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LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 8, 2013) - The Saint Francis University women's basketball team will face Mount St. Mary's at 4 p.m. on Saturday as they come home for a one-game stop.
 
JUST THE FACTS

Saint Francis Red Flash (12-9, 7-3 NEC) vs.
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (9-12, 5-5 NEC)
Where: DeGol Arena – Loretto, Pa.
When: Saturday | 4 p.m.
 
ALL-TIME: Saint Francis U leads 27-26
LAST TIME: SFU 59, MSM 51 – Feb. 4, 2012
STREAK: SFU, W6
 
BROADCAST INFO:

Video Web Stream – NECFrontRow.com
Audiostream: ESPNWilliamsport.com
Broadcasters: Joe Vesnesky (PxP) and Bernie Jubeck (Color)
 
 
 
SETTING THE STAGE
 
Saint Francis will look to bounce back after LIU Brooklyn upset the Flash on Monday evening, 61-43 at the Wellness Center. The Blackbirds snapped SFU's three-game winning streak. The Red Flash will take on Mount St. Mary's in the sixth annual “Think Pink” game, SFU has won the last six meetings between the two institutions. Since Northeast Conference play began SFU and MSM sit second and third in scoring offense, the Flash are averaging 65.7 points per game and the Mountaineers are averaging 64.1 ppg. The Mount leads the league in team field goal percentage at .429 since conference play began. The next closest school is first place Quinnipiac at .404. Saint Francis continues to defend the three-point arc with tough defense, they are only allowing opposing teams to shoot .270 from downtown (98-363).
 
Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) ranks first 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 39 swipes in 10 league contests. Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) has come on strong lately, starting with her career-high 28 points against Robert Morris. Hayward scored a team-high 11 points in the loss to LIU Brooklyn. The sophomore guard has hit nine triples over the last three 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.  Brittany Lilley (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) continues to set-up her teammates very well, the senior leader ranks fourth in the conference with 4.1 assists per game. Lilley posted nine helpers against SFC on Saturday, tying a season-high.
 
Mount St.  Mary's enters the match-up 9-12 overall, including a 5-5 mark in NEC play. The Mountaineers are on a two-game skid, with losses coming to Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac. Sydney Henderson leads The Mount in scoring with 13.2 points per game which ranks 10th in the conference. Henderson is also the team's leading rebounder, averaging 6.1 boards per game. Tara Lonergan leads the conference in field goal percentage at .557 (54-97). Senior Selina Mann ranks sixth in the NEC in assists with four per game.
 
NEWCOMERS CONTRIBUTING
 

• Brooklyn Taylor (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) remains to be one of SFU's best three-point shooters, the freshman has knocked down 15 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 23 assists on the season including five against Wagner.

 
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 (1,192), 9th in rebounding (706) and tied for 4th in steals (211). 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
 
1 – SFU ranks number one in the NEC in three-point defense only allowing opponents to shoot .270 from beyond the arc
 
3 – The Flash had their most recent winning streak of three games snapped, the season high is four games from Jan. 5-14.
 
4 – Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) remains one of only four players in the Northeast Conference to average a double-double with 18.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg.
 
6 – Saint Francis has won the last six meetings against The Mount, including one overtime victory in 2010-11.
 
242 – SFU has 242 steals on the year, ranking second in the NEC, led by Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) who has 76 thefts on the season.
 
UP NEXT
 
Saint Francis returns to action Monday as they travel to Moon Township, Pa. to take on Keystone State rival Robert Morris, tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.