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Haley Thomas
53
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 8-12,6-3 NEC
71
Winner LIU LIU 4-15,3-5 NEC
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
8-12,6-3 NEC
53
Final
71
LIU LIU
4-15,3-5 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 16 14 11 12 53
LIU LIU 21 14 16 20 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash fall to LIU on the road

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Saint Francis women's basketball (8-12, 6-3 NEC) was unable to slow down hot shooting LIU (4-15, 3-5 NEC) as the Red Flash fell to the Sharks 71-53 on Monday at the Steinberg Center. Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) paced SFU with 13 points and eight rebounds.

LIU jumped out to a fast start to take a 12-5 lead with 4:39 to play in the first quarter. A Thomas jumper followed by two free throws cut the margin to 14-11. Saint Francis pulled within one at 17-16 following a Jenna Mastellone (New York City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) three-pointer with 50 seconds to go. The Sharks held a 21-16 lead at the end of the first stanza.

Katie Dettwiller's (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) layup trimmed the Sharks' lead to 28-27 midway through the second period. LIU then used a 7-0 run to push the score to 35-27 with 2:43 to play. A Thomas trifecta with 39 seconds left narrowed the Sharks' lead to 35-30 at halftime.

LIU continued the fast pace in the second half, using a 9-2 run to extend the margin to 44-32 with 5:28 remaining in the third quarter. Mastellone's jumper cut the lead to 49-39 with 2:07 to go. Lili Benzel (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle (Shippensburg)) then connected on a jumper with 35 seconds left as SFU trailed 51-41 at the end of the third frame.

The Sharks opened the fourth quarter on a 5-0 run to go in front 56-41. SFU responded with a 7-0 run to pull within 56-48 on a Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) jumper with 5:28 remaining in the contest. The Red Flash trailed 62-53 before LIU closed the game on a 9-0 run to produce the final score.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Saint Francis shot 21-of-59 (35.6%) from the floor, including 4-of-21 (19.0%) from three-point range.
  • LIU was 26-of-58 (44.8%) from the field, including 6-of-13 (46.2%) from behind the arc.
  • The Red Flash held a 38-36 rebounding advantage.
  • The Sharks scored 36 points in the paint compared to SFU's 28 points inside.
  • LIU had 16 points off 13 Red Flash turnovers.
  • SFU scored 25 points off the bench.
 
Notes
  • Following the loss, Saint Francis now leads the all-time series, 50-19.
  • The Red Flash have dropped the past two meetings with LIU dating back to last season.
  • Jada Dapaa (Potomac, MD/Holy Child) had another solid performance with eight points and seven rebounds.
  • Thomas has scored in double figures 12 times this season.
 
Up Next
Saint Francis returns to action hosting Bryant for the 13th annual Think Pink game on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
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