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Katie Dettwiller
67
Winner Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 8-11,6-2 NEC
59
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY 5-13,1-6 NEC
Winner
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
8-11,6-2 NEC
67
Final
59
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY
5-13,1-6 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 12 18 14 23 67
St. Francis Brooklyn SF-NY 16 17 10 16 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

SFU uses team effort to defeat Terriers, 67-59

Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. – Saint Francis women's basketball (8-11, 6-2 NEC) used a well-balanced team effort to surge past St. Francis Brooklyn (5-13, 1-6 NEC) in a 67-59 win on Saturday at the Pope Center. Katie Dettwiller (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) recorded a career-high 17 points and nine rebounds, while Jada Dapaa (Potomac, MD/Holy Child) also scored a career-high 12 points.

With the score tied 48-48 with just under five minutes remaining, Jenna Mastellone (New York City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) connected on a three-pointer to give the Red Flash the lead. The shot sparked an 11-2 SFU run over the next three minutes that was capped off with another Mastellone trey to extend the margin to 62-52 with 1:57 to go. The Terriers pulled within five in the final 30 seconds, but wouldn't get any closer as the Red Flash secured the victory.

St. Francis Brooklyn jumped out to an early 10-5 lead with 5:12 to play in the first quarter. SFU cut the margin to 16-12 at the end of the frame following a Dettwiller layup with nine seconds left.

Dettwiller scored the first six points of the second quarter with three straight layups to tie the game 18-18. A Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) layup put the Red Flash ahead 28-27 with 3:31 remaining in the second period. A 6-0 Terriers run gave the hosts a 33-28 lead before Kayley Kovac's (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe Area) layup with 12 seconds to go trimmed St. Francis Brooklyn's halftime advantage to 33-30.

The Terriers took a 37-33 lead in the opening minutes of the third period. SFU then used an 11-2 run that was capped off with a Sam Miller (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) jumper to give the Red Flash a 44-39 lead with 2:30 to play in the third quarter. St. Francis Brooklyn scored two layups to narrow the margin to 44-43 at the end of the third stanza.

The teams traded baskets over the first three minutes of the fourth frame before Saint Francis took a 48-45 lead following a Swogger jumper with 6:44 remaining in the contest. A Terriers' free throw and layup squared the score at 48-48 and set up the Red Flash surge.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • SFU shot 29-of-60 (48.3%) from the floor, while the Terriers were 23-of-62 (37.1%) from the field.
  • The Red Flash pounded the ball down low, scoring 46 points in the paint compared to St. Francis Brooklyn's 28 points inside.
  • SFU dominated the battle on the boards with a 45-26 rebounding advantage.
  • The Red Flash scored 29 points off the bench.
  • Dettwiller was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to record her career-best scoring performance.
  • Dapaa was 6-of-7 from the field for a career-high in points, while also adding eight rebounds and three assists.
  • Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) dished out a career-best seven assists.
  • The game featured nine ties and six lead changes.
Notes
  • SFU improves to 48-18 in the all-time series history with the Terriers.
  • The Red Flash win both regular season meetings with St. Francis Brooklyn after also defeating the Terriers 82-72 earlier this season at DeGol Arena on Jan. 11, 2019.
  • Saint Francis moves into second place in the NEC standings following the win and Mount St. Mary's loss to Bryant.
  • SFU has won four of its past five games.
Up Next
Saint Francis returns to action at LIU on Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
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