SFU heads to Mount St. Mary's for Saturday contest

Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (8-12, 5-3 NEC) looks to keep its hot streak going with a matchup at Mount St. Mary's (10-9, 4-4 NEC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game can be viewed on ESPN3.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's
The Mountaineers have won three-straight contests and four of its last five games. Mount is third in the league in scoring offense with 68.9 ppg and is led offensively by senior guard Juliette Lawless. The Mahopac, N.Y. native earned NEC Co-Player of the Week honors, sharing the recognition with SFU's Jess Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg). Lawless has tallied nine 20-plus point performances on the season and is tied for second in the conference with 18.7 ppg. Freshman guard Michaela Harrison claimed her second straight NEC Rookie of the Week Award and her league-high fourth overall this season. Harrison ranks tenth overall in the conference and leads all rookies this season with 11.8 ppg.

Series History
Saint Francis leads the all-time series 34-28 over Mount St. Mary's with the Red Flash winning three-straight, including a narrow 68-66 victory this season on Jan. 7 in Loretto. The Mountaineers maintain a 20-13 advantage in the series when playing inside Knott Arena.

Kovatch on brink of another NEC scoring record
The nation's active career scoring leader is on the verge of breaking another NEC scoring record. Kovatch has 2,588 career points and needs only four points to pass Wagner's Terrance Bailey (1983-87) for the most points scored in NEC men's or women's basketball history.

Thomas and Zezza providing increased scoring punch
Sophomore forward Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) and senior forward Courtney Zezza (Plum, PA/Plum) provided a big scoring punch for Saint Francis in wins over Sacred Heart and Wagner last weekend. Thomas averaged 16.5 ppg, while Zezza propelled the Red Flash against the Pioneers with three consecutive trifectas in the last minute of the third quarter. The Plum, Pa. native averaged 16.0 ppg over the weekend.

Red Flash look to end road struggles
Saint Francis has played its best basketball this season at home with a 6-2 record inside DeGol Arena. The Red Flash have struggled when away from Loretto as the team has lost three-straight road contests and is just 2-10 overall when playing outside of DeGol.

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