BOX SCORE ITHACA, N.Y. (Dec. 7, 2013) – Freshman Malik Harmon (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) scored 19 to lead three Saint Francis double-digit scorers as the Red Flash earned a 72-62 win over Cornell Saturday at Newman Arena.  The victory snapped SFU's 35-game non-conference road skid dating back to the 2008-09 season.

The Red Flash, which enjoyed its most productive offensive outing of the young season, overcame an early five-point deficit by piecing together a 10-0 run midway through the first half and didn't trail again.

"We've had a great week of practice," said Frankies coach Rob Krimmel.  "We played hard against Lehigh and then we came back and had two great practices in preparation for this."

"For the first time all year, we put back-to-back great efforts into games.  When that happens, it might not always be good enough for a win, but you're going to give yourself a great chance to win."

SFU held a 30-22 edge at the intermission, but the Big Red opened the second half on a 15-7 run to tie the score at 37 with 14:21 to play.  Just 27 seconds later junior Dominique Major (Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park) hit a high-arcing three over a defender to put the Flash ahead to stay.

The Big Red closed the gap to no fewer than six points for the rest of the game.

"Cornell made a run to start the second half and we came right back at them," said Krimmel.  "It's a sign of maturity for our guys and that's the standard from here on out."

Major went on to score 16 points – including a 4-for-8 performance from beyond the arc – to lead the Saint Francis bench.

Paced by junior Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) the Frankies took care of the boards as well, out-rebounding Cornell 46 to 37.  Brown accounted for a game-high 19 boards and also tossed in 14 points to record his second-straight double-double.

Harmon, who was 3-of-10 from the field but hit on 13 of 19 free throw attempts, also dished out a game-best five assists.

Robert Hatter scored 21 points to lead Cornell.

After a 10-day break for final exams, the Red Flash returns home to renew its historic rivalry with Duquesne on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Tipoff at the Stokes Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.