Scores

Final

St. Francis (NY) 51

(6-14, 4-6 NEC)

Sacred Heart 71

(9-11, 6-4 NEC)

7:00 PM ET, January 29, 2009

William Pitt Center - West Gym, Fairfield, CT

1 2 T
SFNY 24 2751
SHU 38 3371

Top Performers

St. Francis (NY): J. Womack 11 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast

Sacred Heart: C. Hardy 19 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl

Sacred Heart 71, St. Francis, NY 51

Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Chauncey Hardy scored 19 points, all in the first half, as Sacred Heart cruised to a 71-51 victory over St. Francis, N.Y., on Thursday night.

Joey Henley added 14 points and 13 rebounds as the Pioneers (9-11,6-4 Northeast Conference) won their third straight.

Jamaal Womack led St. Francis (6-14, 4-6) with 11 points.

Sacred Heart led by double digits most of the first half, as St.Francis missed its first nine 3-point attempts. The Pioneers held the Terriers to 37 percent shooting in the half and led 38-24 at the break.

St. Francis pulled within 40-31 with 17:31 left in the second half on a 3-pointer by Womack, but Corey Hassan answered with three successive 3-pointers to reestablish Sacred Heart?s double-digit lead. Hassan finished with 12 points, and Ryon Howard added 10.

Sacred Heart out-rebounded St. Francis 39-25.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SFNY
SHU
Points 51 71
FG Made-Attempted 19-49 (.388) 27-57 (.474)
3P Made-Attempted 5-19 (.263) 9-23 (.391)
FT Made-Attempted 8-13 (.615) 8-10 (.800)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 28

Game Leaders

 
SFNY
SHU
PointsJ. Womack 11C. Hardy 19
ReboundsH. Wrice 4J. Henley 13
AssistsJ. Womack 3R. Howard 3
StealsH. Wrice 1C. Hardy 4
BlocksH. Wrice 1J. Henley 1
Team Stats: St. Francis (NY) | Sacred Heart

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 29, 2009 @SHU 71, SFNY 51Recap
Feb 26, 2009 SHU 76, @SFNY 73Recap

Next 5 Games

SFNY
SHU
01/31 @FDU 7:00pm
02/05 RMU 7:00pm
02/07 @MONM 7:00pm
02/12 @MSM 7:00pm
02/14 FDU 4:30pm
 01/31 CCSU 4:00pm
02/05 QUIN 7:00pm
02/07 LIU 4:00pm
02/12 @RMU 8:00pm
02/14 @SFPA 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: St. Francis (NY) | Sacred Heart

Northeast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Robert Morris15-324-10
Mount St. Mary's12-619-13
Sacred Heart12-617-14
LIU Brooklyn12-616-14
Wagner8-1016-14
Quinnipiac10-815-16
Central Connecticut State8-1013-17
St. Francis (NY)7-1110-20
Monmouth6-128-23
Fairleigh Dickinson6-127-23
St. Francis (PA)3-156-23
View expanded standings »