WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Saint Francis University women's basketball ended their road trip with a 69-64 loss at Merrimack.
» Jada Dapaa recorded a double-double with a career-high 19 points with seven converted field goals. She tied her career-high with three steals.
» Aaliyah Moore tied her career-high with eight points and nine rebounds.
» Jordan McLemore and Jenna Mastellone each scored in double-digits.
» Merrimack's Kate Mager had a game-high 20 points and Jayme DeCesare recorded a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Saint Francis fell to a quick 16-1 deficit in the first six minutes of the game and were down 27-12 after one quarter. In the second quarter, Merrimack staked to a 36-16 lead over halfway through before Saint Francis scored the only six points in the final 4:30.
 
The Red Flash went on a 7-0 run to open the second half and cut the deficit to single-digits, 36-29. Merrimack slowly regained a 10-point lead, 48-38 by the end of the third quarter.
 
In the fourth quarter, Saint Francis rallied to cut the Merrimack lead to 56-54 with 4:42 left. Merrimack responded with five points to take a 59-54 lead and maintained at least a three-point lead the rest of the way. The Warriors hit all of their free-throws down the stretch to clinch a 69-64 win.

FLASH NUGGETS
Dapaa's 19 points broke her previous career-high of 17 set on Jan. 6 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. She recorded her fifth double-double of the season and her sixth game with at least 15 rebounds.
 
One game after she set a career-high with nine rebounds, Moore tied that mark. She also tied her career-high eight points she previously set on Nov. 20 vs. Longwood.
 
McLemore recorded her second block of the season and just the ninth of her career.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns home for a matchup with first-place Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday, Feb. 11 for a 7 p.m. tip-off.