St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers
(9-13, 5-6 NEC) – Tied 5th place
VS.
Saint Francis Red Flash
(14-8, 9-1 NEC) – Tied 1st place
*Saturday, February 10, 2018
*1 p.m. – The Pope Physical Education Center
*Brooklyn, NY*
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Last Timeout:
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers toppled Mount St. Mary's on the road, winning back-to-back games for the second time this season, and improving their record to (9-13, 5-6 Northeast Conference). The 75-56 final marked the Terriers' second biggest win of the season by margin, along with being their fourth highest scoring offensive output.
Jade Johnson led the charge, scoring a game-best 22 points, reaching 20 for the seventh time this season. Johnson's double deuce scoring effort comprised of an 8-of-12 shooting display from the field, including 4-of-7 made from three. Johnson also grabbed 7 rebounds, leading the team on the boards.
Alex Delaney had 13 points, making 3-of-5 attempts from three, and she also pulled down 5 boards.
Maria Palarino added 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and made a perfect 5-of-5 on free throws.
Casey Carangelo had 8 points in 11 minutes, while
Amy O'Neill recorded 6 points and a team-best 5 assists running the point.
Mia Ehling entered off the bench and registered 5 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in an all-around effort.
The win gave head coach
John Thurston his 69
th win, passing
Irma Garcia for first all-time in SFBKWBB coaching history.
Recent Series History:
Since the 2013-14 season, the Terriers are 4-5 against the Red Flash, who have been victors in each of the last five games between the two teams, which arrives as a direct response to the Terriers' previous four straight wins over the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
In the 90-75, January 6 loss to the Red Flash earlier this season, the Terriers were led by
Jade Johnson, who had 16 points, and
Mia Ehling came off the bench to add 12 points on a perfect 4-of-4 display from deep.
In two games against Saint Francis PA last season,
Maria Palarino was a force for the Terriers. Palarino posted 17 points and six rebounds against the Red Flash on January 9 on the road, and when the Pennsylvania based squad visited Brooklyn, the Irwin, PA native put up 13 points and 13 rebounds.
January 6, 2018 – @ SFPA – Loss 90-75
February 6, 2017 – vs. SFPA – Loss 75-59
January 9, 2017 – @ SFPA – Loss 79-62
February 22, 2016 – @ SFPA – Loss 85-68
January 11, 2016 – vs. SFPA – Loss 83-76
February 21, 2015 – vs. SFPA – Won 71-55
January 19, 2015 – @ SFPA – Won 70-55
February 22, 2014 – vs. SFPA Won 82-74
February 10, 2014 – @ SFPA – Won 90-76
Numbers On The Boards:
In games where they've scored 70 or more points, the Terriers are 6-1:
November 16, 2017 – vs. Army – Won 73-52
December 16, 2017 – vs. Iona – Won 72-63
January 6, 2018 – @ Saint Francis PA – Loss 90-75
January 13, 2018 – vs. Mount St. Mary's – Won 82-73
January 15, 2018 – vs. Wagner – Won 80-76
January 20, 2018 – @ CCSU – Won 78-70
February 5, 2018 – @ Mount St. Mary's – Won 75-56
Brooklyn Bomb Squad:
The Terriers are shooting an NEC-high 37.4% from three-point range this season, converting 142 three-pointers as a team on 386 attempts. In conference play, the Terriers are shooting 37.6% from deep, which is second in the league over that stretch, resulting from converting on 77-of-205 three-point shots.
The Terriers have drained 40% or more from three in 11 games this season, and have two of the NEC's top three-point shooters in the conference (among qualifiers) in
Jade Johnson and
Alex Delaney.
Jade County:
Jade Johnson is fifth among leading scorers in the Northeast Conference, recording a team-best 14.8 points per contest. The sophomore shooting guard has been an NEC Prime Performer twice this season.
In 22 games this season, Johnson has reached double-digit points in 18 contests, including 11 straight appearances between November 30 and January 15, and she's toppled the 20-point mark on seven occasions. On the season, the Australian native has 35 steals (1.6 per), and she's also pulling down 4.6 rebounds per game from the guard spot. At 41.8% from three-point range, the second-year Terrier is second among all NEC players, and she also ranks near the top-10 in NEC field goal percentage (45.1%) among qualifiers.
Delaney's Historical Pursuit:
Alex Delaney, who is hitting 38.5% from three this season, which is seventh among NEC players, currently has 153 made from downtown in her career, putting her at fifth all-time on the SFBKWBB leaderboard. The Sydney Sniper is only three long distance make away from fourth place, a spot currently held by Kim Weir, who has 156.
Additionally, The 6-foot forward averaged 17.2 points in a five-game stretch between January 13 and January 26, and 12.3 in 18 games since November 25.
Scouting Saint Francis (PA):
Saint Francis PA is tied for the NEC's best record with Robert Morris, whom they've already traded wins with this season, with each team, at 9-1, having their only loss to their Pennsylvania foe.
Jessica Kovatch leads the Red Flash, and the country, in scoring at 24.5 points per game, has been NEC Player of the Week six times this season, and as a junior is already the NEC's All-Time leader in three-pointers made.
Caitlyn Kroll, a redshirt freshman, has been NEC Player of the Week three times, and averages 12.9 points per game.
Preseason Predictions:
The Terriers were selected to finish sixth in this year's Preseason NEC Coaches Poll. Last year the Terriers, who were also picked sixth, finished in seventh place and reached the NEC Quarterfinals.
Next Up:
The Terriers will stay home to Robert Morris on Monday.
