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| Saint Francis Probable Starters |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
4 |
Marissa Shelton |
5-8 |
Jr. |
7.1 |
2.4 |
34.8 |
Scored a career-high 20 points in last game |
| G |
10 |
Ineivi Plata |
5-3 |
Fr. |
5.6 |
3.4 |
39.3 |
Scored career-high 18 points in last game |
| G |
11 |
Harris Robinson |
5-8Â Â Â Â |
Sr. |
4.1 |
3.0 |
41.3 |
First career double-double with 16 pts, 10 rebs vs. CCSU |
| F |
12 |
Julianna Gibson |
6-2 |
Jr. |
5.0 |
3.0 |
49.2 |
Notched 10 points and six rebounds at Le Moyne |
| Top Players Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| GÂ |
0 |
Yanessa Boyd |
5-9 |
So. |
7.2 |
3.7 |
34.0 |
Missed last three games |
| GÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â |
1 |
Kameryn Dorsey |
5-6 |
So. |
7.0 |
5.0 |
60.0 |
Out for season due to an injury |
| F |
3 |
Jade Campbell |
6-0 |
Jr. |
4.5 |
3.7 |
39.4 |
Playing in first postseason game since 2022-23 |
| G |
5 |
Natalie Johnson |
5-8 |
Jr. |
9.6 |
2.6 |
46.8 |
Scored career-high 25 points at Chicago State |
| G |
20 |
Airah Lavy |
5-10 |
Fr. |
6.6 |
1.0 |
35.2 |
14 points in first meeting with Dolphins |
| GÂ Â Â Â |
21 |
Gemma Walker |
5-10 |
Fr. |
0.9 |
0.5 |
21.1 |
Notched career-high four points vs Le Moyne at home |
| F |
23 Â Â Â |
Marina Artero |
5-11 |
So. |
2.1 |
3.9 |
38.9 |
Season high six points in last game |
| G |
24Â Â Â Â |
Destini Ward |
5-8 |
Jr. |
--- |
--- |
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Team captain in 2024-25 |
| F |
32 |
Fanta Daffe |
5-10 |
Sr. |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
Made first careeer start against CCSU |
| F |
33 |
Giselle Eke |
6-3 |
Fr. |
1.4 |
2.2 |
26.7 |
Career-high six boards vs Stonehill |
| F |
34 |
Alary Bell |
6-2 |
So. |
4.5 |
3.9 |
52.1 |
Shooting 51.1 percent in NEC games |
SELECT GAME NOTES VS. LE MOYNEÂ (FULLÂ GAME NOTES PDF)
FRANKIES TIDBITS IN A FLASH
• Monday's game between Saint Francis and Le Moyne marks the fifth meeting in the all-time series in a matchup that started last year when the Dolphins joined the NEC. Saint Francis swept the season series with a 73-41 win in Loretto on January 11 an a 66-60 overtime win in Syracuse on February 6.
• Saint Francis is making its 30th appearance in the NEC Tournament. The Loretto program is 47-17 all-time in the league postseason and 18-3 in games played in Loretto. Saint Francis has won 12 NEC Championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2018). The Red Flash is hosting a tournament game for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
• Saint Francis is looking for its first NEC Tournament win since defeating Sacred Heart in the NEC Semifinals on March 14, 2019. It would also be the first tournament win at DeGol Arena since a 91-78 win against Bryant on March 11, 2019.
• With a win, the Red Flash would advance to the NEC Semifinals for the 20th time, where the squad holds an 18-1 record in the penultimate game of the tournament. The only time Saint Francis did not reach the NEC Championship Game after advancing to the semifinals was 2017. The Red Flash are 12-6 in the NEC Championship Game.
• With a win, Saint Francis would most likely play on the road for the semifinals for first time since playing at Sacred Heart on March 14, 2019.
• Saint Francis wrapped up the regular season by scoring 80 points against Mercyhurst on March 6. It was the first time the Red Flash reached 80 points since posting 82 points against St. Francis Brooklyn on January 11, 2020.
• Saint Francis finished with a 9-7 record to mark the 25th time in team history the squad posted a winning league record and first since 2020-21. The Red Flash has won its first game of the tournament in 21 of the previous times the team finished with a winning record. Saint Francis lost in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2021 after recording a winning league regular season.Â
AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Move the Red Flash to the NEC Semifinals for the first time since 2018-19
• Be the first home win in the NEC Tournament since 2018-19
• Sweep the season series with Le Moyne
• Improve to 3-0 against Le Moyne this season
• Advance to the NEC Semifinals for the 20th time in program history
• Be the sixth win at DeGol Arena in 2024-25
• Be the 11th win on the season for the Red Flash
ABOUT THE DOLPHINS
• Le Moyne finished the regular season 6-23 overall and 6-10 in NEC play. The six wins all took place at Ted Grant Court. The Dolphins are coming off a 64-48 loss to regular season champion FDU on March 6.Â
• Haedyn Roberts paced Le Moyne in the regular season finale with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Megan Bodziony added 10 points against the Knights.
• Roberts leads the team with 11.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Roberts and
Brianna Williams are tied for the team lead in blocks (18).
Sierra Linnin is second on the team with 10.3 points per game.
Eli Clarkpaces the Dolphins in assists (85), while
Emily Florvil paces the team in steals (34) and is second in assists (45).Â
SFU-LE MOYNE: TAKE ONE
• Saint Francis defeated Le Moyne 73-41 on January 11 in Loretto.Â
• Freshman Airah Lavy powered the Red Flash with 14 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor, 4 of 5 from behind the arc and 2 of 2 from the free throw line. Junior Marissa Shelton added 12 points and sophomore Marina Artero tied a career-high with 11 rebounds. Â
• Haedyn Roberts and Eli Clark both had 11 points to pace the Dolphins in the first meeting.Â
SFU-LE MOYNE: PART DEUX
•Junior Marissa Shelton scored in the lane with 3:13 left in overtime to give Saint Francis the lead for good in a 66-60 win against Le Moyne on February 6 in Syracuse.Â
• Junior Natalie Johnson paced the Red Flash with a then career-high 21 points. Junior Julianna Gibson and freshman Ineivi Plata each had 10 points in the winning effort. Shelton and sophomore Yanessa Boyd each had nine points.Â
• Eli Clark (14 points), Sierra Linnin (13 points), Brianna Williams (11 points) and Megan Bodziony (10 points) each found double figures for the Dolphins.Â
LAST TIME OUT
• Juniors
Natalie Johnson and
Marissa Shelton registered 20 points each to help Saint Francis defeat Mercyhurst 80-65 in the NEC regular season finale on Thursday.
• Johnson finished the game 8-for-13 from the floor, 2 of 3 from behind the arc, and made both free throws, while adding six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Shelton finished with a career-high 20 points.
• Freshman
Ineivi Plata also had a career-high with 18 points in the win against the Lakers.Â
TRENDING UP
• Junior
Natalie Johnson has registered back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in her career. During the last road trip, Johnson averaged 17.6 points per game. She is coming off a career0-high 25 points and nine rebounds at Chicago State on March 1 and 20 points against Mercyhurst on March 6. She registered four 20-point games in NEC play including 21 points at Le Moyne on February 6. Johnson has 13 double figure point games this season with 11 of them taking place away from Loretto. The junior did have a home career-high 19 points against Mercyhurst on February 20 in her last game at DeGol Arena.
• Just like Johnson on on the road vs. home, fellow junior
Marissa Shelton has a better percentage of 10+ point games at home compared to the road. Shelton has 10 games with at least 10 points with only two of them on the road, but is coming off her first career 20-point game in the regular season finale. During the first four-game homestand, Shelton had double figures in all four games at DeGol Arena and averaged 12.5 points per game in that span. She has scored at least 18 points twice in her last six games.
• Freshman
Ineivi Plata registered a career-high 18 points against Mercyhurst and also added a career-best four steals. Plata has recorded back-to-back 10+ point games for the second time in her career. She is averaging 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in her last two tilts.She has posted all five of her 10+ point games in her last 10 games and if she reached double figures on Monday against Le Moyne she would have 10+ points in three-straight games in three straight games.
• Junior
Julianna Gibson posted seven points and six rebounds in the regular season finale. It was the fifth time this season she has had at least seven points and five rebounds and has registered double figures three times when she has at least five caroms.
• Saint Francis won the regular season finale against Mercyhurst to mark the 20th time the Red Flash has won the final game heading into the NEC Tournament. The squad is 15-4 in the quarterfinals of the NEC Quarterfinals after winning that final regular season games. The Red Flash has won 11 of its 12 titles after winning the last regular season game and also advanced to the NEC Semifinals twice. The only time Saint Francis did not go into the tournament with a win was the 1999 NEC Tournament title team.
