Women's Basketball 11/20/2019 3:36:00 PM David Halstead

Red Flash travel to sunshine state to face FGCU and No. 22 South Florida

Loretto, Pa. - Saint Francis women's basketball (1-3) travels to the sunshine state to face Florida Gulf Coast (4-1) and No. 22 South Florida (4-1) this weekend. The Red Flash meet FGCU on Friday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. before playing at USF on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m.

Scouting Florida Gulf Coast
The Eagles have won four of their first five games and are coming off an 89-56 win over Johnson & Wales (Fla.) on Tuesday. FGCU opened the season with a 100-54 win over Florida International on Nov. 5. The Eagles then defeated Webber International (Fla.) 99-48 on Nov. 7 and knocked off UCF 72-50 on Nov. 13. Florida Gulf Coast recorded its only loss of the season at Princeton 67-53 on Nov. 19. FGCU is averaging 82.6 points per game, while allowing 55.0 ppg. The Eagles rank first in the NCAA in three-point field goals made per game (14.2). Davion Wingate leads the team in scoring with 19.8 ppg, while Keri Jewett-Giles is averaging 13.8 ppg.

Series History
Saint Francis is 0-2 in the all-time series history against Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles defeated the Red Flash in the first meeting 75-68 on Dec. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. FGCU knocked off SFU last season 83-69 on Dec. 5, 2018 in Loretto.

Scouting South Florida
The No. 22 Bulls started off the 2019-20 campaign with four straight wins before a 58-46 loss at No. 2 Baylor on Tuesday. South Florida opened the season with a 70-39 victory over Jacksonville on Nov. 5. The Bulls then knocked off No. 15 Texas 64-57 on Nov. 8. USF defeated Howard 82-53 on Nov. 12 and beat VCU 77-55 on Nov. 15. South Florida is averaging 67.8 ppg, while allowing 52.4 ppg. Bethy Mununga leads the team in scoring with 13.4 ppg, while Enna Pehadzic is averaging 13.0 ppg.

Series History
Saint Francis is 0-2 in the all-time series history against South Florida. The Bulls defeated the Red Flash in the first meeting 86-74 on Dec. 31, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. USF knocked off SFU 129-80 in the most recent meeting on Dec. 14, 2016 in Tampa, Fla.

Whittington records first career win as head coach
Head coach Keila Whittington recorded her first career win as a head coach in a 78-73 win over Stetson on Nov. 16 in the Eagle Invitational at Morehead State.

Swogger nets career-high in scoring
Junior Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) scored a career-high 29 points in the Red Flash's win over Stetson. Swogger shot 10-of-20 from the floor, including 3-of-8 from three-point range. The Bellwood, Pa. native was 6-of-9 from the free throw line, while adding four rebounds and five assists.

Dettwiller stepping up in freshman season
Freshman Katie Dettwiller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) scored nine points, while adding six rebounds and recording two blocks in the Red Flash's 78-73 win over Stetson. Dettwiller shot 3-of-4 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. The Portsmouth, Ohio native scored a career-high 12 points, while adding five rebounds and two blocks against Morehead State. She shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.

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