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LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 10, 2013) - The Saint Francis University women's basketball team will travel to Moon Township, Pa. to take on Keystone State rival Robert Morris on Monday evening. 
 
JUST THE FACTS

Saint Francis Red Flash (13-9, 8-3 NEC) vs.
Robert Morris Colonials (6-16, 5-6 NEC)
Where: Charles L. Sewall Center – Loretto, Pa.
When: Monday | 7 p.m.
 
ALL-TIME: Series tied, 36-36
LAST TIME: SFU 72, RMU 63 – Jan. 28, 2013
STREAK: SFU, W1
 
BROADCAST INFO:

Video Web Stream – NECFrontRow.com
Audiostream: ESPNWilliamsport.com
Broadcasters: Dave Franczak (PxP) and Dann Whitmore (Color)
 
SETTING THE STAGE
 
Saint Francis will look to make it two straight wins after they routed Mount St. Mary's, 83-59, on Saturday afternoon. The Red Flash will also look to make it two consecutive victories over the Colonials of Robert Morris as they bested RMU on Jan. 28, 72-63, in Loretto. Since Northeast Conference play began SFU sits second in scoring offense, the Flash are averaging 65.7 points per game. The Colonials currently sit ninth in the league averaging 56 points per contest. Robert Morris is a strong three-point shooting team, they rank third in the NEC in three-point percentage at .327, while SFU is first in the league in defending the three-point arc at .270 (98-363).
 
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) ranks second in the Northeast Conference in scoring, fourth in rebounding and second in steals. Since the start of league action, Williams stands as the only player averaging over 20-points a game (20.2 ppg) and she also sits as one of just four players in NEC action averaging a double-double per game. Williams also leads the conference in steals per game in league contests with 43 swipes in 11 league contests. Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) has come on strong lately, starting with her career-high 28 points against Robert Morris on Jan. 28. Hayward scored a team-high 11 points in the loss to LIU Brooklyn. The sophomore guard has hit 10 triples over the last four contests. Shene Fleming (Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne) is second on the team in rebounding at 6.7 caroms per contest, Fleming also hit a career-high against St. Francis Brooklyn as she poured in 17 points.
 
Robert Morris enters the match-up 6-16 overall, including a 5-6 mark in NEC play. The Colonials earned a strong win over Wagner on Saturday after a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to St. Francis Brooklyn last Monday. Current NEC Player of the Year candidate, Artemis Spanou, leads the Colonials in scoring and rebounding. The junior is averaging 19 points and 15 rebounds per game, both rank first in the league. Ashley Ravelli remains RMU's strongest three-point threat, the freshman guard has knocked down 46 triples in 2013.

NEWCOMERS CONTRIBUTING
 
•                Brooklyn Taylor (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) remains to be one of SFU's best three-point shooters, the freshman has knocked down 17 triples, which ranks third on the team.
 
•                Rebecca Sparks (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) has contributed in the backcourt for the Red Flash, Sparks has notched 27 assists on the season including five against Wagner. Sparks earned her first career start against Mount St.  Mary's and the freshman posted a career-high eight points. 
 
WILLIAMS EARNING TOP ACCOLADES
 
•                Junior forward Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) has earned Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week honors three times in 2012-13 (Nov. 19, Dec. 31, Jan. 29).
 
•                The Altoona Pa. native has also been recognized four times by College Sports Madness this season, she earned the CSM Mid-Major Player of the Week on Nov. 20. Williams was named CSM's NEC Player of the Week three times (Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Feb. 4).
 
•                Williams was named to the Capital One® Academic All-District II first team for the second consecutive season. She will now be considered for the Academic All-America team, which will be announced later this month.
 
FOR THE RECORD
 
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) has cracked several key career statistical plateaus this season including recording her 1,000th point and 600th rebound. Williams also hit the 200-career steal mark. The junior now ranks as just the third player in school history to total 1,000-points, 600-rebounds and 200 steals in her career joining Beth Swink and Jess Zinobile. Williams currently ranks 14th all-time at SFU in scoring (1,213), 9th in rebounding (716) and tied for 4th in steals (215). Williams is not the only current SFU student-athlete in the 1,000-point club, as Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) sits 19th on the all-time scoring list with 1,084 points.
 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
 
4 – SFU is 4-0 when the team hits 10 or more three-pointers.
 
8 – Saint Francis is 8-1 in games where they lead the points in the paint battle.
 
8(Bonus) – Rebecca Sparks (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) posted a career-high eight points in her first ever start for SFU.
 
28 – Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) poured in a career-high 28 points against RMU the last time they met, the sophomore hit seven shots from downtown.
 
35 – SFU's bench outscored Mount St. Mary's 35-9 which played a key role in the victory.
 
36  - Saint Francis is tied in the all-time series with RMU at 36 all, including a win on Jan. 28 where SFU won 72-63 in Sweet Loretto.
 
UP NEXT
 
Saint Francis will travel to first-place Quinnipiac for a noon tip-off on Saturday, SFU fell to the Bobcats 85-69 on Jan. 21.