BOX SCORE » Senior Autumn McHenry (Branford, Conn.) became the fifth player in Saint Francis University women's lacrosse history to record 100 draw controls in her career at the 9:37 mark in the second quarter at Longwood University in non-conference action on Sunday.
» McHenry, who already ranked fifth in program history in draw controls, grabbed the opening draw, one with 53 seconds left in the first quarter before hitting the 100 mark four minutes and 23 seconds into the second frame. The senior is fifth in both draw controls and assists (39) in team history.
» Amanda Heidt (Erie, Pa.) and Christina Roncarati (East Long Meadow, Mass.) each had two goals.
» Nancy Alden (East Lyme, Conn.) also found the twine, while Lizzie Fisher (Hagerstown) added an assist on the afternoon.
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
In the last meeting between the two teams at DeGol Field in 2019, Saint Francis scored the first eight goals of the game before Longwood came storming back to tie the game at 8 only to see the Red Flash score twice in the final two minutes to come away with the victory.
This time the Lancers jumped out to a 6-0 lead and they went on for the 17-5 win.
FLASH QUOTES
"This was a tough game for us. Longwood played exceptionally well on both sides of the ball. We never built any momentum. There were glimpses of excellence but in general we had too many unforced errors. Longwood created their own opportunities and capitalized on our mistakes." - head coach
Tracy Coyne
FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis got on the scoreboard with back-to-back goals. Alden
got the scoring started for the Loretto program with 21 seconds left in the first quarter before Roncarati found the twine for the first time on the afternoon at 11:46 in the second quarter.
Heidt then scored the next two markers for the Red Flash. The graduate student scored on a free-position attempt at 3:34 in the second quarter and then started a 2-0 in the third quarter when she twinkled the twine off an assist from Fisher at the eight-minute mark.
Roncarati recorded her second tally of the match unassisted with six minutes left in the third quarter.
FLASH NUGGETS
Heidt notched her second two-goal performance of the season and the 15th of her career. She now has five markers this season and 61 for her career. Heidt came move into the Top-10 in goals with 18 markers.
Roncarati notched her third multi-goal game of her young career, but her two tallies against the Lancers were the first time she reached the feat on the road. With her two scores, the freshman tied McHenry for the team lead with nine goals.
Alden posted her second career goal and first since finding the twine against Canisius in the home opener on Feb. 23. Fisher notched her second assist of the season and the third of her career, while the junior moved into a tie with McHenry and Roncarati with nine points.
McHenry and
Kelly Dickson (Blue Bell, Pa.) each had three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball to pace the defense. Dickson had a career-high three draw controls for the third time this season.
Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Canada) made a career-high six saves, while
Elyssa Enrique (North Canton, Ohio) turned away three shots.
UP NEXT
After having eight days in between games, Saint Francis will have a quick turnaround and will host Presbyterian College on Tuesday. It will start a stretch of four out of five matches at DeGol Field. First draw control set for 3 p.m.
