LORETTO, Pa.  – Saint Francis University women's basketball dropped its conference opener to Wagner 76-25.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Aaliyah Moore had a team-high six points and seven rebounds.
» Destini Ward added five points, while Semaya Turner had four points and six rebounds.
» Wagner's Zhaneia Thybulle scored a game-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Wagner scored the game's first eight points before Filippa Goula converted two free throws and cut the deficit to 8-2 with under five minutes in the first quarter. After Wagner held a 14-4 lead after the first, the Seahawks outscored Saint Francis 19-2 in the second and took a 33-6 lead into halftime.
 
In the third quarter, Wagner outscored Saint Francis 20-8 and in the fourth quarter outscored the Red Flash 23-11 on the way to a 76-25 win.

FLASH NUGGETS
Saint Francis was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line after they entered the contest 64-percent during the first 12 games.
 
Turner's six rebounds were a career-high and she now has 11 in the past two games.
 
NEXT
Saint Francis begins its first conference road trip with a 6 p.m. tip-off at Stonehill on Friday, Jan. 6.