Trailing 23-16 with 11:10 left in the first half, the Red Flash went on a 26-9 run the rest of the stanza to go into the locker room with a 42-32 lead. Similar to the win against Lehigh, current Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week
Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) had a huge hand in the run with seven of his nine points coming in the final 11 minutes and 10 seconds of the half. Coleman was also a factor with five of his seven points on the night, while Dixon-Conover had six points in the spurt.
FLASH QUOTES
"I thought the game made a turn for us when
Luke Ruggery blocked out their big kid in the first half. He blocked the kid out, got the rebound and then we went on a run. That moment right there, you look at moments in a game where you can take off. Certainly, a good win, things that we did defensively allowed us to get into a rhythm offensively. I thought we got production from everybody. A big step forward for our guys to play four each other and not with each other. There are still some things that we need to clean up, but not much I can pick apart. I think we played well for 40 minutes tonight. When you are on a team there are certain sacrifices that you have to make, and when your time comes if you have a great attitude and work hard you are going to continue to flourish."
– head coach Rob Krimmel on the win
"Jeriah its obviously his best game in a Saint Francis uniform. Work hard and your time will come is an overused statement. Working hard, but working hard at what. Continuing to add value to your skill set. Jeriah is a player that is continuing to develop his skill set. It's a great testament to if you keep a great attitude, you keep working hard, trusting in the staff, when your opportunity comes success is going to be a part of it." – Krimmel on Jeriah Coleman's game
"He is a better leader. Leadership and trusting his teammates are two areas that he has grown tremendously. And it was hard for him and Myles last year as captains, as go to guys for the first time in the middle of a pandemic. He took those steps. Leadership, work ethic, trusting his teammates, all of those things that don't show up that is where he has taken the biggest steps." – Krimmel of improvements from Ramiir Dixon-Conover
"I just took what the defense gave me. This year being my last year I am staying focused on trying to get better each and every day. Give a shout out to Keith Braxton. I played with him for two years. I took a little from his game and see how he got position. There are a lot of little guards that guard me, and I just try and use my height to my advantage." – Dixon-Conover on the game and his playing style
FLASH MOMENTS
With the score, 49-39 in the second half with 16:42 left, Saint Francis went on a 34-9 run take a commanding 83-48 advantage. Giles recorded 10 of his 13 points in this spurt while Dixon-Conover and Ruggery each hit a pair of triples.
FLASH NUGGETS
Dixon-Conover is the first player this season to reach 20 points in a game this season. He has posted 16 or more points three times this season and has notched double figures four times on the young season. The redshirt senior, who has 23 career 10-point performances, has surpassed 500 points in his career and now stands at 513 points in his career.
Giles has registered double figures four times this season and16 times in his career. He has rfound double figures 10 times in his last 12 games. Land has now posted double figures in both home games this season.
Cohen finished the game with nine points and eight rebounds. The redshirt sophomore has posted at least eight points and five rebounds in each of his last five games. Cohen scored 18 points in both games last week to earn the top player billing in the conference.
Myles Thompson (Camden, N.J.) also had nine points on the night. The senior has recorded three games with nine points and two games with 17 points. He needs 21 points to reach 800 in his career.
Saint Francis improves to 3-3 on the year for the fifth time under head coach
Rob Krimmel and the first since reaching the mark in four consecutive seasons (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18). The squad has won all three games at home when trying to improve to 3-3 on the year under the coach.
The Red Flash have scored 93 points and 100 points in its two home games this season.The squad has posted at least 79 points in the last three games.
Saint Francis has won its first two games for the sixth time under Krimmel.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash open up a four-game road trip at Ohio University on Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
