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Haley Thomas
50
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 10-13,8-4 NEC
55
Winner Wagner WC 8-13,4-6 NEC
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
10-13,8-4 NEC
50
Final
55
Wagner WC
8-13,4-6 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 13 10 19 8 50
Wagner WC 18 10 12 15 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David Halstead

Red Flash fall to Wagner on the road, 55-50

Staten Island, N.Y. – Saint Francis women's basketball (10-13, 8-4 NEC) fell to Wagner (8-13, 4-6 NEC) 55-50 on Saturday at the Spiro Center. Karson Swogger (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) led the Red Flash in scoring with 16 points, while Haley Thomas (Hooversville, PA/Bishop McCort) added 14 points and seven rebounds.

SFU held a 47-42 lead following a Thomas jumper with 7:15 to play in the game. A 9-0 Wagner run put the Seahawks ahead 51-47 with 4:44 remaining. Both teams were held scoreless until Swogger connected on a three-pointer to pull the Red Flash within 51-50 with 1:22 to go. Back-to-back Wagner field goals gave the Seahawks a 55-50 lead and Saint Francis came up empty on offense in the final minute.

The Red Flash jumped out to a 9-4 lead following a Swogger three-pointer with 5:30 left in the first quarter. Katie Dettwiller's (Portsmouth, Ohio/Notre Dame) layup put SFU in front 13-12 with 1:14 to go. Wagner then closed the period on a 6-0 run to hold an 18-13 lead at the end of the first stanza.

A back-and-forth start to the second period saw the Red Flash cut the lead to 20-19 after a Thomas jumper with 6:07 left. Swogger made 2-of-2 from the free throw line to give Saint Francis a 23-22 lead with 1:52 to play. Wagner connected on consecutive three-pointers to take a 28-23 halftime advantage.

The Seahawks led 36-31 with just under six minutes to go in the third quarter. SFU then used a 9-2 run over the next five minutes as a Phee Allen (Newport News, VA/Woodside) jumper capped the surge and put the Red Flash ahead 40-38. Saint Francis held a 42-40 lead at the end of the third frame.

Swogger opened the scoring in the final period with a three-pointer to give Saint Francis a 45-40 advantage. Wagner continued to fight back and chipped away at the lead before using the late run to hand the Red Flash the defeat.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Saint Francis shot 19-of-43 (44.2%) from the field, including 4-of-18 (22.2%) from three-point range.
  • The Red Flash were 8-of-10 (80.0%) from the free throw line.
  • SFU held a 32-27 rebounding advantage.
  • Allen had six of the Red Flash's 11 assists.
  • Saint Francis scored 24 points in the paint compared to Wagner's 13 points inside.
  • Wagner scored 20 points off the bench, while SFU had only seven bench points.
  • The game featured five ties and eight lead changes.
Notes
  • With the loss, Saint Francis is now 49-23 in the all-time series history.
  • The Red Flash fall to the Seahawks for the first time in the last six meetings.
  • The loss is SFU's first on a Saturday in NEC play.
  • Thomas scored in double-figures for the fourth straight game.
  • SFU remains in third place in the NEC standings behind Robert Morris and Mount St. Mary's.
Up Next
Saint Francis returns to action at Sacred Heart on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
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