Flash Points:

• The Terriers moved to 3-0 in the NEC while SFU is 1-1
• Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) made five saves
• SFU out shot SFBK 16-11

LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis Brooklyn scored a first-half goal off a corner kick and added a late insurance goal as part of a frantic finish in a 2-0 setback for the Red Flash on Friday. 

With just over a minute left in regulation and the Red Flash pushing for the tying goal, SFBK keeper Seth Erdman was whistled for a foul in the goal box after he dove for a ball and took out an attacker in the process. Francis de Vries (Christchurch, New Zealand/Cashmere) took the penalty kick and Erdman got a hand on the ball as he dove for the right post, the ball pushed passed the keeper but struck the inside of the near post, allowing for Erdman to scramble and gather it in. Off the miss, St. Francis Brooklyn took advantage of the pressing Red Flash and Grei Mujko found an open Salvatore Barone who broke in on Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) all alone and beat him with a shot just under the crossbar. 

The Red Flash came out as the aggressor in the match, consistently pressing the Terrier defense. SFU's first decent opportunity came off a Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) blocked shot as the rebound came right to Colin Wurst but his attempt sailed over the crossbar. Jack Webber (Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken) tied for the team lead in shots with three as his pair of headers off throw-ins resulted in a save and the other just leaking wide of the net in the first half. The Terriers made good on their first set piece of the game as the Barone corner kick found Faouzi Taieb who found space in the crowd and headed it passed Rojas for the match's first goal. Saint Francis U kept pressing as they controlled the possession for much of the half. Mario Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) nearly struck twice in the 36th minute as Erdman deflected his first attempt out of bounds and his header off the ensuing corner sailed just wide. It would remain 1-0 Terriers going into the half. 

Rojas made two spectacular saves in the early stages of the second half as he came out to challenge a pair of Djiby Sarr shots. On the first Rojas stood tall and deflected the shot to his right then scrambled back into position as Sarr found room off the rebound to attempt a bicycle kick that Rojas knocked down. The Flash nearly tied it up on their push back off the save as Tulio Canineu (Corbin, Ky/Corbin)'s shot was deflected by Erdman but the rebound led to a mad scramble where the ball was cleared off the line by the Terrier defense. On the Terrier counter attack, a cross found Dominic Falanga who deflected toward the far post and passed Rojas but never found the goal as the Flash cleared it off the line as well. 

The match calmed down from that point until the final minute as the Terriers packed in their defense as they held to their 1-0 lead. SFU managed a pair of Brendan McGhee (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary's Catholic) shots that sailed wide and Terrier keeper Seth Erdman did a strong job grabbing crosses off the Red Flash set pieces. SFU dominated the possession down the stretch, resulting in the aforementioned penalty kick and the frenzy that followed. Unfortunately, they could not find the equalizer and now sit at 1-1 in NEC play while St. Francis Brooklyn sits at 3-0. 

SFU is back in action on Sunday as they host LIU Brooklyn at 3 p.m. following the women's match between the two schools.  Sunday's match will be a "Think Pink" match with the team wearing special pre-game t-shirts and donations being accepted. All proceeds with go to the Susan Komen Foundation.