» Claudia Ortiz (Madrid, Spain) scored the lone goal of the afternoon in the 23rd minute to propel Saint Francis University past Sacred Heart University 1-0 in Northeast Conference field hockey action on Friday.
» Chloe South (Lusby, Md.) made three saves to earn her second shutout of the season.
» The Red Flash improved to 2-2 in league play, and earned its first NEC home win since 2012.
» Saint Francis improved to 4-3 on Fridays with the win.
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Eva Valentini (Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina) knocked in a serve that deflected off of
Dolores Zavaleta's (San Juan, Argentina) stick to Ortiz, who buried the shot for the only score of the game. After Saint Francis took the lead, South made two saves in the third quarter.
FLASH NUGGETS
Ortiz now ranks second on the team with four goals and three assists for 11 points. She has posted four goals and two assists in three Red Flash wins on Friday after notching her first collegiate points against Lock Haven (1 goal, 1 assist) and a career-best two goals and a helper in a 5-0 win against Bryant last week. Her lone non-Friday point was an assist against Longwood on a Saturday.
Valentini notched her team-leading fourth assist, and leads the team with six goals and four assists for 16 points.
Zavaleta notched her second collegiate assist and her first since a helper against Lock Haven.
The win against Sacred Heart is the team's first home NEC win since a 2-0 decision against Robert Morris on October 28, 2012. The Red Flash were part of the Atlantic-10 for field hockey from 2013-2020.
The headline is a reference to Rebecca Black's song "Friday," released in 2011.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns to action on Sunday when the squad starts a three-game road trip at Georgetown. Game time is 12 p.m. The Red Flash will play its final home game of 2021 against Long Island University on October 29 at 1 p.m.
