Flash Points:

• Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) collected two goals and added an assist.
• Taylor Nesmith (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) scored her first collegiate goal.
• Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) posted five saves on Sunday.

 
LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis field hockey team used four first-half goals en route to a 6-1 victory against VCU on Senior Day at DeGol Field.
 
Brianna Govia (St. James, Trinidad/Holy Name) put Saint Francis (9-7; 2-4) on the board just 3:13 into the match. Govia made a couple of nice moves to fight off VCU (5-9; 1-5) defenders to score far post. Just four minutes later, the Flash took advantage of a penalty corner as Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) found Carly Gromel (Harveys Lake, Pa./Lake-Lehman) five yards out to give SFU a 2-0 lead.
 
Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) put the Flash up 3-0 in the 22nd minute after she settled a loose ball off a Saint Francis penalty corner. VCU would score their lone goal of the match in the 30th minute as Lauren Kaup tipped in a pass from Emily McNamara. 
 
A Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) goal would put the Flash ahead 4-1 in the 33rd minutes as she received a pass from Shannon Pereira (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Francis Libermann Catholic). Pereira dribbled past a number of VCU defenders to find Retherford waiting in front of the net.
 
Retherford would score her second goal of the match in the 41st minute after she followed her own rebound. The Flash would keep the pressure going and would strike again the 69th minute as Taylor Nesmith (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) scored her first collegiate goal after she received a pass from Emma Evarts (Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor). 
 
Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) notched her ninth win of the season with five saves. Chessa Kownurko made four saves in goal for VCU.
 
SFU held a 12-11 advantage in shots, while VCU recorded an 8-3 edge in penalty corners.
 
Saint Francis makes the journey to Missouri to face Saint Louis University next Sunday