Loretto, Pa – The Saint Francis women's lacrosse team (3-6, 0-1) dropped its conference opener against Mount Saint Mary's 8-15 on Friday, despite a career day from
Emileigh Scott (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) who matched her career high in goals (5) and points (6).
Turning Point
The Mountaineers started the game on a 6-0 scoring run, which was eventually snapped by an unassisted goal by
Emileigh Scott (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) at the 18:32 mark. Saint Francis went on to outscore Mount Saint Mary's 5-2 to close out the first half and cut its deficit to three at halftime. After halftime, MSM's Jordan Butler and SFU's
Autumn McHenry (Branford, Conn./Branford) traded goals to keep Saint Francis within three midway through the second half. During the final 16 minutes of the game, the Mountaineers outscored the Red Flash 6-2 to secure its first conference win of the season 15-8.
Inside the Box Score
- Mount Saint Mary's out shot Saint Francis 38-25.
- The Mountaineers forced 17 Red Flash turnovers, one more forced turnover than SFU.
- Saint Francis was successful on 12 of 19 clear attempts, while the Mount was 15-20.
- MSM won 15 draw controls, five more than SFU.
- The Red Flash earned six free-position shots, cashing in on three of them.
Notes
- Emileigh Scott (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) matched her career high with five goals, something she has done twice prior to today's match. She notched five goals her freshman year against Robert Morris and did it again earlier this season against Wofford.
- Livia Baker (Fallston, Md./Fallston High School) tallied her sixteenth goal of the season, extending her scoring streak to eight straight games.
- Amanda Heidt (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) netted her seventh goal on the year, giving her at least one in her last five games.
- Autumn McHenry (Branford, Conn./Branford) leads all freshman with nine goals for the Red Flash.
- Senior Ashley Stoessel (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) made a season-high 12 saves against the Mountaineers.
Up Next
The Red Flash travel to Staten Island to take on conference foe Wagner in its second NEC match of the season on Sunday, Apr. 7 at 1 p.m.
