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Haley Thomas
64
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 1-4,0-0 NEC
97
Winner FGCU FGCU 5-1,0-0 ASUN
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
1-4,0-0 NEC
64
Final
97
FGCU FGCU
5-1,0-0 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 16 16 16 16 64
FGCU FGCU 26 19 31 21 97

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Allen and Thomas set career-highs as Red Flash fall to FGCU

Fort Myers, Fla. – Saint Francis sophomore Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) scored a career-high 17 points, while Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) added a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, but the Red Flash (1-4) fell to Florida Gulf Coast (5-1) 97-64 on Friday at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena.

Lili Benzel (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle (Shippensburg)) connected on a three-pointer to put SFU ahead 3-2 just over a minute into the game. FGCU then used a 14-2 run to claim a 16-5 lead with 5:20 to play in the first period. A Katie Dettwiller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) layup followed by another Benzel trey helped the Red Flash trim the lead to 26-16 at the end of the opening stanza.

The Eagles extended their advantage to 40-18 before Thomas sparked a 12-0 SFU run with eight points in the stretch to cut the margin to 40-30 with 1:58 remaining in the second quarter. FGCU held a 45-32 lead at halftime.

Florida Gulf Coast continued its fast paced three-point barrage in the second half as the Eagles stormed out to a 59-38 lead with 5:54 to play in the third period. Allen then scored six of the Red Flash's next eight points as SFU trailed 69-46 with two minutes to go in the frame. FGCU led 76-48 at the end of the third quarter and rolled in the final stanza on their way to the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Allen was a stellar 7-of-9 from the floor, while knocking down her only three-point attempt. The Newport News, Va. native was 2-of-4 from the free throw line, while adding three rebounds and an assist.
  • Thomas was 7-of-14 from the field, while going 1-of-2 from the free throw line. Her 12 rebounds doubled her previous season-high and edged her previous career-high of 11 boards, which she recorded twice last season.
  • Benzel matched her season-high with 10 points on 3-of-5 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
  • Saint Francis shot a solid 27-of-54 from the floor, including 6-of-18 from behind the three-point arc.
  • The teams were an even 33-33 on the boards.
  • The Red Flash scored exactly 16 points in each of the four quarters.
  • Turnovers haunted SFU as FGCU scored 27 points off 19 Red Flash giveaways.
Up Next
Saint Francis makes the short trip to Tampa, Fla. to face No. 22 South Florida on Sunday, Nov. 24. Tipoff at the Yuengling Center is set for 2 p.m.
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