DEERFIELD, Ill. ---
Le'lani Harris tallied a career-high 17 points and ten members of the University of St. Francis women's basketball team scored in all as the Fighting Saints completed the season sweep of Trinity International University with a comfortable 90-49 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Saturday afternoon.
Harris, who went 7-for-10 from the field, also fell just one rebound short of her first collegiate double-double, finishing with nine boards. She collected three steals and had a pair of assists, as well.
Harris was one of four starters to score in double figures.Â
Justene Charlesworth led both teams with 18 points, all of which came on six three-pointers in ten attempts.Â
Other contributors included
Alina Jahnke (15 points, 5 blocks),
Jordan Pyle (10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists) and
Talia Pellegrini and
Kaeli Ford, both of whom netted seven points.
Hattie Black led Trinity International (3-18, 1-13 CCAC) with 13 points.
St. Francis (17-5, 12-3) led from start to finish and held a lead of at least ten points for all but 27 seconds of the final three quarters. Trinity International, which shot just 29 percent for the game (18-of-62), was limited to only eight points in each of the final two quarters.
The Saints out-boarded TIU 46-29 and held a 24-7 scoring advantage in points off turnovers.
Notes: The contest marked the seventh time this season that the Saints have scored 90 or more points … It also marked the ninth time USF has held an opponent to under 30 percent shooting from the field … Jahnke, who played for TIU as an undergrad, tied a season high with her 15 points, while having her second-most blocked shots … As a team, the Saints had a season-high seven blocks … Ford's seven points marked a season-high effort … Harris' nine rebounds were her second-most as a collegiate performer … Led by
Josie Graffeo's five assists, USF produced its second-most dishoffs this winter with 23 … Trinity International's 23 turnovers were the second-most by a St. Francis opponent this year … The Saints wrap up their four-game road trip on Wednesday when they head to Chicago to face Roosevelt University for a 5 pm tipoff. Â
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