Flash Points:

• Saint Francis opens their home season against George Washington
• This is the first of two home dates and three home matches this season
• SFU went 2-1 at the Bison Invite last weekend, while GW went 2-2 at the same invite

 
LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis welcomes in the George Washington Colonials for the first home match in program history on Friday night at 7 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE FLASH
The Red Flash went 2-1 at the Bison Invite last weekend picking up their first win in program history, defeating Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 10-7. They followed up that victory with their second-straight, a 12-7 triumph over Mercyhurst. Saint Francis could not close out a perfect weekend, with their comeback falling short in a 11-8 setback to the Terriers of St. Francis Brooklyn.
 
Freshman Emily Wickenheiser (Mechanicsburg, Pa/Cumberland Valley) led the offense over the weekend, scoring 16 times over the three games. "Wick" also led the team with eight steals and was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) freshman and offensive player of the week. Kelly Fehr (Erie, Pa/Villa Maria Academy) scored seven goals over the weekend as well, giving SFU a solid one-two attack through three games. Defensively, Kate Wilke (Burbank, Calif./Burroughs) averaged 10 saves in goal over the three matches.
 
 
ABOUT GW
George Washington went 2-2 at the Bison Invite last weekend, defeating Gannon and Mercyhurst while dropping matches to Harvard and Princeton. Scarlett Hallahan leads the offense as the junior struck for six goals in GW's win over Mercyhurst and is coming off a 59-goal campaign a season ago. SFU will also have to contend with Jacqueline Bywater and freshmen Kira Bruno and Ally Jochim. All three had multiple goal matches last weekend and Bywater added five steals and was second on the team in scoring with 52 tallies last year.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Admission to the match is free tomorrow but will also air free of charge on NEC Front Row. Saint Francis will also provide live stats for the match.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Francis is right back at it on Saturday, traveling to Erie, Pennsylvania to take part in the Mercyhurst Invite. Their first match is against Grove City College, opening sprint is set for 3 p.m.