Women's Lacrosse 3/10/2018 3:53:00 PM

Red Flash win third straight, 12-7 over East Carolina

BOX SCORE Loretto, Pa. - The Saint Francis lacrosse team (4-3) won its third straight game on Saturday with a 12-7 win over East Carolina. Senior Jessica Fischetti (Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) led the onslaught with three goals, while Saint Francis freshmen accounted for five goals.

Concheck's Reaction

"It feels really good to get this one," said head coach Kara Concheck. "One thing we have talked about recently is our response when our opponents score a goal and today I thought we answered the call every time they started to make a run at us. We also did a good job playing with the lead and limiting their chances. We only had four second-half turnovers which is a big positive."

Turning Point

The Saint Francis smothering defense was the difference in this one. The Red Flash surrendered just one goal over the opening 21 minutes to build a 5-1 lead. The Pirates made it a 5-2 game before freshmen Paige Brady (Drexel Hill, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Archbishop Prendergast Catholic ) and Shea Moran (Windermere, Fla./West Orange) answered with goals. The Red Flash led 7-3 at the half and increased its lead to 9-3 after junior Morgan Day (New Park, Pa./Kennard Dale) scored the first two goals of the second half.

Inside the Box Score

Saint Francis led 32-24 in shots and 24-18 in shots on goal.
The Red Flash committed just 15 turnovers while forcing ECU into 23.
Saint Francis was 16-of-19 on clear attempts while the Pirates were just 11-for-18.
Saint Francis edged ECU 25-24 in ground balls.
The Pirates owned the draw control advantage, 13-8.
Saint Francis scored four goals from the free position to three for East Carolina.
Saint Francis converted five ECU yellow cards into four goals on the man-up.

Notes

Fischetti recorded her second hat trick of the season and her ninth of her career.
Day netted two goals along with freshmen Emileigh Scott (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) and Moran. It was Moran's first two-goal game of her career.
Brady set a new career-high with three points on a goal and two assists.
Sophomore Peyton LeConte (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) continues to wreak havoc on opposing attackers. She was all over the field, recording six ground balls and causing five turnovers, game-highs in both categories.
Fischetti and junior defender Eilis Hagan (Damascus, Md./Damascus) added four ground balls.
Scott continues to be one of the nation's best on the draw control, recording five more in the victory.
Junior goalie Ashley Stoessel (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) stopped 11 of the 18 shots she faced and has stopped 10 or more saves in her last three starts.