Flash Points:

• Shannon Pereira (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Francis Libermann Catholic) finished with two assists.
• Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) and Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) each recorded a goal.
• Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) made nine saves on Sunday.

 
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Saint Francis field hockey team lost to Hofstra, 3-2, in a neutral site contest held at Rutgers University on Sunday afternoon.
 
Hofstra (6-4) struck first at the nine-minute mark. Claudia Marin Samper scored off a SFU turnover. Saint Francis (6-4) tied the match at 1-1 in the 13th minute when Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) scored her fifth goal of the season. Seabrook tipped in a pass from Shannon Pereira (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Francis Libermann Catholic) in the middle of the circle after a stopped corner.
 
The Pride scored with just 27 seconds remaining in the first period. Hofstra's Stella Schoen tipped in a shot from Colby Hussong.
 
Hofstra padded to their lead in the 55th minute. Emily Gallagher scored 10-yards out to put the Pride ahead 3-1.
 
Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton) was able to fire a shot past Hofstra goalkeeper Lauren Saluts off a pass from Pereira with just 45 seconds to play.
 
The Pride outshot the Flash 28-4 and held a 10-1 advantage in penalty corners. Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) recorded nine saves in net.
 
Saint Francis will head to Lock Haven and UMass next weekend for a pair of conference matches.