BOX SCORE » Maite Lopez Rosende (Buenos Aires, Argentina) scored in the 27th minute to lift Saint Francis University past Long Island University 1-0 in Northeast Conference (NEC) field hockey action on Friday.
» Heavy rain was coming down for the majority of the match.
» It was the final game at DeGol Field this season. The Red Flash finished the season 4-4 at home.
» Saint Francis will finish its first season back in the NEC in fifth place
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
Claudia Ortiz (Madrid, Spain) passed the ball ahead to Lopez Rosende, who then was able to beat the goalkeeper one-on-one by hitting the far right of the cage for the lone goal of the afternoon at the 26:10 mark. Long Island had only four shots in the game and all four were turned away by
Chloe South (Lusby, Md.).
FLASH NUGGETS
Lopez Rosende notched her second career goal. The freshman scored her first collegiate marker against Bryant on October 8.
Ortiz registered her fourth assist of the season, and ranks second on the team to
Eva Valentini (Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina) with six goals and four assists for 16 points. The junior has posted five goals and two assists in conference play, and has tallied four goals and three assists on Fridays.
South, who now has 100 saves for the year, notched her third shutout of the season with all three coming against league opponents.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis wraps up the season on Sunday at Bellarmine. Game time is 12 p.m.
