Flash Points:
- Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) and Mackenzie Ruth (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata Senior) each posted a goal.
- Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) recorded three saves to earn her first win of the season.
- Saint Francis owned a 6-0 advantage on penalty corners.
ATHENS, Ohio. –
Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) and
Mackenzie Ruth (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata Senior) each tallied a goal as the Saint Francis field hockey team blanked the Missouri State Bears, 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Pruitt Field.
The Red Flash improves to 1-1 on the season, while the Bears fall to 0-1.
Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) made three saves to earn her first shutout of the season.
Saint Francis came out pressuring the Missouri State defense early. Seabrook would find the back of the net in the 7th minute, taking a pass from
Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) and
Shannon Pereira (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Francis Libermann Catholic) off a penalty corner to give SFU an early 1-0 lead.
In the 21st minute,
Mackenzie Ruth (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata Senior) blasted a shot that led to a Feli Heinzel save, but followed her own rebound for a 2-0 Flash lead.
With a two-goal lead, the Flash continued to pressure the Bears' defense. SFU fired four shots in the second half, three of which came off penalty corners.
The Flash outshot MSU, 8-3 and owned a 6-0 advantage on penalty corners.
Saint Francis will be back at it again tomorrow against Missouri State at noon.
