WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Saint Francis University women's basketball defeated Sacred Heart 74-68 on senior day and moved to 8-9 in conference play.
» Jada Dapaa recorded a double-double with a team-high tying 17 points and game-high 21 rebounds.
» Jenna Mastellone tied Dapaa with a team-high 17 points and added seven rebounds.
» Lili Benzel scored 15 points and went 3-of-6 from three-point territory.
» Kaitlyn Maxwell added 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field.
» Sacred Heart's Sonia Smith had a game-high 24 points on 7-of-17 shooting.

FLASH QUOTES
"It's always fun to win on senior day and I'm really proud of our seniors for working together and doing what they needed to do to get the win on the defensive end. It is always a great day when we're focused on the defensive end of the court." – Head Coach Keila Whittington
 
"It almost hasn't hit me yet because the season isn't over and that's what I'm still focused on is finishing out the season." – Forward Jada Dapaa
 
"We started off the day really well, shoot-around this morning went well, and everyone was in high spirits. We went into the game happy and excited and we had a lot of energy." – Guard Jenna Mastellone

TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Sacred Heart took an early 11-5 lead at 6:45 remaining in the first-quarter and took a 20-16 lead at the end of the frame. In the second, Saint Francis started with a 9-4 run and took a 27-24 lead with 3:19 remaining. Sacred Heart responded with a 6-1 run and took a 30-28 lead into the half.
 
After a back-and-forth beginning to the second half, Saint Francis put together a 9-2 run and regained a two-point, 44-42, lead. The Red Flash extended their lead to 51-46 before Dapaa hit a buzzer-beater from over half court to end the third quarter with a 54-46 lead.
 
In the fourth quarter, Sacred Heart stayed was back within three points, 68-65, with less than a minute remaining. Mastellone responded with a two-point shot and extended the lead to 70-65 with 39 seconds remaining before Saint Francis sealed its 74-68 win.

FLASH NUGGETS
Dapaa has 352 rebounds this season, 14 shy of tying Jess Zinobile's 20-year-old record of 366. The 21-rebound game marked Dapaa's third time over 20 in one game, previously done against Sacred Heart and Mount St. Mary's. With 17 points, she recorded her sixth double-double in a row and the third-most single-game points in her career.
 
Mastellone tied her season-high with seven rebounds and 17 points is tied for her fifth-most in a single-game this season.
 
Benzel's 15 points are her fourth-most in a single-game this season and this was her third time shooting t least 50-percent from three-point territory this season.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis ends the regular-season with a home matchup against Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m.