Emmitsburg, Md – The Saint Francis lacrosse team (4-7, 0-1) could not overcome their first half deficit on Friday, falling to Mount St. Mary's 10-3.

Turning Point

The Red Flash had to fight un uphill battle all afternoon after allowing the Mountaineers to score five unanswered goals early in the first half. Jessica Mazzur (Dallastown, Pa./York Catholic) tied the game, for Saint Francis, at two goals each at the 16:03 mark of the first half. The 5-0 run put on by Mount St. Mary's came shortly after Mazzur's goal and that run allowed the Mountaineers to take a 7-2 lead into halftime. After Mount St. Mary's opened the scoring in the second half, the Red Flash were able to make it a 8-3 deficit with 12:19 remaining after a Sarah Mahon (Malverne, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) goal. However, Saint Francis could not cut into the lead any further and was outscored the rest of the way.

Notes

• Senior midfielder Jessica Mazzur (Dallastown, Pa./York Catholic) was Saint Francis's top point-getter with one goal and one assist.

• Senior Sarah Mahon (Malverne, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) was one of the three scorers with one goal, joining junior Morgan Day (New Park, Pa./Kennard Dale).

• Junior Eilis Hagan (Damascus, Md./Damascus) led the Red Flash defensively, causing four turnovers.

• Emileigh Scott (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) won seven draw controls for the Red Flash.

• Junior Goalkeeper Ashley Stoessel (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) made 13 saves in the loss.

By the Numbers

• Saint Francis was outshot 34-22 for the game and 23-16 in shots on goal.

• Both, Saint Francis and Mount St. Mary's goalkeepers made 13 saves and both teams each had 17 turnovers.

• Mount St. Mary's edged Saint Francis in ground balls 21-19.

• Saint Francis won the draw control advantage 9-6.

Up Next

The Red Flash play its second conference game at home on Sunday vs. Wagner at 1 p.m.