LORETTO, Pa. -- Karen Hewitt scored a career-high 22 points as St. Francis of Pennsylvania beat Long Island University 74-53 Saturday night to win the Northeast Conference tournament.

Hewitt also had nine assists and was selected as the tournament most valuable player for St. Francis, which takes a 19-11 record into the NCAA Tournament.

Carlin Chesick added 18 points, and Tonjee Ward 14 for the Red Flash.

Stec Angelika led all scorers with 24 points, going 10-for-16 from the field with two 3-pointers for Long Island.

Long Island led 33-27 at halftime, but shot below 35 percent in the second half, to St. Francis' 57 percent.