STAT LINE: 32.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.0 bpg, .488 FG pct., 7.5 3FG/gm
Kovatch strengthened her status as the Northeast Conference’s leading scorer while leading Saint Francis U to two home wins. Using long-range shooting to victimize a pair of Brooklyn-based opponents, the Garden State product sank 15 triples on the way to averaging 32.0 points per contest. Kovatch, who shot 48.8 percent from the floor, also contributed 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per victory. Facing St. Francis Brooklyn in the Flash’s first home game since December 9, Kovatch poured in a season-high 39 points while setting a single-game program record for three-pointers made. The 5-foot-9 shooting guard sank 10 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc in the 90-75 victory, becoming the first woman to hit 10 trifectas in a NEC game since the turn of the century. Kovatch kept a hot hand for LIU Brooklyn’s visit to Loretto two days later. The junior scored 25 points in 26 minutes on the strength of 53.3 percent shooting against the Blackbirds. She accounted for a 5-of-10 clip from downtown in the 101-71 triumph. Kovatch, who averages a conference-best 3.69 three-pointers per contest, owns the eight-highest scoring average (22.6 ppg) in NCAA Division I. She leads the NEC by nearly 6.0 points per game.