2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team

2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball
NEC Regular Season co-champions and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–10 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Hejmowski
Assistant coaches
  • Vanessa Abel
  • Janicia Anderson
Home arenaDeGol Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Saint Francis (PA) 16 2   .889 24 10   .706
Sacred Heart 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
LIU Brooklyn 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Bryant 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
Fairleigh Dickinson 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Central Connecticut 7 11   .389 7 23   .233
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Wagner 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
2018 NEC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash's home games were played at the DeGol Arena. The team was a member of the Northeast Conference and was led by Joe Haigh, who was in his sixth year at the helm.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the Northeast Regular Season Championship with Robert Morris. They were also champions of the NEC tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they lost to the unbeaten UConn in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Bridgeport Bridgeport, OH
G 3 Karson Swogger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bellwood-Antis Bellwood, PA
G/F 10 Leah Morrow 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Columbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 12 Jenna Mastellone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Archbishop Molloy New York, NY
G 13 Sam Sabino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Rumson Fair Haven Rumson, NJ
G 15 Maya Wynn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr McDonogh Reisterstown, MD
G 20 Caitlin Carroll 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Red Bank Catholic Middletown, NJ
G/F 21 AJ Timbers Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Neumann Gorretti
Towson
Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Jillian Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Forest Hills Summerhill, PA
G 23 Jessica Kovatch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Phillipsburg Phillipsburg, NJ
F 24 Kyasia Duling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr New Albany Zanesville, OH
F 30 Jill Falvey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Middletown South Lincroft, NJ
F/C 32 Courtney Zezza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Plum Plum, PA
F/C 33 Cydney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr St. Mary's Ryken Port Tobacco, MD
F 34 Ace Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Digital Harbor
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
G/F 51 Haley Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop McCort Hooversville, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2018

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh–Johnstown W 94–60 
DeGol Arena (700)
Loretto, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Toledo
Preseason WNIT First Round
L 66–74  0–1
Savage Arena (3,740)
Toledo, OH
11/17/2017*
12:00 PM
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
L 50–82  0–2
EagleBank Arena (134)
Fairfax, VA
11/18/2017*
12:00 PM
vs. Old Dominion
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
W 79–68  1–2
EagleBank Arena (177)
Fairfax, VA
11/21/2017*
11:00 AM
Seton Hill W 103–71  2–2
DeGol Arena (1,012)
Loretto, PA
11/27/2017*
7:00 PM
Cincinnati W 77–73  3–2
Cincinnati State Gym (300)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM
at Duquesne L 68–87  3–3
Palumbo Center (631)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM
William & Mary L 86–92  3–3
DeGol Arena (1,021)
Loretto, PA
12/06/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN
at Columbia L 81–94  3–4
Levien Gymnasium (257)
New York, NY
12/09/2017*
2:00 PM
Youngstown State W 79–65  4–4
DeGol Arena (437)
Loretto, PA
12/17/2017*
5:00 PM
at Gonzaga L 74–97  4–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,438)
Spokane, WA
12/20/2017*
4:00 PM
at Portland W 106–101 2OT 5–5
Chiles Center (380)
Portland, OR
12/21/2017*
7:30 PM
at Boise State L 59–87  5–6
Taco Bell Arena (476)
Boise, ID
NEC Regular Season
12/29/2017
1:00 PM
at Sacred Heart W 89–48  6–6 (1–0)
William H. Pitt Center (177)
Fairfield, CT
12/31/2017
2:00 PM
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–56  7–6 (2–0)
Rothman Center (201)
Teaneck, NJ
01/06/2018
1:00 PM
St. Francis Brooklyn W 90–75  8–6 (3–0)
DeGol Arena (303)
Loretto, PA
01/08/2018
6:00 PM
LIU Brooklyn W 101–71  9–6 (4–0)
DeGol Arena (225)
Loretto, PA
01/13/2018
2:00 PM
at Robert Morris L 62–63  9–7 (4–1)
RMU North Athletic Complex (489)
Moon Township, PA
01/20/2018
2:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's W 92–88 OT 10–7 (5–1)
DeGol Arena (604)
Loretto, PA
01/22/2018
7:00 PM
at Wagner W 79–76  11–7 (6–1)
Spiro Sports Center (269)
Staten Island, NY
01/27/2018
2:00 PM
Central Connecticut W 87–59  12–7 (7–1)
DeGol Arena (623)
Loretto, PA
01/29/2018
6:00 PM
Bryant W 87–69  13–7 (8–1)
DeGol Arena (439)
Loretto, PA
02/03/2018
2:00 PM
Robert Morris W 68–47  14–7 (9–1)
DeGol Arena (998)
Loretto, PA
02/10/2018
1:00 PM
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 80–56  15–7 (10–1)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (405)
Brooklyn, NY
02/12/2018
7:00 PM
at LIU Brooklyn W 85–54  16–7 (11–1)
Steinberg Wellness Center (425)
Brooklyn, NY
02/17/2018
4:00 PM
Sacred Heart L 68–69  16–8 (11–2)
DeGol Arena (958)
Loretto, PA
02/19/2017
6:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–61  17–8 (12–2)
DeGol Arena (427)
Loretto, PA
02/24/2018
1:00 PM
at Central Connecticut W 85–75  18–8 (13–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
02/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bryant W 94–78  19–8 (14–2)
Chace Athletic Center (315)
Smithfield, RI
03/02/2018
7:00 PM
at Mount St. Mary's W 79–69  20–8 (15–2)
Knott Arena (290)
Emmitsburg, PA
03/04/2018
2:00 PM
Wagner W 92–88  21–8 (16–2)
DeGol Arena (468)
Loretto, PA
NEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
5:00 PM
(1) (8) Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
W 89–70  22–9
DeGol Arena (381)
Loretto, PA
03/08/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3
(1) (4) Sacred Heart
Semifinals
W 78–47  23–9
DeGol Arena (536)
Loretto, PA
03/11/2018
2:00 PM, ESPNU
(1) (2) Robert Morris
Championship Game
W 66–56  24–9
DeGol Arena (1,161)
Loretto, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(16 A) at (1 A) No. 1 Connecticut
First Round
L 52–140  24–10
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,154)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WBB Prospectus 17 18" (PDF).
  2. ^ "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Women's Basketball - Red Flash News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Saint Francis U Red Flash. "Saint Francis U Red Flash on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".