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53
Saint Francis (PA) SFU 14-16 (11-7 NEC)
66
Winner Robert Morris RMU 19-10 (16-2 NEC)
Saint Francis (PA) SFU
14-16 (11-7 NEC)
53
Final
66
Robert Morris RMU
19-10 (16-2 NEC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SFU 8 14 19 12 53
Robert Morris RMU 16 16 16 18 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash fall on the road at Robert Morris; earn No. 4 seed in NEC Tournament

Moon Township, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (14-16, 11-7 NEC) dropped a hard-fought 66-53 decision to Robert Morris (19-10, 16-2 NEC) on Thursday at the North Athletic Complex. Jess Kovatch (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the Red Flash with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) added 10 points and four boards.
 
First Quarter Recap
  • Robert Morris got off to a hot start, taking an 11-0 lead with 6:08 to play in the first period
  • Aunesha Williams (Miami, FL/McEachern (Morgan State)) connected on a three-pointer followed by 1-of-2 free throws as SFU cut the Colonials' lead to 13-7 with 1:29 remaining
  • RMU held a 16-8 advantage at the end of the first stanza
Second Quarter Recap
  • Robert Morris extended its lead to 25-11 on a three-pointer with 4:46 remaining in the second period
  • Zezza's layup with 1:53 left cut the margin to 27-17
  • A Kovatch three-pointer followed by a Thomas layup pulled the Red Flash within seven before a Colonials three-pointer with eight seconds to go put RMU ahead 32-22 at halftime
Third Quarter Recap
  • Robert Morris opened the third period on a 6-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at 38-22 with 7:54 to play
  • Saint Francis used a 15-3 run over the next six minutes as a Thomas three-pointer capped the surge and trimmed RMU's lead to 41-37 with 2:02 left
  • The Colonials led 48-41 at the end of the third frame
Fourth Quarter Recap
  • Robert Morris seized a 52-43 advantage with 8:30 to play
  • Zezza's three-pointer off a fast break cut the margin to 52-48 with 6:17 remaining
  • The Colonials responded to take a 59-50 lead with 3:38 to go
  • SFU pulled within six in the closing minutes, but Robert Morris connected on 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final 58 seconds to seal the win
Notes
  • SFU dropped both regular season contests to RMU for the first time since the 2011-12 season
  • The Red Flash struggled shooting 17-of-56 (30.4%) from the floor, including 7-of-24 (29.2%) from three-point range and 12-of-21 (57.1%) from the free throw line
  • Saint Francis won the battle on the boards with a 41-37 rebounding advantage
  • The Red Flash scored 13 points off 21 Colonials turnovers, while RMU had 19 points off 22 SFU turnovers
  • Zezza had a solid overall game with seven points and 10 rebounds
  • Kovatch had three of SFU's 13 steals
Up Next
Saint Francis will be the No. 4 seed in the NEC Tournament and host No. 5 seed Bryant in the quarterfinals on Monday, March 11.
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