WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Coming off its first win of the season against Wagner two days prior, Saint Francis falls to LIU in NEC women's basketball action on Sunday. 
>> Gemma Walker paced the Red Flash with 20 points, five rebounds, two steals, and an assist.
>> Sonia Sato added eight points in the loss.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Saint Francis held a 14-8 lead with 62 seconds left in the first quarter before the Sharks went on a 29-11 run over the rest of the first half to take the lead it would not relinquish in a 77-61 decision. 

FLASH QUOTES
"Getting us operating at 100 percent segment by segment. It's a new look for us, so we are getting used to it. We are going to keep building." - head coach Chynna Bozeman on the new substitution flow

"I'm looking to go into Stonehill and find a way to dictate on defense and then run our offense a little more smoothly and execute." Bozeman on the next opponent

"I want to thank the coaches. I had an injury at the beginning of the season and was working my way back. Coach Chynna gives me the confidence. I feel like having a coach that believes and has faith is doing good things for me." - Gemma Walker on the coaching staff

"The game at Pitt was a launching pad for me. It gave me the confidence to play. If I do the right things and listen to the coaches, they are going to steer me in the right direction of where I want to be as a player." - Walker on her game at Pitt when she had a then career-high 15 points on December 18

FLASH MOMENTS
Zaiha Minnis powered a 14-8 run in the first quarter with six points on a pair of treys. Minnis finished the game with six points and a season-high seven rebounds.

The Red Flash had a 13-8 run in the third quarter, fueled by two baskets by Sato. 

Walker and Aleah James each had four points in an 8-0 spurt to end the game. 

FLASH NUGGETS
Walker becomes the fourth player on the team to register a 20-point performance, joining James, Sato, and Shelby Ricks. James leads the team with two 20-point efforts, while Sato, Ricks, and Walker each have one. 

Walker came into her homecoming at Pitt on December 18 with 20 career points. Since her breakout performance at the Petersen Events Center, the sophomore has three 10+ point games and is averaging 9.0 points per game in her last six games, which started with her game 18 minutes from her hometown. This weekend, she is averaging 15.5 points per game. She has done a lot of damage at the free-throw line, hitting 15 of 16 shots in her last six games, while adding 18 rebounds, nine assists, and five steals in this stretch.

Ricks averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game this weekend. The graduate student registered a career-high 29 points and eight rebounds in the win against Wagner and then had six points and six rebounds on Saturday.

Sato, who narrowly missed her first career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds against the Seahawks, posted eight points against the Sharks, marking the 10th time this season she has scored at least eight points. Sato is averaging 9.5 points per game in her last two games.

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