WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Saint Francis University women's basketball earns their first victory of the season with a 66-50 defeat of LIU.
» Lili Benzel tied her season-high with 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from three-point territory.
» Sam Miller fell one point shy of her career-high with 13 points and added a career-high three assists.
» Jada Dapaa had a career-high five assists and a game-high 13 rebounds.
» Jenna Mastellone and Kaitlyn Maxwell scored 12 points each.
» The Red Flash never trailed in the game and held an 18-point lead during, their largest lead of the season.
» LIU's Brandy Thomas has a game-high 18 points and team-high five rebounds.
 
FLASH QUOTES
"If you never quit, then the hard work pays off - this team fights every single game. Just because we lost a couple of games before doesn't mean we stop, we had to keep moving forward." – Senior forward Jada Dapaa
 
"You never know what's going to happen at the end of the game so you have to keep the energy all the way through. Starting the way we did gave us a big jump and we kept it." – Junior forward Sam Miller
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
The Red Flash jumped out to an early 13-4 lead to end the first quarter and extended the lead to 24-6 midway through the second quarter. LIU cut the deficit to 29-16 at halftime before a third-quarter surge.
 
After Mastellone started the second half with a three pointer, LIU went on a 9-0 run in over five minutes of game time that cut the deficit to 33-25. The Sharks held a slight advantage for the remainder of the quarter and Saint Francis held a 43-37 lead after three quarters.
 
In the fourth quarter, LIU was within five points, 50-45, before Saint Francis scored nine-straight points to open a commanding 59-45 lead with 3:25 remaining before an eventual 66-50 victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
Benzel led the Red Flash in points for the second time this season, her first on Dec. 11 at Duquesne when she also scored 14 points.
 
Dapaa recorded her tenth double-digit rebound game of the season and raised her season mark to 9.9 per game.
 
Jordan McLemore had a season-high six assists, two shy of a career-high she set with Hartford on Jan. 18, 2020.
 
Miller recorded her second-straight double-digit game and third of the season with her season-high 13.
 
Maxwell had her sixth double-digit scoring game this season and shot of 50 percent from the field for the ninth time.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash return home for their fourth all-time matchup against Merrimack on Saturday, Jan. 15 for a 4 p.m. tip-off.