WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Army defeated Saint Francis in non-conference women's basketball action on Saturday.
>> Cassandra Hawthorne paced the Red Flash with 12 points, tying her career best.
>> Shelby Ricks and Sonia Sato chipped in nine points each.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
The Black Knights scored 24 of the first 31 points to take the lead and never looked back to earn an 82-50 win in the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

FLASH QUOTES
"The effort and energy were there, and this was another step in our journey. We are going to get some rest and look at how we can tighten some things on defense and get the offense flowing." - head coach Chynna Bozeman on the game 

"We are going to get that family-style meal set up, and the spread is going to be something special. I am excited about it. We are going to get a good meal and family time in before we get back to work." - Bozeman on the team's Thanksgiving plans

FLASH NUGGETS
Hawthorne recorded her second double-figure game of her career after scoring 12 points on Saturday and 12 points at La Salle on November 8. The graduate student shot 4-for-7 from the floor, 2 of 2 from behind the arc, and 2 of 2 from the free throw line. Hawthorne added five boards to have at least five caroms in four of the five games she has played.  She has made 9 of 11 attempts from the free throw line in 2025-26.

Coming off a career-high 22 points and a season-best eight rebounds against Carnegie Mellon on Tuesday, Sato registered nine points and two rebounds against Army West Point. The graduate student averaged 15.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the two games this week. She has scored at least nine points in five of the six games in her first season in Loretto.

Ricks has posted at least nine points in four of the six games this season, but was held under five rebounds for the first time this season. The graduate student made a career-best seven attempts from the charity stripe.

Aleah James registered six points, five rebounds, and three assists against the Black Knights. It was the third time this season she has grabbed at least five boards, and the fourth time she has dished out at least three helpers.

Gemma Walker made her 2025-26 debut, registering two points and three rebounds in 24 minutes. The rebound and minutes total were new career highs. Walker appeared in 13 games off the bench for the Red Flash in her freshman campaign.

The game against Army marked the first game for Saint Francis against a team not from Pennsylvania after playing the first five games of the season against teams from the Keystone State.

The game also marked the end of a four-game homestand, the first time the team has played four non-conference games in a row since 1984-85.

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