>> Saint Francis falls 70-50 to FDU in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Semifinals on Saturday night.
>> Maxwell Land (Cincinnati, Ohio) paced the Red Flash with 13 points.
>> Josh Cohen (Lincroft, N.J.) wrapped up his historic season with 12 points and eight rebounds. The redshirt junior finished the season averaging 21.8 points per game and registered 676 points (fourth-most in single-season history), 257 field goals (second most) and 162 free throws (fourth most).
>> Landon Moore (Bloomington, Ill.) chipped in 10 points and four assists.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
After the Red Flash grabbed a 13-12 lead with 10:40 left in the first half, the Knights went on a 23-12 run to take a 35-25 lead with 1:21 left in the half. Land would hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the margin to seven points, but FDU regained a double-figure lead with its first basket in the second half and never looked back to earn the win.

FLASH QUOTES
"We knew what we were getting into coming into the game with their pressure in the way that they played offensively, and I thought we did a pretty good job in the first half but give them credit, they will their style for the better part of 40 minutes. I certainly wish FDU well as they go into play Merrimack in the conference championship. Congratulations Merrimack on winning the league and then hosting the championship. I will certainly be tuned in Tuesday to see who comes out victorious." – head coach Rob Krimmel on the game

"As a competitor, you never liked to lose that last game. But as I said before, the good Lord has a plan for our program and for these guys that are sitting with me and will continue to work and develop young men and put ourselves in a position to win as many basketball games as possible. And when that opportunity comes for us to have another game like this, we'll do our best to be a little bit better but always disappointing to finish your last game and not get the result or reach the goals that you set out at the beginning of the year." – Krimmel on opportunities

FLASH MOMENTS
Trailing 8-2, Saint Francis scored nine of the next 11 points to take an 11-10 edge with 11:59 left in the first half. Luke Ruggery (Duncansville, Pa.) fueled the run with a pair of 3-pointers.

FLASH NUGGETS
Land, an All-NEC second-team performer, registered double figures 22 times on the season and in 15 of the 18 league games this season. The junior will go into his senior season needing 130 points to become the 44th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in his career.
 
Cohen, the NEC Co-Player of the Year, registered double figures in all 31 games he played this season and finished with a 21.8 points per game average. He moved into 29th place on the program's all-time career points list with 1,032 points and is also 26th in career rebounds with 521 boards. The redshirt junior was also named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List and ranks among the nation's leaders in points, points per game, field goal percentage, field goals made and free throws made.
 
Moore registered his 13th game with at least 10 points in a game and had at least 10 points in seven of his last eight games. The NEC All-Rookie selection averaged 13.1 points per game and added 69 assists in his first season in Loretto.
 
The game marked the end of Marlon Hargis' (Mays Landing, N.J.) Red Flash career. Hargis recorded 460 points, 247 rebounds, 50 assists, 20 steals and 11 blocks in 74 games including 24 starts in three seasons in Loretto.
 
Saint Francis advanced to its eighth NEC semifinals, joining the 1982-83, 1990-91, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20 teams.
 
The Red Flash finished 13-18 on the year and 9-7 in NEC play. The Loretto team also went 10-5 at DeGol Arena in the 50 Anniversary of the opening of the building.