STAT LINE: 25.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.3 spg, .400 3FG pct.. .882 FT pct.
Kovatch picked up her scoring pace during the Red Flash’s three-game week, twice eclipsing the 30-point mark. Shooting well from beyond the arc and at the charity stripe, the junior guard tallied 75 points over 89 minutes of action. She averaged 25.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 43.6 percent from the floor. Connecting at a 40.0 percent clip from long distance, Kovatch sank 12 three-pointers over the three-game span. The Garden State product scored 15 points via free throw, shooting 88.2 percent from the line. Producing the first 30-point game from a NEC athlete this season, Kovatch poured in 33 points to go along with three steals during Monday’s 77-73 road win over AAC member Cincinnati. She sank a jumper and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line as SFU trimmed its deficit from eight points down to one over a 2:13 stretch in the fourth quarter. Five days later, Kovatch dropped 31 points during a tight setback to CAA member William & Mary at the Stokes Center. She went 6-for-6 from the free throw line and made five triples to go along with four rebounds and two assists in a game that neither team led by double digits. Duquesne found a way to slow Kovatch a bit during Thursday night’s affair in Pittsburgh, holding the NEC’s leading scorer to 11 points (on 4-of-11 shooting) in 25 minutes.