Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (8-12, 5-3 NEC) put on an electric offensive display as the Red Flash dominated Wagner (5-14, 3-5 NEC) in a 107-70 victory on Monday evening at DeGol Arena.
Jess Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) led all scorers with 30 points, while
Courtney Zezza (Plum, PA/Plum) (15 points) and
Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) (14 points) also scored in double figures.
Robinson Fruchtl's Reaction
"I'm really proud of our team, particularly for the teamwork," Interim Head Coach
Susan Robinson Fruchtl said. "We shared the basketball. We had 31 assists on 39 made field goals. It's not quite a record at Saint Francis as we have had such a great history. We are second place with that single game record. That was really fun to see."
First Quarter Recap
- Saint Francis got off to a red-hot start as back-to-back Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) three-pointers followed by a Thomas trey put the Red Flash ahead 16-4 with 6:16 to play in the opening period
- SFU's lead grew to 21-9 following a Zezza trifecta with 4:12 left
- The Red Flash led 28-9 at the end of the first frame
Second Quarter Recap
- Back-to-back Kovatch three-points followed by a Zezza trey gave Saint Francis a 41-19 lead with 6:10 to go in the second period
- Aunesha Williams' (Miami, FL/McEachern (Morgan State)) layup put SFU in front 46-24 with 4:12 remaining
- The Red Flash held a 51-31 advantage at halftime
Third Quarter Recap
- Saint Francis used a 17-6 run to start the second half as the Red Flash led 68-37 with 5:09 to play
- Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) scored six straight points for SFU on two layups followed by two free throws to give the Red Flash a 76-43 lead with 2:42 left
- Saint Francis extended the margin to 78-50 at the end of the third frame
Fourth Quarter Recap
- Jenna Mastellone's (New York City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) layup put Saint Francis in front 90-57 with 5:55 remaining in the contest
- A MaKenzie Pollard (Baltimore, MD/Western) trifecta broke the century mark as the Red Flash advantage was 100-59 with 3:31 to go
- SFU rolled the rest of the way to pick up a second-straight NEC win
Notes
- The 107 points scored is the fifth most all-time in school history
- Saint Francis made a season-high 18 three-pointers, which is tied for second all-time in program history
- The 31 assists is the second most all-time at SFU, trailing only the 35 assists against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 11, 1995
- The Red Flash easily recorded its best field goal percentage of the season, going 60.9% (39-of-64) from the floor
- Kovatch now has 2,588 career points and needs only four points to pass Wagner's Terrance Bailey (1983-87) for the most points scored in men's or women's Northeast Conference history
Up Next
Saint Francis hits the road for a contest at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.
