Skip to main content

Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash take on the Le Moyne Dolphins on 4-game skid

Le Moyne Dolphins (5-8) at Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (2-11)

Loretto, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Francis (PA) heads into the matchup against Le Moyne after losing four games in a row.

The Red Flash have gone 2-2 in home games. Saint Francis (PA) ranks seventh in the NEC in rebounding averaging 30.5 rebounds. Skylar Wicks leads the Red Flash with 7.4 boards.

The Dolphins have gone 2-6 away from home. Le Moyne is 3-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.3 turnovers per game.

Saint Francis (PA) is shooting 41.3% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 43.8% Le Moyne allows to opponents. Le Moyne’s 45.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than Saint Francis (PA) has allowed to its opponents (48.8%).

The Red Flash and Dolphins meet Friday for the first time in NEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wicks is averaging 19.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals for the Red Flash. Zion Russell is averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.

Jakai Sanders is averaging 10.6 points and 4.6 assists for the Dolphins. Shilo Jackson is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Flash: 2-8, averaging 69.6 points, 31.8 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.9 points per game.

Dolphins: 4-6, averaging 75.7 points, 30.3 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.9 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story