Flash Points:Â
- Saint Francis has risen to #51 in the latest RPI, the only NEC team in the top-100
- The Flash and Mountain Hawks played to a scoreless tie last season
- Lehigh was picked fourth in the Patriot League
LORETTO, PA-Â Saint Francis wraps up the road portion of their non-conference schedule on Tuesday as they travel east to take on in-state rival Lehigh at 7 p.m.
ABOUT THE FLASH
Balanced scoring has been the key to the Red Flash season so far as 10 different players have recorded a goal led by
Troye Kiernan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair),
Nicco Mastrangelo (Venetia, Pa/Peters Township) and
Jack Webber (Bernville, Pa./Tulpehocken) who each have two. The Flash are averaging over a goal and a half, second in the Northeast Conference. Defensively, the Flash lead the Northeast Conference, allowing exactly one goal per match.
Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory) has gotten every start in goal, and holds a .98 goals against average and a .700 save percentage.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS
Lehigh was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League after winning the Patriot League tournament last year and earning a trip to the NCAA tournament. They come into Tuesday's match at 2-5-1 on the season and are 1-1 against the Northeast Conference, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson and falling to Robert Morris. The Flash will have to find an answer for Mark Forrest who leads Lehigh with four goals on the season. Defensively, Lehigh is led by All-Patriot League defender Justin Worley who was named first-team All-Preseason. In goal, Jacob Gottwald has gotten seven of their eight starts including the last match against Holy Cross. He holds a 2-5-1 record with a 1.55 goals against average and a .744 save percentage.Â
FOLLOW ALONG
The game will be streamed on the Patriot League Network and live stats will be provided by Lehigh. Links to both the stream and the stats are available on the men's soccer schedule page.Â
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Francis will wrap up the non-conference season when they host the Howard Bison next Tuesday afternoon. That game will be streamed on NEC Front Row.Â