RED FLASH MEDIA NOTES
EMMITSBURG, Md. – The Saint Francis Red Flash will look to avoid its first three-game losing streak this season when it heads to Mount St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon. The Red Flash is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since the opening two games of the season after its 63-58 loss at Wagner on Thursday night.
Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston ) scored 11 points to lead SFU, giving him double-digit points in eight of his past nine games. The Flash forced a season-high 18 turnovers against the Seahawks.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW1. The Flash is also trying to snap an eight-game losing streak to The Mount. The last Flash victory in the series came in Dec. 2009 in Loretto.
2. The last time the Red Flash won in Emmitsburg was Feb. 21, 2004 in a76-75 win. The Flash has lost its past 10 games at The Mount.
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Ollie Jackson (Dallas, Texas/Pinkston )'s 11 points at Wagner leaves him just three points shy of reaching 700 for his career.
ASSIST MASTERSThe Flash assisted on 15 of its 23 field goals at Wagner on Thursday, the highest total in a conference road game so far this season. The only NEC game to surpass that mark was the NEC opener when the Flash had 18 assists, also against Wagner. The Flash's 65.2 percent of baskets with an assist is a conference-game high.
FORCING TURNOVERSThe Flash turned Wagner over 18 times on Thursday, a new season high. Thirteen of those turnovers came in the first half. That beat or matched the entire game total of forced turnovers in 12 of the Flash's first 18 games.
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Ben Millaud-Meunier (Montreal, Quebec/Vanier) scored nine consecutive points for the Red Flash in the second half Thursday, including a four-point play.
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Basil Thompson (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) came off the bench to score six points and grab a career-high four rebounds in 16 minutes at Wagner.
MILLAUD-MEUNIER PROFILED ON RDSBen Millaud-Meunier (Montreal, Quebec/Vanier) was one of four men's basketball players profiled on French Canadian sports network RDS on Thursday night during halftime of a network college hoops broadcast. The profile of Millaud-Meunier begins around the 2:00 mark of the video. Be sure to have a translator handy since the commentary is in French.
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