BOX SCORE  DAYTON, Ohio (Dec. 21, 2012) – The Saint Francis University women's basketball team knocked off host Wright State, 98-81, in the consolation game of the Wright State Invitational Tournament Friday.
 
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) posted a season-high 27 points and collected 12 rebounds to lead the Red Flash (5-5, 0-0) to their first win since Nov. 28. Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) matched a career-high with 23 points on 6-of-11 shooting from behind the 3-point arc. The Raiders (5-6, 0-0) fought hard and got 45 points from their bench, led by 33 from KC Elkins but could not complete a strong second half comeback.
 
“It was a fun game to be a part of, it is always fun when you shoot the ball well,” head coach Joe Haigh said. “We had a great shooting day but the main thing is we overcame adversity in a tough stretch in the second half when Wright State cut the lead to six. We really needed to have a game like this where we fought through such a tough stretch and came together to get the win.”
 
Saint Francis dominated the early parts of the second half and pushed its lead to 21 points but Wright State refused to quit and trimmed the SFU advantage to just six before the Flash regained control and cruised to the win. The Red Flash racked up a season-high 53 second half points to outscore the Raiders in the second frame as WSU racked up 44 points in the second stanza. Williams scored 15 of her 27 in the second half as the junior picked up her sixth double-double of the season, (12 rebounds) on her way to all-tournament honors. Hayward racked up 15 of her 23 in the second half as the sophomore connected on four second-half 3-pointers. Wright State launched 40 3-pointers in the game, a season high for an SFU opponent, prior to Friday no team had attempted more than 27 against the Red Flash.
 
The Red Flash stormed out of the gate in the first half and hit six of their first eight shots and jumped out to a 14-4 advantage. Hayward powered the early run connecting on her first two 3-point attempts. The Raiders responded with a 16-6 run to even the game at 20. The Flash continued to be hot from the field and posted their highest scoring first half of the season en route to a 45-37 halftime advantage. 
 
The Red Flash heads into a 10-day break for the Christmas Holiday before returning to action on New Year's Eve against back-to-back national semifinalist Notre Dame.
 
GAME NOTES
- The 98 points for the Red Flash are the most for SFU since it posted 104 against St. Francis Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 2004.
 
- Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) posted nine points, seven assists and six rebounds as the senior guard moved 19th all-time on the all-time scoring list at SFU. Lilley also pushed her career assist total to 325 just 39 away from tying Kristin Cirigliano for seventh all-time.

- The 23 points from Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) matched a career high for the sophomore. Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) posted a season-high 27 points but missed her career mark by two.
 
- The Red Flash outscored the Raiders 32-to-16 in the paint and 14-to-6 in the second half.
 
- All but three players who saw the floor for SFU scored at least one point.
 
- Wright State turned the ball over just eight times in the first half but the Flash forced 12 second half turnovers. For the game, SFU turned 20 Wright State turnovers into 28 points.