75

LIU Brooklyn 7-17, 4-9 NEC

87

Saint Francis U 4-20, 3-10 NEC

Score By Periods

Team 1 2 Total

LIU Brooklyn 41 34 75

Saint Francis U 44 43 87

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	Total
LIU Brooklyn	41	34	75
Saint Francis U	44	43	87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | Feb 14

Women’s Basketball Succumbs to Saint Francis U., 87-75

LORETTO, Pa. – The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team saw an early lead evaporate Saturday afternoon in DeGol Arena, as Saint Francis University rallied to beat the Blackbirds, 87-75.

The Red Flash got the first points on the board early on, but LIU, sparked by a jumper from senior Letava Whippy, went on a 7-0 run, to take the lead, 7-2. The Blackbirds would hold on to the lead from there, keeping the home team at arm's length until freshman DeAngelique Waithe sparked had a jumper that would start another LIU run. The Blackbirds outscored SFU, 8-0, over the next minute of play, giving LIU a 12-point lead, 31-19 at 6:31.

But just under a minute and a half later, SFU senior Alexa Hayward went to work. She scored seven straight points on her own, cutting LIU's lead to 34-31 at the four-minute mark. A jumper from junior Sophie Bhasin widened LIU's lead back up to 38-32 at 3:25, but the home team kept the pressure on. In the final three minutes of the first half, Saint Francis went on an 8-1 run to take the lead in the game, 40-39 at 1:45. Waithe made a layup to take the lead back for LIU, 41-40, but it was the last basket LIU would score in the half. Saint Francis took the 44-41 lead into the break.

The Red Flash continued the run in the second half, opening the second stanza on an 8-1 run that would widen the lead to 52-42 at 16:50. Back-to-back baskets from junior Jahmia Phillips and Bhasin helped close the lead to just six points, 56-50 at 12:17. But Saint Francis answered with a 10-2 run, including eight points from freshman Maya Wynn. Wynn drained a three with just under ten minutes to play, as Saint Francis took its widest lead of the game, 66-52.

LIU answered SFU's run by outscoring the home team 8-3 over the next two minutes, including four points from Bhasin. The effort closed the game to 66-58 at the eight minute mark, but it was the closest LIU would come for the rest of the game.The Red Flash held LIU at arm's length for the remaining minutes, matching basket for basket, taking the win in the end, 87-75.

Up next, the Blackbirds take on league-leader Robert Morris, Monday, February 16 at 7 p.m.

BLACKBIRD BITS
• LIU's 17 assists tied the team's season high.
• Sophie Bhasin led LIU with 15 points, while Jolanna Ford and Letava Whippy added 10 points apiece.
• SFU improved to 4-20 overall, 3-10 in the NEC, while LIU fell to 7-17 overall, 4-9 in conference play.