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77
Winner Saint Francis (PA) SFU 12-12 (9-3 NEC)
65
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 6-17 (3-9 NEC)
Winner
Saint Francis (PA) SFU
12-12 (9-3 NEC)
77
Final
65
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
6-17 (3-9 NEC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SFU 25 11 13 28 77
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 21 12 17 15 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash win sixth straight; set sights on showdown with Robert Morris Monday night

Teaneck, N.J. – Saint Francis women's basketball (12-12, 9-3 NEC) pulled away from Fairleigh Dickinson (6-17, 3-9 NEC) in the fourth quarter as the Red Flash picked up a 77-65 win over the Knights on Saturday at the Rothman Center. Jess Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) led all scorers with 19 points, while Courtney Zezza (Plum, PA/Plum) (15 points, eight rebounds) broke the program's all-time blocks record with 279 career blocks, passing Cheril Meier's mark that had stood for 33 years.
 
Robinson Fruchtl's Reaction
"When you can go on the road late in the year and not play your best and still win by double-figures, I think it's a mark of a good team, "Interim Head Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl said. "Our depth really helped us in the fourth quarter. Every kid who played today scored."
 
First Quarter Recap
  • Saint Francis jumped out to a 12-8 lead following Sam Sabino's (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven (New Hampshire)) layup with 5:38 to play in the first period
  • The Red Flash led 16-10 before an 8-2 FDU run squared the score at 18-18 with 2:41 left
  • Aunesha Williams' (Miami, FL/McEachern (Morgan State)) layup with 30 seconds to go put SFU ahead 25-21 at the end of the first frame
Second Quarter Recap
  • Saint Francis seized a 31-26 lead following a Zezza layup with 4:57 to play in the second period
  • AJ Timbers' (Philadelphia, PA/Neumann Gorretti (Towson)) three-pointer gave the Red Flash a 34-31 advantage with 3:12 remaining
  • A Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) layup with 1:50 to go was the last scoring of the half for either team as SFU led 36-33 at the break
Third Quarter Recap
  • FDU opened the third stanza on a 9-2 run to grab a 42-38 advantage with 7:54 to play
  • The Red Flash responded with a quick 7-2 spurt to regain the lead at 45-44 on a Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) baseline jumper with 3:55 left
  • The teams traded baskets before Karson Swogger's (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) layup with eight seconds to go cut the Knights' lead to 50-49 at the end of the third frame
Fourth Quarter Recap
  • FDU led 54-51 before Saint Francis used a 15-0 run to take a 66-54 lead that it wouldn't relinquish
  • Two Leah Morrow (Columbus, Ohio/Columbus Africentric) free throws with 7:23 to play sparked the run that was capped off with Kovatch going 3-of-3 from the line with 3:17 remaining
  • The Knights pulled within seven at 70-63 in the closing minutes, but wouldn't come any closer as the Red Flash sealed the deal from the charity stripe
Notes
  • SFU's six game winning streak is its longest of the season and most consecutive wins since closing last season with eight straight victories prior to the NCAA tournament
  • The Red Flash have defeated the Knights in each of the last seven meetings
  • Saint Francis shot 26-of-53 from the floor, including 8-of-25 from three-point range and 17-of-22 from the free throw line
  • The Red Flash controlled the battle on the boards with a 41-30 rebounding advantage
  • SFU scored 30 points in the paint compared to FDU's 18 points inside
  • Swogger had six of the Red Flash's 16 assists
Up Next
Saint Francis looks to continue its winning ways when the Red Flash host rival and first place Robert Morris (14-9, 11-1 NEC) on Monday, Feb. 18. Tipoff at DeGol Arena is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be viewed on ESPN3.
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