made a great impression in front of the Loretto faithful in his DeGol Arena debut with a career-high 21 points to help Saint Francis past Penn State Schuylkill 96-57 in Wednesday's non-conference men's basketball action.
>> The freshman continued to show that touch from long range, connecting on 6 of 10 from behind the arc while shooting 7 of 11 from the floor and converting his first career free throw. He stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high five assists, four steals, and three rebounds.
also had an excellent debut in Loretto with a career-high 11 points and seven assists, while
also found double figures with 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three blocks.
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Saint Francis took the lead for good with an
Aidan Harris jumper at 17:51 in the first half, and the Red Flash used a 20-10 run over the next 10 minutes to build a double-digit lead for good. Webb led the way with five points in this spurt.
FLASH QUOTES
"We had a great crowd tonight, and the support was fantastic. We wanted our guys to come out and play hard so people could start to figure out who we were as a basketball program. I was pleased with the response in the second half. We began to share the basketball, got the shots we wanted, and did some good things defensively. It was a good win in our first opportunity to compete at home."
- head coach Rob Krimmel on the game
"When you play your first home game, making a statement and protecting the home court is essential. It's hard to win games on the road, and these guys have done it, but there is a certain pride that you have to embody when you put the white jersey on in your home arena. You need to have that edge every time you step on that court, especially at home, because you must protect your home court throughout the season.
- Krimmel on playing on your home court
"We are good about digging ourselves into holes, especially on the road. I told the guys to leave the shovels behind as we prepare for Georgetown."
- Krimmel on the next game at Georgetown
FLASH MOMENTS
The Frankies closed the first half on a 19-10 run to take a 43-23 advantage into the locker room. Clayville had three triples, and
Bobby Rosenberger III scored six of his eight points in this span.
Saint Francis pushed the lead to 65-35 with 9:49 on the clock after a Moncrief dunk but then exploded for a 26-9 run to increase the lead to 91-44 with 4:14 on the clock. Moncrief registered all 17 of his points in this time frame to power the surge.
FLASH NUGGETS
Clayville has registered at least nine points in five of the six games this season, with three double-figure performances. The freshman became the first Red Flash player to reach 20 points this season and joins Rosenberger and
Ace Talbert as the only three players on the roster to reach the mark. Clayville also becomes the first freshman to have a 20-point game since Rosenberger and Talbert had 22 points and 21 points, respectively, against Stonehill on February 10, 2024.
Three times in Moncrief's career, he finished one point shy of a double-figure performance and, on two other occasions, finished with a basket away from 10 points before his outburst on Wednesday. The junior registered eight points against Dayton on November 4 before being held scoreless in his next four games. Moncrief went 6-for-8 from the floor, 1 of 2 from 3-point land, and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.
Webb recorded his sixth career double-figure performance and his third at DeGol Arena. Webb was two points shy of a career-high after registering 19 points against Sacred Heart on January 25, 2024. The junior matched his career-high rebound (7), assists (3), and blocks (3) totals from that game against the Pioneers.
Parker reached double figures for the first time and added a career-high seven assists and four rebounds. It was the second time this season the junior has dished out at least five helpers.
Rosenberger missed double figures for the first time in 2024-25 but still finished with eight points and six rebounds.
Daemar Kelly stuffed the stat sheet with seven points and matched career-best totals in rebounds (3), assists (3), steals (3) and blocks (2).
Trey Weiand and
Carson Rhodes both made their collegiate debut in the game.
It marked the first time the Red Flash dished out 30 or more assists since handing out 30 helpers against Chatham on November 19, 2016. It is also the most assists in a game dating back to the 1997-98 season.
Saint Francis improved to 14-0 against non-Division I teams under head coach
Rob Krimmel.
NEXT ON TAP
The Red Flash returns to action at Georgetown to complete the Hoyas MTE on Saturday. Game time is noon on FS2.
