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Kovatch vs. CCSU
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68
Central Conn. St. F-127
83
Winner Saint Francis (PA) F-600
Central Conn. St. F-127
68
Final
83
Saint Francis (PA) F-600
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central Conn. St. F-127 13 14 20 21 68
Saint Francis (PA) F-600 14 16 27 26 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

SFU extends win streak to four in 85-68 victory over CCSU

Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (8-10, 7-3 NEC) rolled past Central Connecticut State (6-14, 3-7 NEC) to pick up its fourth straight win in an 83-68 victory on Saturday at DeGol Arena. Jess Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) led all scorers with 29 points, while Courtney Zezza (Plum, PA/Plum) had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

SFU great Jess Zinobile was honored in a pregame ceremony as part of Legends Night as her jersey was unveiled in the rafters prior to the Red Flash's game with the Blue Devils. The recognition was part of a celebration of 50 years of women's athletics at Saint Francis.
 
Robinson Fruchtl's Reaction
"We had balanced scoring today," Interim Head Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl said. "We had four people in double-figures. I thought we had some key contributions off the bench. I thought Aunesha Williams (Miami, FL/McEachern (Morgan State)) came in and gave us a really good spark defensively and on the boards."
 
First Quarter Recap
  • CCSU opened the game with an 8-0 run as the Blue Devils held the Red Flash scoreless for the first 3:52
  • Zezza scored SFU's first six points as the Red Flash trailed 9-6 with 3:24 to play in the first period
  • Saint Francis took its first lead of the game on a Kovatch jumper with 11 seconds to go as the Red Flash led 14-13 at the end of the first frame
Second Quarter Recap
  • SFU opened the second period on a 9-3 run as the Red Flash led 23-16 following a Williams layup with 5:22 left
  • CCSU regained the lead at 27-25 on a layup with just under a minute remaining
  • Saint Francis scored the final five points of the quarter as Karson Swogger's (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) layup with 17 seconds to go put the Red Flash ahead 30-27 at halftime
Third Quarter Recap
  • A back-and-forth start to the third period saw the Red Flash seize a 39-38 lead on Sam Sabino's (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven (New Hampshire)) three-pointer with 5:50 to play
  • A Kovatch triple sparked an 11-0 Saint Francis run as the Red Flash led 50-40 following 1-of-2 Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) free throws with 2:33 remaining
  • SFU led 57-47 at the end of the third frame
Fourth Quarter Recap
  • Saint Francis extended its lead to 65-49 following Swogger's three-pointer with 8:11 to play
  • The Blue Devils pulled within nine as CCSU cut SFU's advantage to 75-66 with 2:13 to go
  • The Red Flash scored eight of the final 10 points as Saint Francis secured the victory
Notes
  • SFU shot 28-of-62 from the floor, including 10-of-32 from three-point range and 17-of-20 from the free throw line
  • The Red Flash won the battle on the boards with a 38-29 rebounding advantage
  • Swogger and Thomas scored 10 points each to join Kovatch and Zezza in double-figures
  • In addition to Zezza's double-double, the senior captain added three blocks to give her 272 career rejections. Zezza needs only seven more blocks to pass Cheril Meier for first place all-time at Saint Francis
  • Thomas now owns the nation's best free throw percentage as the sophomore forward is shooting 94.6% (53-of-56) from the charity stripe
Up Next
Saint Francis hosts Bryant on Monday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m.
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