STAT LINE: 27.5 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 spg, .606 FG pct., .588 3FG pct.
Kovatch made efficient use of her playing time during #NECTipoff Weekend, spearheading Saint Francis’ 2-0 road trip. The junior guard piled up 55 points in 54 minutes while shooting 61 percent from the field. She sank five triples in each win, connecting at 59 percent from beyond the arc for the week. Eclipsing the 30-point mark for the third time this season, Kovatch poured in 31 points while powering the Red Flash to an 89-48 triumph over Sacred Heart in the conference opener. The Garden State product, who went 12-of-17 shooting, recorded five rebounds, five assists and two steals over the course of 29 turnover-free minutes at SHU. Returning to her native New Jersey two days later, Kovatch victimized Fairleigh Dickinson to the tune of 24 points and three assists in 25 minutes. In addition to leading the Flash in scoring for the sixth consecutive game, Kovatch put her defensive ability on display at FDU as she held first-year Knight Kamrin Weimer scoreless for the first time this season. Kovatch, who was the NEC’s top scorer as a sophomore, paces the circuit in scoring average (21.3).