Loretto, Pa. - The Saint Francis lacrosse team (4-5) heads to Farmville, Virgina on Sunday to take on Longwood (4-5) at 1 p.m. This will be the third straight game away from home for the Red Flash.
Scouting Longwood
Sunday will be a battle of teams with .444 records as Longwood comes in at 4-5, much-like the Red Flash. The Lancers had won three of their last four games leading in to Sunday's showdown. Madison Stair leads the team with 19 goals. Riley Dolan leads Longwood in points with 42 on 18 goals and 24 assists. Despite its losing record, the Lancers are only being outscored by 2.11 goals per game and are plus in assists, ground balls, turnovers, and caused turnovers.
Mazzur playing Magnificently
Senior Jessica Mazzur (Dallastown, Pa./York Catholic) continues to do a little bit of everything for the Red Flash this season. She is currently third in the NEC in goals per game (3.11), fifth in assists per game (1.11), and third in points per game (4.22). With ten assists already this season, Mazzur has climbed to fourth all-time in career assists at Saint Francis.
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Defensive Mindset
Peyton LeConte (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) and Eilis Hagan (Damascus, Md./Damascus) have been tearing it up on the defensive end of things for the Red Flash this season. LeConte has scooped-up 32 ground balls this season good enough to lead the NEC. She has also caused 18 turnovers this season, which ranks her second in the NEC in caused turnovers per game averaging 2.00 a game. Eilis Hagan (Damascus, Md./Damascus) has been locked in defensively as well, she is second on the team in caused turnovers, causing 12 total this season. Hagan's 12 caused turnovers puts her in a tie for fifth in caused turnovers per game (1.50) in the NEC.
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The Quick Start Advantage
In three of their four wins this season the Saint Francis lacrosse team scored the games opening goal. When the Red Flash score first they are a perfect 3-0, however when their opponent strikes first they are 1-5. The only game the Red Flash won and did not score first was when they played Kennesaw State. They fell in a 3-0 hole to Kennesaw State on Mar. 4 and battled all the way back to earn a 13-12 overtime victory.
