BOX SCORE HACKENSACK, N.J. (Jan. 25, 2014) – The Saint Francis University women's basketball team used a 26 point, 17 rebound effort from senior Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) en route to a convincing 110-69 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday afternoon.

All 12 players that entered the game for the Red Flash (6-12, 4-3) registered points as SFU won the second meeting in 2013-14 against the Knights (1-17, 0-7).

Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) finished with 21 points, five rebounds, and six assists, while Erin Blaine (Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson) also posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

"Today we had a great overall team effort and we played with great energy for the full 40 minutes," SFU head coach Joe Haigh said.

Saint Francis started out the contest on a 13-0 run where Aisha Brock (Jacksonville, Fla./Potter's House Christian Academy) and Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) each chipped in five points. SFU extended its lead to 20 at the 4:03 mark after a lay-up from Samiah Bethel (Jacksonville, Fla./Potter's House Christian Academy).

Fairleigh Dickinson went on a late 8-2 run to end the half as SFU led 44-30 at the break.

SFU used a quick 5-0 run to open the second period highlighted by an Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) three that started her hot streak. Hayward would go on to knock down three more shots from beyond the arc as SFU extended its lead to 30 at the 10:03 mark.

SFU continued to control the tempo and nearly matched its Northeast Conference scoring record that they set against FDU on Jan. 11.
Fairleigh Dickinson did not lead at any point during the contest.

Saint Francis finished shooting 43.5% (40-92), including a 40% (14-35) mark from beyond the arc.

The Red Flash also posted 25 assists and put up a season-high 66 second half points.

Aisha Brock (Jacksonville, Fla./Potter's House Christian Academy) added 13 points and a game-high seven assists, and Taylor Allison (State College, Pa./State College) knocked down three triples to set a new career-high with nine points.

"We did a great job with offensive rebounding today, and again improved on the defensive end," Haigh continued.

Saint Francis will continue its four-game road trip with its second stop coming at LIU Brooklyn for a 7 p.m. match-up on Monday. SFU fell to the Blackbirds, 61-43, on the road in 2012-13 in the lone meeting between the two schools.