» Saint Francis University dropped a Northeast Conference men's basketball contest 71-54 at Mount St. Mary's University on Saturday.
» Maxwell Land (Cincinnati, Ohio) paced the Red Flash with 17 points.
» Ramiir Dixon-Conover (Newark, N.J.) chipped in 11 points on the afternoon.
» Mark Flagg (Fairless Hills, Pa.) hauled in three rebounds to reach 653 for his career to move into the Top-20 in program history.
After
Marlon Hargis (Mays Landing, N.J.) tied the game on two free throws with 4:02 left, the Mount closed the half on a 10-3 run to take a 35-28 lead going into the locker room. The Red Flash cut the margin to five points twice early in the second half, but could get no closer the rest of the way.
FLASH QUOTES
"Certainly disappointed in the way we competed tonight especially from a rebounding standpoint. Against a good team, on their home court and with a great crowd when you give them multiple opportunities at the basket that's hard. When we rebound, we are a pretty good basketball team and when we don't it makes it really hard. You have got to limit them to one shot and those are momentum plays. We have got to do a better job rebounding especially on the road. When they grind it out on offense, you got to finish the play because its not over till you rebound
." - said head coach Rob Krimmel on the game
"It was a tough stretch here against two really good teams, but we need to get back at it with some home games."
- said Krimmel on the last two games
FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis scored six of the first nine points of the game to take a 6-3 edge with 15:39 left in the first half. Dixon-Conover, Land and
Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) each had two points in the spurt.
Needing three rebounds to etch his name into the record books, Flagg entered the game at 12:07. With 10:15 left in the first half, Flagg grabbed an offensive rebound and then rebounded his own miss before scoring off the glass. The redshirt senior then corralled the rebound on a free throw miss with 8:26 left in the opening stanza for his 653rd career carom to join the Top-20 in program history.
The Red Flash trailed 21-14 with 9:09 left in the first half before going on an 11-4 run to tie the game at 25. Dixon-Conover and Hargis each had four points, while Land drained a trey in the surge.
In the second half with the Mountaineers holding a 38-28 advantage 33 seconds into the final frame, Saint Francis scored five-straight points to cut the margin to 38-33 with 16:41 left.
Myles Thompson (Camden,. N.J.) scored in the lane, Cohen hit a free throw and Land nailed a jumper in the run. Land and the Mount traded baskets to retain the five-point lead margin only to see Mount St. Mary's go on another run to take control of the game.
FLASH NUGGETS
Land fueled the team in scoring for the third time this season and the second time in the last three games. The sophomore has posted double figures 11 times this season and 20 times in his career. He has posted at least 15 points in a game seven times in his sophomore campaign after only scoring over 15 points twice in his freshman year.
Dixon-Conover posted double figures for the 13th time this season and 32nd time in his career. The redshirt senior needs 14 points for 700 points in his career.
Cohen finished with seven points and six rebounds while Thompson registered seven points and five boards.
Flagg, who finished the game with two points and three rebounds, moves into a tie for 20th place with William Saller (653, 1952-56) on the program's all-time career rebound list with 653 caroms. Flagg can move into 19th place with 12 boards.
The Saint Francis coaching staff wore bow ties in honor of the memory of legendary Mount St. Mary's head coach Jim Phelan, who passed away over the summer. Phelan coached the Mount for 49 years and won 830 career games. Legend has it that when he started coaching in Emmitsburg in 1954-55, he asked his wife what to wear and she gave him the bow tie. Phelan started that season on a five-game winning streak that included an 86-79 win against the Maurice Stokes-led "Frankies" on Dec. 12, 1954 and the rest is history.
UP NEXT
After playing 14 of its first 21 games on the road, Saint Francis will play five of its final eight games at DeGol Arena including five of the next six to start the month of February. Bryant will come to Loretto on Thursday to start the final month of the regular season. Tip off is 7 p.m.
