eiBROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Long Island University women's basketball team fell to St. Francis Brooklyn at home Saturday afternoon in the Steinberg Wellness Center, 71-54. Sophomore Brandy Thomas led LIU with 13 points, while Ryan Wiese had 10 points.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
The Sharks jumped out to an early lead, when a layup from Kiara Bell put them up, 4-2. The Terriers drained a three pointer in the next possession to go up, 5-4, and wouldn't trail again. A jumper from Thomas cut the lead to one point, 9-8, with just over five minutes left in the quarter, but the Terriers finished the period on a 10-4 run, and led 19-12 at the end of the first.

LIU opened the second period on a 5-0 run, with baskets from Bell and Paulani Tarawa, cutting the gap to 19-17, but SFBK would answer with a 9-0 run, and then outscored LIU, 8-2 in the final two minutes of the second period, taking a 38-23 lead into the halftime break.

The visiting team would start the second half on a 9-1 run, widening the lead to 47-24. From there, the Terriers stayed on top. In the fourth quarter, the Sharks would make a run, scoring eight unanswered points, including five-straight by Zhane Williams, but it wasn't enough to make a dent, and the Sharks fell to the Terriers in the end, 71-54.

SHARK BITES

• Brandy Thomas shot 50 percent from the field and led LIU with 13 points. She also had six rebounds, and team-highs in both assists (4) and steals (3).
• Ryan Weise had 10 points for the Sharks, along with seven rebounds, two assists and a block
• Junior Kiara Bell had 13 rebounds for LIU, along with eight points. The 13 rebounds ties her previous career high.
• Mia Perkins added nine rebounds, three steals and three assists. The three assists ties her career best as well.

UP NEXT
The Sharks take on Sacred Heart in the Steinberg Wellness Center, Monday, February 17 at 7 p.m.