STAT LINE: 25.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.0 spg, .483 FG pct., 3.5 3FG/gm
Kovatch continued her league-leading scoring pace, helping the Red Flash to two consecutive victories. The junior guard averaged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per contest. She tallied 19 points and eight rebounds in Saturday’s 92-88 overtime victory against Mount St. Mary’s. Kovatch carried the scoring load during the extra session, accounting for 10 of the team’s 14 points during the decisive 5:00 period. Her second three-pointer of the overtime period broke an 87-87 deadlock with 1:22 remaining. Two days later, Kovatch singed the nets on Staten Island en-route to her sixth 30-point performance of the season. The Garden State product totaled 32 points and four steals in a 79-76 triumph over Wagner. She went 4-for-4 from the free throw line over the final 2:15 of the regulation road win. Kovatch ranks third overall amongst NCAA Division I leaders in both scoring average (23.9 ppg) and three-pointers per game (3.89).