both picked up 14-point wins against Kent State.  
 
Saint Francis started the season fast but have struggled lately losing four of its last five games including losing their last three consecutively. Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) leads the Red Flash in both scoring and rebounding, as the junior forward averages 17.0 points a game and 9.8 rebounds a contest. Williams also ranks 25th nationally in steals averaging 3.5 a contest. Nickia Gibbs (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) sits second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.5 a contest. Shene Fleming (Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne) sits second on the team in rebounding with a 5.8 per game average and the Dayton, Ohio native also posts 8.0 points a contest. Fleming also ranks as one of most accurate shooters in the NEC, hitting 51.8-percent of her shots. Rebecca Keegan (Jessup, Pa./Valley View) has been key for SFU off the bench this season and averages 4.8 points a game and 3.1 rebounds.
 
Florida A&M boasts one of the top guards in the country in Jasmine Grice, who ranks fifth nationally in scoring, averaging 22.6 points a game. Grice also averages 6.8 rebounds a game, 3.3 assists a contest and 3.6 steals a game. Kimberly Sparkman ranks second on the Rattlers in scoring averaging 15.3 points a game but no other player on the team averages more than 7.8 points a contest. Florida A&M has done an excellent job on offense averaging 63.4 a contest but the Rattlers have struggled on defense allowing 74.8 points a game. Florida A&M allows its opponents to shoot 48.3-percent from the field and 37.1-percent from behind the 3-point line.         
 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
1 – The Red Flash have used just one starting lineup this season.
 
3 - Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) need just three assists to tie Mary Ann Wilwohl for eighth all-time at SFU.
 
3 (bonus) – The Flash are 3-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent but 0-3 when being outrebounded by their opponent.  
 
4 – Nickia Gibbs (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) sits as the only SFU starter to hold a positive plus-minus on the season with a +4 mark. Gibbs however leads the Flash in turnovers with 34 on the season.
 
6 – Lilley sits just six points from moving into 19th all-time at SFU in career scoring.  
 
16 – Saint Francis holds a record of 4-2 this season when Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) scores 16 or more points. SFU also boasts a mark of 4-1 when Williams records a double-double.
 
27 – The Red Flash entered the week with the 27th best 3-point field goal defense in the nation.
 
61.8 – Saint Francis enters its meeting with Florida A&M making just 61.8 percent of its three throws.
 
66 – Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) sits just 66 points away from becoming the 22nd player in Saint Francis history in rack up 1,000 career points.  
                                                                          
UP NEXT
Saint Francis will return to action Friday and play either Wright State at 7 p.m. or Western Kentucky at 4:30 p.m.