February 1, 2024
Women's Basketball Secured the Season Sweep at Saint. Francis Thursday Night
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team secured the season sweep at Saint Francis with a 64-58, victory at DeGol Arena on Thursday night.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team secured the season sweep at Saint Francis with a 64-58, victory at DeGol Arena on Thursday night.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: CCSU 64, SFU 58
Records: CCSU (4-16) (3-5 NEC), SFU (3-18) (2-7 NEC)
Location: DeGol Arena| Loretto, PA
KEY MOMENTS
- The Blue Devils and Red Flash started the game trading baskets with Samora Watson tacking on a quick four points to give CCSU an 11-7 lead with 6:07 left in the first quarter.
- Meghan Kenefick scored the last bucket of the first quarter to tie the game at 19. The score would remain 19-19 at the end of the first stanza.
- Kenefick picked up where she left off with the first basket of the first quarter to give Central a 21-19 lead until the 7:23 mark of the second quarter.
- Saint Francis and Central Connecticut traded baskets throughout the second quarter, but Central had a slight 30-29 lead into the locker room. Samora Watson made a layup with 0:34 seconds left in the first half.
- Alonna Sellers knocked down a jumper to open the third quarter and extend Central's lead to 32-29 with 9:50 left in the third. Samora Watson scored her nineteenth point with 5:02 left to go in the third and helped her team extend to a 40-35 lead. Saint Francis went on a 10-2 run, but Central fought back and a basket from Samora Watson with 2:00 left in the third knotted the game at 46-46. Both teams were scoreless for the rest of the third quarter.
- Central Connecticut broke a 3:50-minute scoring drought with a layup from Ally Sentance with 7:50 left in the fourth that gave CCSU a 48-46 lead. Samora Watson knocked down two free throws with 1:31 left to go to give Central a 60-54 lead. The Blue Devils would hold on down the stretch with game-sealing free throws by Belle Lanpher.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
(375) - The Blue Devils win a road game for the first time in 375 days (1/19/ 23 vs LIU)
NOTES
- Saint Francis leads the all-time series, 28-17. The Blue Devils have won the past two matchups.
- The Blue Devils swept the Red Flash for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
- CCSU, the league-leading free throw shooting team in the NEC was 10-for-10 down the stretch to secure the victory.
- Samora Watson led all scorers with 27 points going 9-for-20 from the floor. She added nine rebounds and a blocked shot and matched a career-high three steals.
- Belle Lanpher scored 15 points and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will be back home Saturday afternoon at 1:00 to take on Merrimack.
