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LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 17, 2013) - The Saint Francis University women's basketball team will look to end its current two game losing skid as they take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers, tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.
JUST THE FACTS
Saint Francis Red Flash (13-11, 8-5 NEC) vs.
Sacred Heart Pioneers (17-7, 9-3 NEC)
Where: William H. Pitt Center – Fairfield, Conn.
When: Monday | 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME: Sacred Heart leads 14-8
LAST TIME: SHU 71, SFU 50 – Jan. 19, 2013
STREAK: SFU, L4
BROADCAST INFO:
Video Web Stream – NECFrontRow.com
Audiostream: ESPNWilliamsport.com
Broadcasters: Dave Franczak (PxP) and
Dann Whitmore (Color)
SETTING THE STAGE
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Saint Francis enters match-up versus Sacred Heart on a two game losing skid, the longest losing streak of the season is four games From Dec. 1-19.
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SFU ranks second in the Northeast Conference in scoring with 64.4 points per game, Sacred Heart ranks third with 62.4 points per contest.
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The Pioneers give up the least amount of points per game in the league only allowing an average of 55.9 per game.
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The Red Flash continues to defend the three point line well only allowing teams to shoot .267 from downtown.
FLASH FACTS
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Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) ranks second in the Northeast Conference in scoring, fourth in rebounding and second in steals. Williams stands as one of just four players in the NEC averaging a double-double per game.
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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 has scored at least five points in the previous seven contests.
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Shene Fleming (Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne) is second on the team in rebounding at 6.7 boards per contest, the redshirt junior had grabbed at least eight rebounds in the past three games.
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
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Gabriell Washington ranks fourth in the NEC in scoring with 16 points per game. The sophomore is also a 94 percent free throw shooter and averages three attempts from the charity stripe each game.
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Ericka Norman leads the assists category in the conference, the junior guard averages 7.2 helpers per game. The next closest competitor is Gillian Abshire from Quinnipiac at 4.86 assists per game.
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Senior forward Morgan Merriman leads the Pioneers in rebounding with 5.8 boards per game.
PREVIOUS MEETING ON JAN. 19
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In the last meeting between the two schools, Sacred Heart won 71-50 in a nationally televised game in Loretto.
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Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) posted a 20 point 12 rebound effort for SFU in the loss.
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Four of SHU's five starters registered double-digit points, including 16 from both Ericka Norman and Kiley Evans.
LAST TIME OUT
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) posted her 18th double-double of the season, but Saint Francis could not keep the Northeast Conference's first place team from making a second half comeback. Quinnipiac won the matinée game, 61-50, to stay undefeated in NEC play on Saturday afternoon. Saint Francis led at 10:50 in the first half on until a shot clock violation led to a lay-up from Brittany McQuain to give the Bobcats a 33-31 lead with 15:24 to play in half two. Both teams traded leads until Quinnipiac took a nine point lead with under six minutes to play. The Flash forced 21 turnovers in the contest, the Bobcats highest total in league play. 10 different Saint Francis players recorded points in the game.
Nickia Gibbs (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) and
Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) added seven points apiece. SFU held Quinnipac to 24 points, its lowest first-half total since conference play began as the Bobcats only connected on 28 percent of their shots. The NEC's top three-point defense also forced a 0-10 Quinnipiac effort from the beyond the arc in the first frame.
WILLIAMS EARNING TOP ACCOLADES
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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).
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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).
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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 13th all-time at SFU in scoring (1,243), 8th in rebounding (746) and 4th in steals (221). 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
2 – SFU, the NEC's top three-point defense held Quinnipiac to just 2-17 from beyond the arc on Saturday.
4 – SFU has now used four different starting lineup combinations after using the same one for the first 18 games.
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Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) has posted 18 double-double efforts so far in the 2012-13 campaign.
19 – Saint Francis only scored 19 first half points the last time these two institutions met, their lowest total in conference play.
28 – The Red Flash' last win on a Monday night came on Jan. 28 when they took down the RMU Colonials behind
Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk)'s career-high 28 points.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis will return to Sweet Loretto on Saturday to take on Monmouth, tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saint Francis won the previous meeting, 63-49, on Jan. 14.
