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Saint Francis University Athletics

Karson Swogger
63
Winner Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 3-9,1-0 NEC
60
Bryant BRY 2-10,0-1 NEC
Winner
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
3-9,1-0 NEC
63
Final
60
Bryant BRY
2-10,0-1 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 10 13 19 21 63
Bryant BRY 13 9 19 19 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash defeat Bryant in NEC opener, 63-60

Smithfield, R.I. – Saint Francis women's basketball (3-9, 1-0 NEC) opened conference play in style with a 63-60 road victory over Bryant (2-10, 0-1 NEC) on Thursday at the Chace Athletic Center. Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) paced the Red Flash with 25 points, while Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) joined her in double figures with 14 points.

SFU led 58-47 with 3:33 remaining in the game before the Bulldogs started a comeback attempt. A 6-0 Bryant run cut the lead to 58-53 before Swogger knocked down 2-of-2 from the free throw line to extend the Saint Francis advantage to seven with 46 seconds left.

Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) converted on 1-of-2 from the charity stripe to put the Red Flash ahead 61-56 before a quick 4-0 Bulldogs run trimmed the lead to 61-60 with 10 seconds to go. Bryant forced a turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass, but was unable to get a shot up and was forced to foul Swogger with less than a second remaining. The Bellwood, Pa. native knocked down both free throws to produce the final score.

Thomas scored seven of SFU's first eight points as a three-pointer put the Red Flash ahead 8-4 with 4:54 to go in the first quarter. Bryant closed the period on a 9-2 run to take a 13-10 lead at the end of the first stanza.

Saint Francis led 17-15 following a Jenna Mastellone (New York City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) three-pointer with 7:51 to play in the second quarter. The Bulldogs regained the lead at 20-17 with just over four minutes to play. Three straight Red Flash jumpers pushed SFU in front 23-20 with less than a minute remaining. Saint Francis led 23-22 at halftime.

A back-and-forth third quarter saw Bryant take a 33-29 lead with 6:13 to play in the period. The Red Flash continued to fight as Swogger drilled a three-pointer to give SFU a 39-37 lead with 3:31 to go in the stanza. Saint Francis led 42-41 at the end of the third frame.

SFU seized a 51-46 lead following a Swogger jumper and three-pointer with 6:21 remaining in the contest. Thomas capped a 16-6 run to open the period with a layup to extend the Red Flash lead to 58-47.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Saint Francis shot 25-of-53 (47.2%) from the floor, including 5-of-15 (33.3%) from three-point range.
  • The Red Flash edged the Bulldogs in rebounds, 35-34.
  • Allen scored seven points, while tying her career-high six rebounds.
  • Jada Dapaa (Potomac, MD/Holy Child) pulled down a team-high nine boards.
  • SFU had 16 assists, five of which came from Allen.
  • The game featured 17 lead changes. 
Notes
  • Saint Francis wins its NEC opener for the fifth straight season.
  • The Red Flash improve to 12-9 in the all-time series and have won three straight contests over the Bulldogs.
  • Swogger scored in double figures for the fourth straight game and sixth time in the past seven outings.
  • Swogger and Thomas have both scored in double figures in the same game five times this season.
Up Next
Saint Francis returns to action at Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m.
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