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Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's soccer team (9-8, 2-4 NEC) looks to sneak into the NEC Tournament, but to have a chance, it will need a win when it hosts Robert Morris at 1 p.m. on senior day.

Scouting Robert Morris
 
The Colonials secured a playoff berth with a 1-0 overtime win vs. Sacred Heart on Sunday. They currently occupy third place in the conference standings with a 3-2-1 record. Bayley Winkel leads the team and ranks second in the conference with nine goals. He has been the beneficiary of the play of Keane McIvor who leads the NEC with eight assists. Robert Morris enters the game on the heels of consecutive 1-0 victories.

Series History

Saint Francis trails the all-time series 14-17-2 but has won four straight vs. its in-state rival.

Special Senior Class
 
The Red Flash will honor seniors Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory), Jonathon Otting (Louisville, Ky/St. Xavier (Xavier (OH) University)), Kaelon Fox (Louisville, KY/St. Xavier (Kentucky)), Andres Vega (Managua, Nicaragua/Colegio Centro America), Troye Kiernan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair), and Nick Hanuscin (Cinnaminson, N.J./Bishop Eustace) on Friday. The class is one of the winningest in program history appearing in three NEC Finals and winning 10 games in all three of its previous seasons (Four for 5th year seniors Andres Vega (Managua, Nicaragua/Colegio Centro America)s, Nick Hanuscin (Cinnaminson, N.J./Bishop Eustace) and Marcus Rojas (Fremont, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory)). The senior day ceremony will be streamed on NEC Front Row at 12:45 p.m.
 
Clinging to Life
 
Despite its 2-4 record in conference the Red Flash are still mathematically alive for a playoff bid. To sneak in, Saint Francis will have to win its final match, Sacred Heart will have to defeat Fairleigh Dickinson, and Bryant and CCSU will have to play to a tie.

Vying for Double Digits
 
The Red Flash can reach double digits in wins for the fifth consecutive season with a victory over Robert Morris. The last time SFU failed to reach double digits was in 2012 when it went 6-7-7. The Red Flash would sneak into the NEC Playoffs, losing in the NEC Final to Fairleigh Dickinson in penalties. Saint Francis has averaged 11.75 wins over the last four seasons.
 
High-Powered Team
 
Despite its 2-4 record in NEC play, the 2017 Saint Francis team will go down as one of the top attacking teams in program history. The team leads the NEC with 34 goals in 17 matches. It is the highest total output since the 2010 team scored the same amount of goals in three extra games.