BOX SCORE LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 9, 2013) – The Saint Francis U women's basketball team took down Mount St. Mary's, 81-54, at DeGol Arena on Saturday.

Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) led the Red Flash (13-9, 8-3) offense, the junior scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to post her 16th double-double of the season. Jacqueline Brewer scored 16 points for the Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6).

“The ball was moving around really well and people were making shots,” SFU head coach Joe Haigh said. “We forced a lot of turnovers which helped keep the tempo up to our advantage.”

SFU came out of the gates firing, shooting 51% from the field in the first half. SFU scored a season-high 48 points in the first frame. The Red Flash defense forced 27 turnovers and kept The Mount from gaining any kind of rhythm. 

The scoring continued in the second half as SFU knocked down four more triples and finished the contest shooting 43% from downtown. With 13:47 to go in the second half, SFU forced five consecutive turnovers which led to eight points.

In her first career start, Rebecca Sparks (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) posted a season-high eight points and four assists. Nickia Gibbs (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) chipped in 11 points in her second game back from injury.

Saint Francis returns to action Monday evening as they take on the Robert Morris Colonials at 7 p.m. The Flash took down RMU 72-63 on Jan. 28 at DeGol Arena.