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Saint Francis University Athletics

Ineivi Plata
59
Saint Francis SF-PA 3-12,1-1 NEC
73
Winner Stonehill STO 6-9,2-0 NEC
Saint Francis SF-PA
3-12,1-1 NEC
59
Final
73
Stonehill STO
6-9,2-0 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis SF-PA 12 12 20 15 59
Stonehill STO 12 14 29 18 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Falls To Stonehill

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Natalie Johnson led the way in scoring for the Red Flash with 13 points. The junior added two rebounds, three assists, a block and three steals. 
 
>> Alary Bell scored in double digits as well, notching 10 points with four rebounds. 
 
>> Ineivi Plata and Yanessa Boyd each recorded three assists, sharing the team-best mark with Johnson. 
 
>> Stonehill's Sharn Hayward led the game in scoring with 29 points on the afternoon.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME

After a near-even first half, the Skyhawks went on an 18-2 run to open up a 16-point lead with 6:38 left in the third quarter. Stonehill scored 29 points in the third quarter. 
 
The Red Flash cut the deficit to nine with 5:00 left in the third period thanks to a 7-0 run of their own, but Stonehill opened the lead back up and went on to win.

FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis went on an 8-0 run in the middle of the first quarter to take a 12-8 lead. Johnson scored two of the four baskets in the run and assisted on a third. 

In the middle of the second quarter, Bell scored back-to-back baskets to put Saint Francis ahead 20-19. 
 
The Red Flash were down by four points entering the final two minutes of the half, but Plata and Boyd scored on consecutive possessions to tie the game at 24. 
 
Saint Francis cut the Skyhawk lead to 12 at the 1:46 mark in the fourth quarter courtesy of a 6-0 run. Harris Robinson and Giselle Eke split the scoring evenly on the run. 

FLASH NUGGETS
Bell set a career-high in points with 10. It also marks the first time in her career that she has scored in double digits. 
 
Johnson has now scored in double figures on seven occasions this season. It is the first time she has done so in back-to-back games. 
 
Johnson has shot 50 percent or better in three consecutive games. The Waldorf, Md. native shot 54.5 percent from the field against Stonehill, going 6 for 11.

NEXT UP FOR FLASH
Saint Francis will host FDU on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. for their first home game of conference play.
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