LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis scored the first 18 points of the game and placed four players in double figures to knock off the Seton Hill Griffins 103-71 on the second annual education day at DeGol Arena.
 
The Red Flash welcomed in over 600 elementary school students from local schools, starting with a career day assembly and ending with a post-game autograph session.
 
"I have been one of those kids in the stands at their first college game, I know how exciting that can be," Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) said afterwards. "It's a lot of fun to feed off their energy and we play at our best when we are having fun."
 
FIRST QUARTER RECAP

• The Red Flash scored the first 18 points of the quarter
• The SFU defense forced five turnovers during the run
• Harrison and Maya Wynn (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) each hit a three to force a Seton Hill timeout
• The Griffins regrouped out of the timeout and outscored the Flash 14-10 after the early run
• SFU led 28-14 at the end of the first quarter

 
SECOND QUARTER RECAP

• A pair of threes by the Griffins got the SFU lead down to just six at 30-24, capping a 10-2 run
• A 6-0 personal run by Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) stretched the lead back out to double figures midway through the quarter
• The Red Flash closed the half on a 9-0 run, fueled by a Kovatch three and jumpers by Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) and Wynn to close the half
• SFU took a 53-36 lead into the locker room

 
THIRD QUARTER RECAP

• The Red Flash began to pull away in the second half, using a 12-0 run in the middle of the quarter to lead by 26
• A three by Kovatch got the run started and was highlighted by a Thomas three and put backs by Harrison and Leah Morrow (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric)
• After Seton Hill cut the lead back to 20, SFU closed the third on a 16-5 run, threes by Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) and Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) highlighted the run
• SFU led 85-54 at the end of three

 
FOURTH QUARTER RECAP

• The Red Flash lead hit the high mark at 37 on a Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) layup
• A pair of free throws from Jenna Mastellone (New York City/Archbishop Molloy) put the Red Flash at 100 points and sent the crowd of 1062 into a frenzy
• A Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) three capped the scoring as the Red Flash topped the century for the first time since their 103-100 victory at Wisconsin on November 13, 2016.

Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) led all scorers with 25 points, she added four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) added 19 points and 11 rebounds while Kyasia Duling (Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany (Duquesne)) also had a double double of 10 points and 13 rebounds.
 
The Red Flash out rebounded Seton Hill 65-32, the 65 rebounds are the second-most in school history behind only a 66-rebound effort at Rider on December 1, 1990. It's the first time SFU has topped the 60-rebound mark since November 16, 2014 in a loss to Colgate.  Thirty-two of those rebounds were on the offensive end, leading to 32 second-chance points.
 
The win evens the Red Flash record at 2-2 while this was an exhibition game for Seton Hill. The Red Flash are off for Thanksgiving and back in action on Monday, November 27^th as they travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats. Tip time from the Queen City is set for 7 p.m.