WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Madison Waldspurger (Hatfield, Pa.) scored her first three collegiate tallies and Saint Francis scored six times in a game for the first time since 2018 to lift the Red Flash past Central Michigan in non-conference field hockey action on Sunday.
>> Ella Maillie (Reading, Pa.), Eva Valentini (Junin, Argentina) and Dolores Zavaleta (San Juan, Argentina) each found the back of the cage on the afternoon.
>> Amber Bryan (Thorndale, Pa.) made two saves in 15 minutes to earn her first career win, while Chloe South (California, Md.) played the final 45 minutes, but did not have to face a shot on goal.
>> The Red Flash notched its first winning streak this season after recording a three-game winning streak last year.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
After Central Michigan scored in the first five minutes of the match, the Red Flash rolled off the next four tallies to take the lead it would not relinquish. Zavaleta, who had the game-winner against Rider on Friday, tied the game at 1 when she knocked in a rebounded save off the stick of Valentini at 17:20. Maillie followed with a goal 60 seconds later to give the Loretto program the lead it would not relinquish. Waldspurger scored the eventual game-winner for her first collegiate marker at 20:36 and Valentini capped the spurt with an unassisted goal.

FLASH MOMENTS
Waldspurger posted goals at 44:11 and 51:28 to cap her first career hat trick. The freshman had tallies in three of the last four Red Flash goals. The freshman becomes the first player to register a hat trick in a game since Brea Seabrook scored three times against Colgate on September 10, 2017. 

FLASH NUGGETS
With her goal, Valentini moved into the program's Top-10 for points with 38 points. She has scored in four of the last five matches and six of the 10 games this season to lead the team with seven goals and two assists for 16 points. For her career, she has 15 tallies and eight assists for 38 points. She can move into sixth place for career goals with four goals.
 
Zavaleta, who had four assists coming into the weekend, registered her first two career goals in the two victories. The sophomore scored the decisive goal on Friday against the Broncs and then the game-tying score on Sunday.
 
Similar to Zavaleta, Maillie had not had a point coming into the weekend. Maillie posted an assist on Friday and her first career goal on Sunday. She now has one goal and five assists for seven points.

The Red Flash scored six goals in a game for the first time since September 9, 2018 against Colgate. The squad posted five goals against Bryant on the road last season
 
NEXT GAME
Saint Francis returns to action on Friday at Wagner. Game time is 3 p.m.