Athletic Communications WBB Contact . .Ben Mitchell Office . .814-472-3916 Cell . .724-541-0626 E-mail . [email protected] Press Row Phone . .814-472-3145 Mailing Address . .P.O. Box 600 Loretto, PA 15940 Schedule/Results Game #32 | Northeast Conference SEMIfinal November Fri. 12 ^ Toledo L, 71-66 Saint Francis University Red Flash (20-11; 14-4) vs Tue. 16 Towson L, 65-55 Central Conn. St. University Blue Devils (19-10; 11-7) Fri. 19 ^ James Madison L, 64-49 Sat. 20 ^ Iona W, 77-69 March 8, 2011 w 7 p.m. w DeGol Arena (3,500) w Loretto, Pa. Tue. 23 Delaware L, 68-52 Sun. 28 COPPIN STATE W, 77-67 December Saint Francis welcomes Central Connecticut The Series Wed. 1 PITTSBURGH W, 85-71 State to DeGol Arena on Tuesday evening with Series . .Red Flash lead, 18-6 Sat. 4 KENT STATE Wot, 101-92 a trip to the 2011 Northeast Conference Current Streak . .W3 Thu. 16 Howard W, 67-55 Robinson Fruchtl vs. CCSU . .4-3 Sat. 18 West Virginia L, 83-55 Championship game on the line. Wed. 22 Duquesne L, 84-69 The Red Flash will try for their fourth-straight Last Red Flash win . .68-51 at SFU (2-7-11) Last CCSU win . ..70-67ot at CCSU (2-9-09) Tue. 28 Syracuse L, 94-60 win against Blue Devils in the 7 p.m. contest. January Saint Francis is 18-6 against CCSU since the Statistical Comparison SFU CCSU Sun. 2* St. Francis (N.Y.) W, 66-54 series began during the 1997-98 season. Tue. 4* Long Island W, 63-60 Points per game . 68.7 56.8 The Flash won the team’s only meeting this Sat. 8* Wagner W, 65-63 Points per game allowed . 66.8 56.4 Mon. 10 * Mount St. Mary’s W, 75-62 season – a 68-51 decision on Feb. 7. Scoring margin . +1.9 +0.3 Sat. 15 * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Wot, 73-70 The two teams have met once before in post- Rebounds per game . 38.3 40.0 Mon. 17 * MONMOUTH L, 75-68 season play. Two years ago to the day, Saint Rebounding margin . -0.8 +2.5 Sat. 22 * LONG ISLAND W, 69-56 Mon. 24 * ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) W, 72-60 Francis downed CCSU, 73-62, in an NEC Assists per game . 15.2 11.2 Sat. 29 * Sacred Heart L, 64-61 Semifinal game in Loretto. Steals per game . 10.3 8.7 FG percentage . .408 .381 Mon. 31 * Quinnipiac W, 77-64 With its tournament-opening win on Saturday, February FG percentage allowed . .419 .345 Saint Francis clinched its first 20-win season 3FG percentage . .345 .267 Sat. 5* BRYANT W, 73-59 since the 2004-05 season. The Red Flash are Mon. 7* CENTRAL CONN. ST. W, 68-51 3FG percentage allowed . .342 .288 Sat. 12 * ROBERT MORRIS W, 84-66 37-6 all-time in Northeast Conference Assist/Turnover ratio . 0.8 0.6 Mon. 14 * Robert Morris W, 81-73 Tournament play and have won six of seven Last 10 games . 8.2 7-3 Sat. 19 * Fairleigh Dickinson L, 62-58 league tournament games under the tutelage Current streak . W3 W3 Mon. 21 * Monmouth L, 60-51 of NEC Coach of the Year Susan Robinson Sat. 26 * WAGNER W, 79-69 Live Coverage Mon. 28 * MOUNT ST. MARY’S Wot, 62-61 Fruchtl. Her teams are 2-1 against CCSU in the Stokes Center. Radio . .The EDGE AM 1400 (Loretto) March . .The EDGE AM 850 (Johnstown) Sat. 5 Q #8 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 72-59 An SFU win on Tuesday could also set a new Television . .None Tue. 8 S #6 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 7 p.m. program record for home wins in a season Internet Audio . .www.myedgeradio.com (13). * NEC contest ^ Preseason WNIT Internet Video . .www.NortheastConference.tv Stats . .www.SFUathletics.com Probable Starters 2010-11 Roster [Probable starters in bold] # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School PPG RPG A B S Allison Smith 3 Hailey Carangelo (#) Fr. G/F 5-9 Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic ----- Has started 30 of 31 10 games this season 4 Nickia Gibbs So. G 5-8 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt 3.9 1.5 21 2 27 10 Allison Smith Jr. G 5-10 Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest 4.6 4.2 53 13 28 Samantha Leach 11 Samantha Leach Sr. G 5-10 Mount Sterling, Ohio/Miami Trace 17.4 3.5 74 2 34 Ranks fifth on SFU 12 Sarah Thorn Jr. G 5-3 Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury East 3.1 1.7 67 4 21 11 scoring list (1,571 pts) 20 Brittany Lilley Jr. G 5-8 Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 12.7 4.0 158 6 50 22 Allison Daly Sr. G 5-11 Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity 11.1 5.5 40 17 76 Brittany Lilley 23 Lorraine Oliver Fr. G/F 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Cheltenham 0.0 0.0 000 NEC’s assists leader 20 (5.3 apg/158 total) 24 Shené Fleming So. F 5-11 Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne 7.7 7.3 25 17 36 25 Najah Prescott So. F/C 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty 0.6 0.2 212 Allison Daly 31 Rebecca Keegan Fr. C 6-2 Jessup, Pa./Valley View 1.4 1.0 221 Matched season-high with 32 Rhonda Watts (#) Jr. G 5-8 Alabaster, Ala./Thompson ----- 22 20 points vs. Wagner (2-26) 33 Kelley Doogan So. G 5-10 Claymont, Del./Ursuline Academy 1.2 1.2 812 40 Alexandra Williams Fr. G/F 6-0 Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle 8.6 6.1 21 13 43 Shené Fleming Saint Francis’ leading # - Will red-shirt 2010-11 season 24 rebounder (196) TEN-TIME ChaMPIoNS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2010 GaME NoTES Red Flash Coaching Staff RED FLASH NEC’S RPI LEADER The NCAA released its first official RPI rankings on Jan. 2 where the Red Flash debuted at Susan Robinson Fruchtl Head Coach - Fourth Season 132. However, after rolling to an 14-4 record in Northeast Conference play, Saint Francis Penn State ’92 is currently ranked 90th. The NEC’s next highest RPI belongs to Monmouth (95). 58-66 overall RED FLASH FANS OFFICIALLY THE NEC’S BEST Basketball Résumé Despite ranking among the smallest Division I institutions in the country, Saint Francis CoACHING has outdrawn every other school in the Northeast Conference in terms of attendance. Saint Francis University Head Coach . .2007-Present A total of 8,264 fans have come through the turnstiles at home games this season Penn State University (636/game). The paid attendance has twice topped 1,000 fans this year – Dec. 1’s Assistant Coach . .2004-07 date with Pittsburgh drew 1,237, while the Robert Morris game drew 1,214. Assistant Coach . .1993-98 Beaver Area H.S. FLASH FARING WELL IN CLOSE GAMES Head Coach . .2000-04 North Allegheny H.S. With the exception of Jan. 29th’s three-point setback at Sacred Heart, the Red Flash Volunteer Assistant . .1998-2000 have fared reasonably well in close games this season. SFU is 3-1 in four games decided PLAyING by three points or fewer and is 2-0 in two overtime tilts this season. Penn State University . .1988-92 LILLEY AMONG NCAA ASSIST LEADERS, IN LINE TO SCORE 1,000th 4 Wade Trophy recipient . .1992 4 GTE/CoSIDA Academic Brittany Lilley’s 15 assists against Kent State tied for the third-most in an NCAA Division All-America . .1992 I game so far this season. As of March 5, her 5.3 helpers per contest also ranked 4 Atlantic-10 Player of the Year . .1992 30th in the country and led the Northeast Conference. With 960 career points, the 4 Atlantic-10 Freshman of the Year . .1989 U.S. Junior National Team . .1990 junior stands an excellent chance to become SFU’s 21st millennial scorer. ROBINSON FRUCHTL ADVANCES ON CAREER WINS LIST Joe Haigh Saint Francis head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl earned her 58th career victory with Assistant Coach - Third Season Jill Poe Notre Dame ’95 March 5’s triumph over Fairleigh Dickinson, passing up to her predecessor (2003-07) in career wins. Poe went 57-62 in her four seasons at the helm. Tiffani Selhorst ROOKIE WILLIAMS SHOWING ‘FLASHES OF GREATNESS’ Assistant Coach - Third Season Wright State ’04 Alli Williams per coach Robinson Fruchtl has shown ‘flashes of greatness’ on several occasions throughout the year. The freshman has averaged over 10 points per game since Kam Gissendanner exploding for 29 points against Kent State on Dec. 4. After joining the starting lineup a Assistant Coach - Second Season game later in place of injured Shené Fleming, Williams scored 22 points at Howard. She Penn State ’08 has three double-doubles this season with the most recent coming vs. Mount St. Mary’s on Feb. 28 (10 pts/11 reb). With 188 boards, she is currenly SFU’s no. two rebounder. Support Staff LEACH IN FIFTH SPOT ON SFU SCORING LIST Alison Stubbs With 1,571 career points, Samantha Leach currently stands in fifth place on the SFU Team Athletic Trainer - First Season all-time scoring list. Leach became the school’s seventh 1,500-point scorer by tossing John Krimmel in 25 points at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/19/11). The 5-10 guard also became the 19th Director of Student-Athlete Development Red Flash player to break the 1,000-point barrier with her first bucket of 2010 NEC title Jesse Webber game at Long Island.