WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Saint Francis University women's basketball dropped it second conference game of the season with a 65-47 loss at Fairleigh Dickinson.
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Jenna Mastellone led the Red Flash with a career-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
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Jada Dapaa paced Saint Francis with a game-high six rebounds.
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Sam Miller recorded one steal, one block and added a game-high three offensive rebounds.
» Two Knights' players, Madison Stanley and Aniya Bell, scored 18 points. Fairleigh Dickinson shot 51.1 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point territory.
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TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
After the Red Flash scored the final seven points of the first half and cut the deficit to two points, 26-24, the Knights opened up their lead with a 22-9 advantage in the third quarter.
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Over the first 7:30 of the third quarter, Fairleigh Dickinson was on a 15-4 run led by five points from Stanley and four points from Dahomee Forgues. Â
FLASH MOMENTS
With a converted free throw at 5:26 of the fourth quarter, Mastellone scored her 18th point, which marked a new career-high. She finished with 23.
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Saint Francis scored the final seven points of the first half in the final 5:32 of the half. Fairleigh Dickinson went 0-of-6 during the stretch.
FLASH NUGGETS
Mastellone's 23 points is the highest career single-game total for any Red Flash player on the current roster. Her 50 percent shooting was the sixth time she went 50 or higher this season. Eight converted field goals is tied with
Kaitlyn Maxwell for the most in one game this season.
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Dapaa paced the Red Flash in rebounds for the 11th time this season. This is her first time outside of double-digit rebounds in five games.
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The Red Flash held a 31-28 advantage in rebounds which marked their sixth time leading a game in rebounds this season.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash return home for the first time since Dec. 4 when they host St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
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