Flash points:

• Saint Francis picked up its first win of the season over Central Michigan
• Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) led SFU with a goal and two assists.
• Taylor Massage (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey), Brianna Govia (St. James, Trinidad/Holy Name), Marielle Cavallaro (Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley) also scored for the Red Flash.
• SFU hosts Sacred Heart on Sunday, August 27 at 1 p.m.

 LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis field hockey team rode a four-goal second half performance to earn its first victory of the season. Saint Francis earned a 4-0 win over Central Michigan at DeGol Field on Friday.
 
Central Michigan (0-1) attacked early, and often against the Red Flash trying to edge an early advantage, but the strong team play by the Red Flash created a stalemate between the two teams. Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) saved the two shots she faced to keep the first half scoreless.
 
Saint Francis (1-0) scored early in the second half. Junior Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) scored the first goal of the season for the Red Flash during the 36^th minute. Seabrook was able to find the back of the net after the assist by teammate Hannah Retherford (Benton, Pa./Benton).
 
Freshman Taylor Massage (Hummelstown, Pa./Hershey), junior Marielle Cavallaro (Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley), and junior Brianna Govia (St. James, Trinidad/Holy Name) followed suit and scored goals of their own during the 39^th, 46^th, and 62^nd minutes of the game. The second half surge was enough to give the Red Flash its first victory of the season.   
 
Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) turned away all five shots taken by the Chippewas to earn her first shutout of the season.
 
Saint Francis returns home on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match-up with the Sacred Heart Pioneers.