Philadelphia, Pa- The Saint Francis Red Flash field hockey suffered an 8-0 defeat against Saint Joseph's on a balmy Saturday afternoon. The Red Flash fall to 7-5 overall and 3-1 in A-10 conference play.

Turning Point

The game was scoreless for the first 15 minutes as both teams battled evenly. Then the proverbial roof fell in for the Red Flash. In a span of six minutes, the Hawks scored three goals slamming the door on the competitive game. The chance of a second half Red Flash rally passed away when the Hawks completed a second six-minute flurry of goals to make the score 6-0. 

Highlights

·        In the 15^th minute, Quinn Maguire dribbled through the defense and beat goalkeeper Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) for the icebreaker goal.

·        Four minutes later, Connie Gerber scored off a deflected corner shot to make it 2-0.

·        At the 21^st minute, Emily Henry found Anna Willocks wide open at the near post and passed across the arc. Willocks deposited it in the goal for a 3-0 lead which remained the lead until halftime.

·        The Hawks came flying out of the half as Henry again assisted a teammate this time being Jordan Olenginski.

·        Three minutes later, Anna Willocks scored her second goal of the game off a Red Flash turnover. Willocks launched a rocket shot into the corner of the pen to make it a nickel lead.

·        At the 42^nd minute, Anna Willocks added an assist to her scorecard. Willocks passed off the corner to the stickstop and Pepa Serrano finished the transaction to register a 6-0 score.

·        During the 48^th minute, Kathrin Bentz assisted off a deflected corner shot to allow Joely Helder to score her third goal of the season.

·        Saint Joseph's goal, in the 56^th minute, finished off the scoring. Bentz, once again off a deflected corner shot, provided the assist this time to Emily Peters. The sequence finalized the score at 8-0.

Notes

·        Saint Francis did not record a shot in the first half and finished the game out-shot by Saint Joseph's 22-2.

·        Saint Joseph's earned 12 penalty corners. Saint Francis had one.

·        Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) played 40:50 minutes in the pen. Claudia Marzec (Whitinsville, Mass./Moses Brown School) logged 29:10 minutes. Both goalkeepers had four saves.

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The Red Flash remain in Philadelphia for a Sunday showdown against La Salle.