FLASH POINTS

• Kyasia Duling (Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany (Duquesne)) had a career high 16 points in the win
• SFU put four players in double figures, led by Kroll's 27
• The Red Flash got 23 points off of 22 Mount turnovers
• Neither team led by more than nine and there were 16 lead changes

 
 
LORETTO, PA- The Red Flash needed overtime but got a balanced offensive effort to outlast Mount Saint Mary's and grind out a 92-88 overtime win on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mount's Daly Sullivan hit six threes, none bigger than a wild bank shot with three seconds left in regulation that forced overtime after Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg)'s mid-court prayer fell short. Kovatch, who battled foul trouble all game, scored 10 of her 19 points in the extra frame including a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left that essentially sealed the game for the Red Flash.
 
FIRST QUARTER RECAP

• After missing their first three, the Mount hit on six of their next seven threes in the quarter
• Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) picked up two personal fouls in the opening three minutes of play
• Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) hit a three to put SFU up 14-13 but Mount answered with six straight
• Daly Sullivan hit a pair of threes to spark a 8-0 Mount run to give them their biggest lead at 29-20
• A Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) lay-in cut the Mount lead to five at 29-24 at the end of the first quarter

 
SECOND QUARTER RECAP

• The run for the Flash continued into the second as a Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) lay-in cut the Mount lead to one and capped a 8-0 run
• Mount St. Mary's answered with 7-0 run of their own to open back a eight-point lead at 36-28
• A Maya Wynn (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) three and two lay-ins from Kroll cut the Mount lead to one at 38-37
• A three-point play by the Mount's Caroline Hummell put the Mountaineers up four and a Wynn three went begging at the buzzer
• Mount led 41-37 heading into the locker room

 
THIRD QUARTER RECAP

• Jumpers by Kroll and Harrison quickly tied the game for the Red Flash at 43 all
• Kovatch picked up her fourth foul with over eight minutes left in the quarter
• The momentum swings continued with the Mount building a six-point lead only to see a 6-0 run by SFU follow, capped by to Leah Morrow (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric) free throws to tie the game at 51
• A three by Kyasia Duling (Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany (Duquesne)) helped SFU build their largest lead of the game at 59-54
• Again, the Mount answered with five straight points to re-tie the game
• Harrison followed up a Kroll miss with a put-back to put SFU up 61-59 at the end of three

 
FOURTH QUARTER RECAP

• A Harrison steal-and-score ended a 4-0 run for the Flash to start the quarter to give them their largest lead at 65-59
• Mount St. Mary's again answered to tie the game at 65 on a Kayla Agentowicz three pointer
• The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes, with neither team leading by more than two
• A Daly Sullivan three answered a pair of Kovatch free throws and gave the Mount a 75-74 lead with a minute remaining
• Kovatch answered with a highlight reel three where she banked an inbounds pass off a defender's back and drained a corner three
• A Kyasia Duling (Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany (Duquesne)) block led to Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) splitting a pair of free throws to put SFU up 78-75
• After a missed three, Ashlee White stole a Duling pass and found Sullivan for the wild banked three that forced overtime
• The teams went to the extra frame tied at 78

 
OVERTIME RECAP

• The teams traded baskets for the first two minutes of overtime
• A Kovatch three put SFU up 83-82 only to see the Mount answer with a three-point play on the ensuing possession
• The junior continued to take over the overtime with a driving lay-up that gave SFU a 87-85 lead with 90 seconds left
• After the Mount tied the game at 87, Kovatch hit another three to give the Red Flash a 90-87 lead
• Fatigue set in late for both teams with SFU missing a pair of free throws and Mount St. Mary's going 1-4 from the line inside the final minute
• Kovatch got a big offensive rebound off a Duling missed free throw and calmly sank two of her own to put SFU up 92-88
• A late Mount turnover sealed it as Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) picked off a pass and dribbled out the clock

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Mount St. Mary's shot 50 percent from three, hitting on 14 of 28 attempts, compared to SFU going 7-29
• The Red Flash did their damage inside with a 44-28 edge on points in the paint and 19-11 on second-chance points
• The Red Flash won the rebound battle 53-45 with Duling's 13 boards and Harrison's 12 leading the way
• SFU forced 22 more turnovers, thanks in part to 14 steals, leading to 23 points off turnovers and 25 points in transition
• Both teams had four players in double figures with Hummell's 21 points leading Mount and Kroll's 27 for SFU leading all scorers
• SFU improves to 2-0 in overtime games this season, having knocked off Portland 106-101 in double OT in December

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash hit the road for a brief one-game trip as they head to Staten Island to face Wagner on Monday night. Tip time from the Spiro Center is set for 7 p.m.