LORETTO, Pa. – Senior Emileigh Scott scored five goals and redshirt senior Livia Baker added three, but the Saint Francis women's lacrosse team was outlasted by Wagner, 16-13, in a high-scoring battle Wednesday at DeGol Field.
 
Senior Sam Scott added her first two goals of the year and redshirt senior Peyton LeConte surpassed 100 caused turnovers for her collegiate career. Seniors Amanda Heidt and Shea Moran added a goal each and seniors Katie Kincaid and Katie Page contributed on the defensive end for the Red Flash in the 2021 home finale.
 
Wagner 16, Saint Francis 13
Records: Saint Francis (4-8, 4-7 NEC); Wagner (8-4, 8-3 NEC)
Location: DeGol Field (Loretto, Pa.)
 
COACH COYNE'S COMMENTS
"The best word to describe this team is resilient. We have responded in a positive way all season after a major setback like we had last Saturday against Wagner. The senior class led with heart and hustle today. All eight of them played well and helped spark our second-half run. It was a definite highlight to have every senior attacker involved in the scoring.
 
"Autumn had an excellent middie game today. She had a few really beautiful draw controls. Elyssa was locked in during the second half. She played to win, making key saves that eventually led to goals.
 
"Ideally, we would have loved to send the seniors off with a win at home but we came up just a little bit short. We can't thank them enough for all that they have done to move the program forward. They will be missed."
 
KEY MOMENT

• Wagner scored 42 seconds into the contest and tallied the first four goals of the game, holding the lead the rest of the way.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Wagner found the cage 42 seconds in and would add three more goals to lead 4-0 six minutes into the contest.
• A free-position goal from junior Autumn McHenry on a man-down got the Red Flash on the board with 19:47 to play in the first half and Baker and Emileigh Scott followed to get SFU back within one at 4-3 with 15 minutes before halftime.
• The Seahawks scored the next three, and after an Emileigh Scott goal with 10:50 to play in the half, pushed the lead back to four.
• Baker notched her second of the day before Wagner scored the final two goals of the first half and the first two out of the second half to lead 12-5 with 27:47 remaining.
• A three-goal run with scores by Heidt, Emileigh Scott, and Sam Scott on her first of the year cut the deficit to 12-8 with 20:08 to go.
• The Red Flash twice answered a Seahawk goal, including a possession in which Heidt knocked the ball away on a Wagner clear, passed it to Baker, who found Moran for a goal that made it 14-10 Wagner with 12:26 to play.
• Wagner scored the next two and Saint Francis scored the final three, as goals from Emileigh Scott, Baker, and Sam Scott in the final 5:17 secured the 16-13 decision.

STATS

• Baker, Heidt, McHenry, and junior Hannah McDermott recorded assists.
• McHenry recorded team-highs in draws (4) and caused turnovers (3) while adding two ground balls.
• LeConte and sophomore Kelly Dickson collected two caused turnovers each. Dickson added two ground balls.
• Emileigh Scott added three draw controls, but the Seahawks held a 21-10 advantage on the draw.
• SFU was 5-of-6 on free-position opportunities, with Emileigh Scott going 2-for-2.
• Wagner committed 19 turnovers to Saint Francis' 18.
• Junior Elyssa Enrique made 11 saves.
• The Seahawks scored two goals off five Red Flash cards (four yellow, one green.) The Red Flash did not score on their lone man-up, but did score man-down via McHenry in the first half.

GAME NOTES

• Saint Francis drops to 2-18 all-time against Wagner.
• LeConte stands at 101 career caused turnovers following Wednesday's contest.
• Baker enters Saturday's season finale one point shy of 100 for her Red Flash career.
• Emileigh Scott heads into Saturday one goal away from being the second player in program history with multiple seasons in the top 10 in program history in single-season goals.
• The 29 combined goals were the second-highest total in a Saint Francis game this season. The Red Flash and Merrimack combined for 30 goals on March 27.

UP NEXT 
Saint Francis and Mount St. Mary's will meet Saturday at 6 p.m. in Emmitsburg, Maryland in the Red Flash's 2021 finale.
 
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