7:03 pm
March 10

Northeast Conference Tournament: St. Francis (PA) v. Wagner

Who will WIN this matchup?

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash (14-8)

Wagner Seahawks (12-5)

 

Current odds:

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash: (TBD)

Wagner Seahawks: (TBD)

 

• The line for this game is Wagner by 1 point.

• Saint Francis U finished the regular season with a 14-8 overall record and a 12-4 mark in league games.

• In the regular-season finale at Central Connecticut, the Red Flash won 80-69 as five players hit for double-figures, led by Karson Swogger and Lili Benzel, who each netted 18 points. Haley Thomas (11 pts, 6 rebs) and Jada Dapaa (10 pts, 9 rebs) rounded out the scoring for the Red Flash.

• Swogger was named to the All-NEC First Team, joining Wagner’s Emilija Krista Grava. She led the Red Flash in scoring (15.7 ppg), assists (4.3 apg), and steals (1.2 spg).

• In the NEC, Swogger ranked second in scoring, first in assist-turnover ratio (1.7), second in free-throw percentage (87.2%), fourth in assists (4.3), and fifth in field-goal percentage (38.8%)

• Wagner earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament with a 12-4 conference record this season. The Seahawks hold a 12-5 overall record entering Wednesday’s contest. Wagner swept Mount St. Mary’s at home to conclude the regular season on a four-game win streak.

• The Seahawks won the first game with MSM by a 73-62 margin and followed that up with a double-overtime victory on Friday, prevailing 73-68. Junior Emilija Krista Grava scored a season-high 32 points in Friday’s victory while senior Khaleah Edwards scored 17 points as the Seahawks’ two double-figure scorers.

• This season, Grava leads the team with 15.1 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. Edwards is second on the team in scoring, averaging 10.4 points per game while junior Kem Nwabudu rounds out double-figure scorers with an even 10.0 points per game. Nwabudu is second on the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg).

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Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Wagner Seahawks
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