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Women's Basketball Dan Griffin

Red Flash Head to the Mount to Start NEC Road Weekend

Flash Points:
  • The Flash are looking to win their third in a row since February of last season
  • Saint Francis is looking to make it four straight against the Mountaineers
  • SFU erased an 11-point first quarter deficit to win at the Mount last season
  • Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) averaged 20 points against the Mount and Maya Wynn (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) averaged 15 last season

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LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis heads back on the road on Saturday as they travel to Emmitsburg, Maryland to take on the Mountaineers from Mount Saint Mary's on Saturday afternoon.
 
ABOUT THE FLASH
Saint Francis is coming off a pair of home wins over LIU and St. Francis Brooklyn to move to 3-1 in Northeast Conference play. On Monday night, the Flash got a career-high 22 points from Halee Adams (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle (Sienna)) and 24 from Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) in a 79-62 triumph over the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. The Red Flash did it with defense in the victories over the past weekend. They limited LIU Brooklyn to just 29 percent shooting in a 66-52 victory on Saturday and forced 28 Terrier turnovers in the win on Monday night. SFU is forcing nearly 20 turnovers a night through four NEC game and is second in the NEC with a +3.5-turnover differential.
 
ABOUT THE MOUNT
The Mountaineers come into the game at 3-12 overall and 1-3 in the NEC after setbacks to LIU Brooklyn, CCSU and Bryant and a win over Wagner. They are an efficient offense, especially in NEC play as they are one of two teams shooting over 40 percent in conference. Caroline Hummel paces the team, averaging 12 points and nearly six rebounds per game. She had a team-high 13 in the setback to CCSU on Monday night. The Mount's struggles have been on the defensive end, as they have allowed teams to shoot 42 percent from the field in NEC play, last in the conference. The struggles come on the rebounding end as they have grabbed just 33 rebounds per contest. The Mount and SFU have the two worst rebounding margins in the NEC.
 
COUNTDOWN TO 1K
With her 12-point outing against SFBK, sophomore guard Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) is closing in on 1000 points, sitting at 955 for her career heading into the weekend. She remains on pace to be the youngest player to reach 1000 points in SFU and NEC history.
 
SWAT TEAM
The Red Flash have blocked over 100 shots as a team through 15 games this season, good for sixth in the NCAA. Their just under seven blocks per game is good for fourth. Courtney Zezza (Plum, Pa./Plum) leads the team with 41 blocks, an average of just under three per contest. That mark is good for 15th in the NCAA and tops in the NEC.

FOLLOW ALONG
Tomorrow's game will be aired free of charge on NEC Front Row and Mount Saint Mary's will provide live stats. We also encourage you to follow @RedFlashWBB on Twitter for in-game updates as well. All links are available at the top of the page and on the women's basketball schedule. 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash remain on the road, traveling to in-state rival Robert Morris on Monday. The Colonials and Red Flash will tip at 2 p.m. on Monday in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee.
 
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Players Mentioned

Halee Adams

#44 Halee Adams

G
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Jess Kovatch

#23 Jess Kovatch

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Maya Wynn

#15 Maya Wynn

G
5' 11"
Junior
Courtney Zezza

#32 Courtney Zezza

F/C
6' 4"
Sophomore
Ace Harrison

#34 Ace Harrison

F
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Halee Adams

#44 Halee Adams

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
G
Jess Kovatch

#23 Jess Kovatch

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Maya Wynn

#15 Maya Wynn

5' 11"
Junior
G
Courtney Zezza

#32 Courtney Zezza

6' 4"
Sophomore
F/C
Ace Harrison

#34 Ace Harrison

6' 2"
Graduate Student
F