LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University women's basketball fell in its first road game against Le Moyne in program history, 56-24.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Kendall Carruthers scored 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting and added six rebounds.
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Yanessa Boyd scored six points and had six rebounds.
» Le Moyne's Lytoya Baker and Haedyn Roberts had a game-high 16 points each.
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Saint Francis and Le Moyne engaged in a low-scoring first inning that ended in a 10-7 lead for the Dolphins. Le Moyne then outscored Saint Francis 18-2 in the second quarter and took a 28-9 lead into halftime. 12 of the 20 points combined in the second quarter were from the free throw line.
Le Moyne started the third quarter on a 7-2 run and took a 35-11 lead three minutes into the third quarter. Saint Francis then ended the quarter with a 6-4 advantage in the final seven minutes and still trailed 39-17 after three. Le Moyne outscored Saint Francis 17-7 in the fourth quarter to earn its victory.
FLASH NUGGETS
Carruthers recorded her 19th double-digit scoring game of the season and fell one rebound shy of her career high.
Boyd has at least five rebounds in four of the last five games.
NEXT
Saint Francis concludes the regular season on Thursday, March 7 at Sacred Heart for an 11 a.m. tip-off.