BOX SCORE Loretto, Pa. - The Saint Francis women's soccer team (6-6-1, 3-0 NEC) scored three second-half goals to take down Robert Morris (2-10, 0-3 NEC) 3-0 on Sunday.

Van Stralen's Reaction

"It's always a good result to get three points in conference," said head coach Brenda van Stralen. "We were able to play ourselves into the game after a bit of a slow start and control the game for the entirety of the match."

Turning Point

The Colonials were able to thwart off the Saint Francis attack in the first half, but it didn't take long for SFU to get on the board in the second half. Sophomore Alyssa McGhee (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) scored her team-leading fifth goal in the 52nd minute and the Red Flash never looked back.

Highlights

• Sophomore Abigail Tarosky (North Huntington, Pa./Norwin) had SFU's best opportunity of the first half, receiving a pass in the box with her back to goal, spinning with her first touch, and curling a shot just wide. 
• McGhee provided a spark early in the second half, combining on a one-two with junior Sara Suler (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory). Her cross to the far post proceeded to sneak into the side-netting to put the Flash in front.
• Senior defender Allison LaDuke (Greensburg, Pa./Greater Latrobe), who was solid in the back all match alongside junior Shannon McGinnis (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus), created the second goal with a beautiful chipped through pass to freshman Camryn Tirado (Deptford, N.J./Deptford). The pass made its way by the Robert Morris goalkeeper, who was being challenged by Tirado, and hit the post. Tirado continued towards goal and was there to follow up for her fourth goal of the season.
• Senior Bri Guy (Turtle Creek, Pa./Woodland Hills) netted her first career goal in the 81st minute to put the game to bed. Senior Siobhan Bross (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) uncorked a left-footed shot off the underside of the crossbar. The ball bounded down to Guy who showed great composure before lifting over the charging keeper.

Notes

• Saint Francis dominated the 90 minutes, outshooting the Colonials 21-7.
• Shots on goal were 6-3 to the Red Flash.
• Bross enjoyed another stellar game, leading the way with six shots. McGhee followed with four attempts.
• Saint Francis remains undefeated at home, improving its record to 5-0. 
• The Red Flash has outscored its opponents 13-1 at the Stoke SoccerPlex.
• McGhee added to her conference lead in points, upping her total to 17. 
• Sophomore goalkeeper Julia Hernan (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) recorded her league-leading fifth shutout, making three saves. She moves into a tie-for-third in school history with 13 career clean sheets.
• Saint Francis and Fairleigh Dickinson remain tied atop of the league standings with nine points in three matches.

Up Next

The Red Flash head to CCSU on Friday, Oct. 13, to play the Blue Devils at 7 p.m.