LORETTO, Pa.  – Saint Francis University women's basketball defeats Central Connecticut 63-57 after a go-ahead three-point shot from Filippa Goula with 1:09 remaining in the game.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Sam Miller recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
» Adison Novosel scored a team-high 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three.
» Goula scored 10 points and added seven rebounds, while Semaya Turner recorded three steals and one block.
» Central Connecticut's Dejah Jenkins scored a game-high 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Central Connecticut held an early 5-4 lead before Saint Francis went on a 13-3 run in the final five minutes of the first quarter. With the Red Flash up 18-7 after one quarter, the Blue Devils went on a 9-0 run in the first four minutes of the second quarter and cut the deficit to 18-16. Saint Francis responded with a 16-4 run the remainder of the half and opened a 34-20 lead.
 
In the third quarter, Saint Francis led by 18 points, 41-23, at the eight-minute mark. Central Connecticut was able to cut the deficit to 10 points, 47-37, at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Saint Francis held a 55-44 lead with under six minutes remaining before an 11-0 Central Connecticut run tied the game at 55 with two minutes remaining. Goula hit a three-point shot with 1:09 remaining and gave Saint Francis a 58-55 lead before its eventual 63-57 win.

FLASH NUGGETS
Miller recorded the first double-double of her career and 12 rebounds were a career-high. The rebounds were her first time in double-digits and she has led Saint Francis in four of the past five games.
 
Novosel's 12 points and four converted three-point field goals were a career-high. She scored nine points twice this season and converted three three-point field goals once.
 
Goula's clutch three-point shot gave her the eighth double-digit scoring game of the season. She also tied her career-high at Saint Francis with two three-point field goals.
 
With her three steals, Turner now has at least two steals in the past four games.
 
NEXT
Saint Francis hosts Stonehill for the first time in program history on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.