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Women's Basketball
58
Bryant BRY 5-14,3-5 NEC
64
Winner Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 9-12,7-3 NEC
Bryant BRY
5-14,3-5 NEC
58
Final
64
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
9-12,7-3 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bryant BRY 8 16 9 25 58
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 14 20 10 20 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash pick up victory over Bryant, 64-58

Loretto, Pa. – Saint Francis women's basketball (9-12, 7-3 NEC) held off a late Bryant (5-14, 3-5 NEC) rally as the Red Flash picked up a 64-58 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday at DeGol Arena. Jenna Mastellone (New York City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) led SFU in scoring with 13 points each, while MaKenzie Pollard (Baltimore, MD/Western) added a career-high 11 points.

Saint Francis held a 57-44 lead following a Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) jumper with 4:12 to play in the game. A 10-0 Bryant run cut the margin to 57-54 with 1:31 remaining. The Bulldogs then intentionally fouled to send the Red Flash to the line. SFU converted on 7-of-8 free throws over the final 1:17 and Bryant wouldn't come closer than four points in the final minute as the Red Flash secured the win.

After a slow start offensively for both teams, SFU held an 8-4 lead following 2-of-2 Swogger free throws with 3:15 to play in the first quarter. Pollard knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to put the Red Flash ahead 14-4 with 2:10 to go. The Bulldogs cut the lead to 14-8 at the end of the first stanza.

Bryant came out hot in the second period to tie the game 14-14 in the opening minutes. Saint Francis then went on a 9-2 run to seize a 23-16 lead following consecutive Thomas trifectas with 5:23 to play. The Bulldogs trimmed the margin to 26-22 before the Red Flash extended the advantage to 34-24 at halftime.

Bryant pulled within 38-31 with 6:51 left in the third quarter. Both teams were held scoreless over the next four minutes until Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) broke the drought on a jumper with 2:22 to play. Thomas connected on 2-of-2 free throws with less than a second remaining to put the Red Flash ahead 44-33 at the end of the third frame.

A Sam Miller (Red Lion, PA/Dallastown) layup gave Saint Francis its largest lead of the game at 53-39 with 6:41 left in the game. Bryant continued to chip away at the lead, but the Red Flash defense held strong and solid free throw shooting propelled SFU to the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Saint Francis shot 22-of-61 (36.1%) from the floor, including 8-of-23 (34.8%) from three-point range.
  • SFU was 12-of-16 (75.0%) from the free throw line.
  • Bryant was 26-of-70 (37.1%) from the field and only 1-of-11 (9.1%) from behind the arc.
  • The Red Flash held a narrow 44-42 rebounding advantage.
  • The Bulldogs scored 44 points in the paint compared to SFU's 24 points inside.
Notes
  • Saint Francis improves to 13-9 in the all-time series history.
  • The Red Flash complete the season sweep and have won four straight over the Bulldogs.
  • Pollard's 11 points shattered her previous career-best of six points set last season against Wagner on Jan. 28, 2019.
  • Jada Dapaa (Potomac, MD/Holy Child) pulled downed a career-high 13 rebounds.
  • SFU now sits in sole possession of third place in the NEC standings.
Up Next
Saint Francis returns to action hosting CCSU on Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
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