BOX SCORE Oxford, OH – The Saint Francis Red Flash field hockey team defeated Ball State 4-0 to pick-up the team's first victory of the season on Friday.
Turning Point
The Red Flash jumped out to an early advantage Friday afternoon scoring at the 13:38 mark. Freshman Atina Pagani (Concepcion Del Uruguay/Instituto Santa Teresito) struck first for Saint Francis scoring the first goal of the season and her first as a member of the Red Flash. In a span of three minutes, the Red Flash celebrated two more goals coming from Taylor Nesmith (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and Livvy Webb (Easton, Md./Saints Peter and Paul). Saint Francis closed out the first half strong defensively, preventing Ball State from taking a shot on goal and preserving the teams 3-0 advantage. The three goal lead proved to be enough as the Red Flash went on to defeat Ball State 4-0.
Highlights
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In the 13th minute, Atina Pagani (Concepcion Del Uruguay/Instituto Santa Teresito) scored the first goal of the season beating Grace Chavez for the ice breaker goal.
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Brea Seabrook (Wilkes Barre, Pa./GAR Memorial) scored the lone goal of the second half at the 61:32 mark extending the Red Flash lead to four.
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As a team, Saint Francis prevented Ball State from taking a shot on goal in the first half.
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The Red Flash defense dominated as they only allowed four total shots, one of which being on goal.
Notes
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Ball State did not record a shot in the first half and finished the game out-shot by Saint Francis 25-4.
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Saint Francis earned 15 penalty corners to Ball State's 4.
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Brianna Govia (St. James, Trinidad/Holy Name) picked up an assist and took two shots.
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Claudia Marzec (Whitinsville, Mass./Moses Brown School) saved the only shot she faced.
Up Next
The Red Flash remain in Ohio for a Saturday 12 pm showdown against Miami (OH).
