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

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represents Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash's home games are 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 earns an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they got dismantled by Connecticut in the first round.

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
2017–18 record24–10 (16–2 NEC)
Head coachJoe Haigh (6th season)
Associate head coachKyle Hejmowski
Assistant coaches
  • Vanessa Abel
  • Janicia Anderson
Home arenaDeGol Arena
2017–18 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Saint Francis (PA) †16–2 .889  24–10  .706
Sacred Heart9–9 .500  14–17  .452
St. Francis Brooklyn9–9 .500  13–17  .433
LIU Brooklyn8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Bryant8–10 .444  9–21  .300
Fairleigh Dickinson7–11 .389  15–15  .500
Central Connecticut7–11 .389  7–23  .233
Mount St. Mary's6–12 .333  9–20  .310
Wagner4–14 .222  6–23  .207
† 2018 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBridgeport Bridgeport, OH
G 3 Karson Swogger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBellwood-Antis Bellwood, PA
G/F 10 Leah Morrow 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrColumbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 12 Jenna Mastellone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrArchbishop Molloy New York, NY
G 13 Sam Sabino 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoRumson Fair Haven Rumson, NJ
G 15 Maya Wynn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMcDonogh Reisterstown, MD
G 20 Caitlin Carroll 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRed Bank Catholic Middletown, NJ
G/F 21 AJ Timbers  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNeumann Gorretti
Towson		 Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Jillian Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoForest Hills Summerhill, PA
G 23 Jessica Kovatch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrPhillipsburg Phillipsburg, NJ
F 24 Kyasia Duling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrNew Albany Zanesville, OH
F 30 Jill Falvey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMiddletown South Lincroft, NJ
F/C 32 Courtney Zezza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrPlum Plum, PA
F/C 33 Cydney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrSt. Mary's Ryken Port Tobacco, MD
F 34 Ace Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrDigital Harbor
Maryland		 Baltimore, MD
G/F 51 Haley Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop 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. https://www.sfuathletics.com/documents/2017/10/13/WBB_Prospectus_17_18.pdf
  2. "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Women's Basketball - Red Flash News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. Saint Francis U Red Flash. "Saint Francis U Red Flash on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. https://www.sfuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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