WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Jada Dapaa had a game-high 12 rebounds, four offensive.
» Two freshman, Adison Novosel and Nyla Rozier saw their first collegiate game action.
» The Red Flash paced the game with 37.5 percent three-point shooting and seven fast-break points, while Kent State led in all other categories.
» Kent State guard Katie Schumate had a game-high 21 point, 19 of them in the first half.
» Saint Francis never led in the contest.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Kent State's Katie Schumate hit a three-point shot at the first quarter buzzer that gave the Golden Flashes an 18-13 lead. After the Red Flash trailed 20-13 early in the second quarter, Sam Miller and Jada Dapaa hit back-to-back layups by cut the deficit to 20-17.
 
Kent State responded with 10-straight points that led to a 30-17 advantage, seven of the points from Schumate. The Golden Flashes stretched the lead to 35-22 at halftime and led by 14-or-more points the entire second half before winning by 26.

FLASH MOMENTS
The Red Flash trailed by six points late in the first quarter before Jordan McLemore and Jada Dapaa hit two-point shots that cut the deficit to two. At the first quarter buzzer, Katie Schumate hit a three-point shot that extended the Golden Flashes lead back to five points.
 
Jada Dapaa needed just over two and a half quarters to reach double-digit rebounds, as she grabbed her 10th with 3:27 remaining in the third quarter.
 
During the closing stages of the fourth quarter, freshman Adison Novosel and Nyla Rozier saw their first collegiate game action and Novosel scored her first points with a three-point shot.

FLASH NUGGETS
Senior Jada Dapaa grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, four of them offensive. She added six points on 50 percent shooting.
 
Senior Jordan McLemore led the Red Flash scoring with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting.
 
Freshman Adison Novosel scored the first three points of her collegiate career on her first shooting attempt.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash face a quick turnaround when they travel to West Virginia on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for a 7 p.m. tip-off.