St Francis (NY) overwhelms St Francis (PA) 78-52

Feb 6, 2014, 09:41 pm

NEW YORK CITY -- Sheldon Hagigal landed 9-of-11 shooting and scored 23 points as St. Francis (NY) blasted St. Francis (PA) 78-52 on Thursday night.

The Terriers of St. Francis (NY) (15-9, 6-3 Northeast Conference) led St. Francis (PA) 31-25 at the half, holding the Red Flash to just two points in the final 4 minutes. The Terriers extended that lead to 39-25, scoring the first 8 points of the second half, capped by a Ben Mockford 3-pointer with 18 minutes to play.

The Red Flash (6-16, 4-5) compounded their second half deficit, scoring just five points over a 10-minute stretch in the second period leading to the 26-point gap at the buzzer.

Mockford finished with 12 points for the Terriers, who shot a convincing 57 percent and out-rebounded the Red Flash 38-23.

Dominique Major and Stephon Whyatt both scored nine points for St. Francis (PA).