BOX SCORE Loretto, Pa- The Rider Broncs outlasted the heat and a pressing Red Flash team to win 2-1 at DeGol Field on a humid Sunday afternoon. The Red Flash fell to 5-4 on the season.
 
Turning Point
 
In the 59th minute, Rider's Shannon Hughes tapped the ball to Alice Otterson who slammed home a sizzling shot to put the score at 2-0. The goal forestalled the chance of a late Red Flash comeback.
 
Highlights

• Rider galloped right out of the starting gate with a goal in the first minute as the Broncs bolted down the field to score on a Jessica Randazzo shot off of an Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) block.
• At the 7th minute of play, a Rider player shot from outside the black circle went in the goal but was declared forfeit as the ball was not touched by a Rider player inside the black circle as per the rules.
• Saint Francis had a flurry of penalty corner opportunities in the 15th and 16th minutes but all shot attempts were blocked.
• The remainder of the half saw few legitimate scoring chances as both defenses heated up.
• Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial), in the 46th minute, had a shot go wide left.
• Both team earned more penalty corners which neither team were able to convert into goals.
• In the 59th minute, the turning point of the game occurred as Rider scored the insurance goal.
• As time expired, Saint Francis was awarded a penalty stroke. Kali Thies (Newton, N.J./Hackettstown) was selected to take the stroke. Her shot found the corner to make it 2-1. The whistle immediately blew afterwards.

Notes

• Saint Francis had 10 penalty corners. Rider had five. Neither team converted an opportunity.
• The Red Flash outshot the Broncs 18-14.
• Both goalkeepers went the full 70 minutes. Elizabeth Dyer (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) recorded eight saves. That ties her season high against Siena.
• Grace Gibson (Otane, New Zealand/Napier Girls'), once again, went the full 70 minutes. The surprising warm temperatures of the last two contests make the feat even more impressive.
• The penalty stroke was Kali Thies (Newton, N.J./Hackettstown)' first career goal. Congratulations to the Red Flash senior!

Up Next
 
The Red Flash remain at home next weekend for two pivotal A-10 showdowns against St. Louis and Davidson. The Billikens come into Loretto on Friday, Sept. 29 at noon and the Wildcats play Sunday, Oct. 1 at noon.