FLASH POINTS

• Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) broke the SFU and NEC career three-point mark with 8 made threes
• The Red Flash held RMU to just 20 second-half points
• Saint Francis erased a 10-0 RMU start to the game
• SFU out rebounded RMU 40-35, led by Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland))'s 11

 
 
LORETTO, PA- On a night where Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) broke Alexa Hayward's (SFU '15) career three-point record, the Red Flash outscored Robert Morris 46-20 in the second half in a big 68-47 victory to move both teams to 9-1 in the Northeast Conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Red Flash started the game 0-10 from the field and Robert Morris opened the game on a 10-0 run. However, Saint Francis clawed their way back into the game and used a 10-0 run to start the second half to grab their first lead, and a 13-0 run later in the third quarter to pull away.  Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) hit six of her eight threes in the third quarter as SFU outscored Robert Morris 29-7 in the frame.
 
 
FIRST QUARTER RECAP

• The Red Flash started the game 0-10 from the field
• The Colonials jumped out to a 10-0 lead on threes from Jocelynn Jones and Megan Callahan
• The SFU defense locked down and held Robert Morris without a field goal over the final six minutes
• A pair of Ace Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Digital Harbor (Maryland)) steal and scores got the Red Flash offense going, the latter resulting in a three-point play
• A late Kovatch jumper got the Red Flash within five after a pair of RMU free throws
• SFU trailed 12-7 after the first quarter

 
SECOND QUARTER RECAP

• A deep Harrison three got SFU within two at 12-10
• A Nneka Ezeigbo three-point play put RMU back up five
• Jessica Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) got a steal and pulled up for a three and got fouled on the play to pull SFU within one at 15-14
• RMU responded with a 9-2 run to re-open a eight-point lead at 24-16
• A late Kovatch lay-in made it a 27-22 Colonial lead heading into the half
• The 22 points were the lowest total halftime total for the Flash this season

 
THIRD QUARTER RECAP

• A Kyasia Duling (Zanesville, Ohio/New Albany (Duquesne)) put-back got the Red Flash run started
• On the following play, Kovatch blocked a shot and threw an outlet to Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) for an easy lay-in
• Kovatch then got rolling, hitting five threes in a three-minute span as the Red Flash rolled off a 13-0 run to lead by 19
• The final three in the barrage was her seventh of the night and broke the NEC and SFU all-time threes with 301 and counting
• The Red Flash held Robert Morris to 2-16 shooting in the quarter, including just two points in the final 5:30 of the quarter
• Saint Francis outscored RMU 29-7 in the quarter and led 51-34 after three frames

 
FOURTH QUARTER RECAP

• SFU extended the lead on threes from Kroll and Courtney Zezza (Plum, Pa./Plum)
• Kovatch was fouled on a three and hit 2-3 from the line and added another three to push the lead to 21, it's high-point of the night
• Harrison and Leah Morrow (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric) added driving lay-ups, Harrison's coming off a huge block on Mikalah Mulrain
• Saint Francis continued to lock down the Colonials, holding them to 5-13 shooting and just 20 second-half points
• The Red Flash rolled to a 68-47 victory to even themselves up with RMU at 9-1 in the NEC

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Red Flash held Robert Morris to just 27 percent shooting, the second-lowest mark of the year (Sacred Heart-24 percent)
• SFU out rebounded the Colonials 40-35, thanks to Harrison's 12 and Duling's 7
• Saint Francis forced 22 turnovers (against 19 miscues) but turned them into 24 points
• Robert Morris had just 18 points in the paint, compared to 36 the last time the team's played
• 15 of SFU's 40 rebounds were offensive, leading to a 19-4 edge in second-chance points
• Megan Callahan led RMU in scoring with 17
• Kovatch's 32 led all scorers with Harrison posting a double-double of 12 and 11 and Caitlyn Kroll (Bridgeport, Ohio/Bridgeport) adding 12

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash swept their three-game home stand and now hit the road next weekend as they make their annual swing through Brooklyn. St. Francis Brooklyn is up first on Saturday with a 1 p.m. scheduled tip.