Box Score

Bucknell Buck 7-3,0-0 Patriot

Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 2-9,0-0 NEC

Bucknell Buck

7-3,0-0 Patriot

Final

Dec. 21, 2019

Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA

2-9,0-0 NEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Bucknell Buck	14	22	24	10	70
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA	15	10	9	12	46

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/21/2019 5:32:00 PM | David Halstead

Red Flash fall to Bucknell in non-conference finale

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Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (2-9) fell to Bucknell (7-3) 70-46 in the non-conference finale on Saturday at DeGol Arena. Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) paced the Red Flash with 14 points.

SFU got off to a fast start and held a 9-8 lead following a Swogger three-pointer with 6:54 to play in the first quarter. Bucknell took a 12-11 lead before back-to-back Swogger jumpers put the Red Flash ahead 15-12 with 2:45 left in the first period. A Bison layup with just over a minute to play in the frame cut the Saint Francis lead to 15-14 at the end of the first stanza.

Bucknell opened the second quarter on a 14-5 run to seize a 28-20 advantage with 5:55 to go in the second period. The Bison extended their lead to 34-22 before a Lili Benzel (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle (Shippensburg)) three-pointer momentarily cut the margin down to single digits. Bucknell held a 36-25 halftime advantage.

SFU had a promising start to the third quarter as a Katie Dettwiller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) layup sparked a 7-2 Red Flash run that trimmed the lead to 38-32 with 6:53 remaining in the third frame. Bucknell then took over and went on a 20-0 run to grab a commanding 58-32 lead. The Bison held a 60-34 advantage at the end of the third stanza.

Bucknell continued its surge in the fourth quarter, taking its largest lead of the game at 66-38 with 5:55 to go. The Bison rolled from there to secure the victory over the Red Flash.

Inside the Box Score

Saint Francis struggled shooting against a lengthy Bucknell team, going 17-of-46 (37.0%) from the floor and 5-of-16 (31.3%) from three-point range.
The Bison held a 31-28 rebounding advantage.
The Red Flash had 17 turnovers with Bucknell scoring 15 points off the takeaways.
The Bison scored 34 points in the paint, while SFU had 24 points inside.

Notes

The Red Flash fell to 7-13 in the all-time series with Bucknell.
Saint Francis dropped its fourth straight contest.
Swogger scored in double figures for the third straight game and seventh time this season.
Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) earned her first career start and played with poise, scoring eight points.
SFU concludes non-conference play with two wins, just one shy of last season's out-of-conference mark.