Similar to the match on Wednesday, one team went up by five goals and the other team attempted a furious comeback attempt. Wednesday the Red Flash was the team that had the lead and held on for the win, but Saturday Saint Francis was the team trying to come from behind for the win.
The Red Flash was able to cut the margin to one goal at 12-11, 13-12, 14-13 and 15-14, but could never could even the score, while the Golden Flashes scored the final two goals of the game in the final 4:04 of the game to secure their first win in the series.
FLASH QUOTES
"I am very proud of how we fought back in the second half. We responded well & played to win. It showed what we are capable of doing when we put our minds to it. Amanda's shooting caught fire in the second half. Her leadership was a big part of the comeback. How we started the game though killed us. Our goal will continue to be finding ways to shift the momentum in our favor." - head coach
Tracy Coyne
FLASH MOMENTS
Hernandez gave the Red Flash a 1-0 lead on an unassisted tally at 13:33 in the first quarter. The sophomore scored the squad's second goal of the afternoon at the 11:16 mark in the second quarter.
Fisher followed the Hernandez twine twinkler with her first goal of the day off a feed from
Julea Jamison (Pittsburgh, Pa.) at 10:56 in the second quarter.
The co-captain fueled the Saint Francis scoring in the third quarter with six goals. McHenry scored off a feed by Hernandez at 14:39 before Heidt connected with McHenry at 12:25.
You had to say the Heidt of the third quarter, but that is what the graduate student did with four goals in a four minute and 55 second span. She scored unassisted at 10:40 and then hit the back of the net off a Hernandez pass 36 seconds later. A Kent State goal ended Heidt's chance at a natural hat trick, but she earned a hat trick off a pass from Jamison at 8:39 before Fisher connected with Heidt at 5:45.
The Red Flash started the fourth quarter with consecutive scores.
Catherine Russo (Wantagh, N.Y.) found the back of the net off Fisher's second assist of the day at 14:35 before McHenry cut the margin to 12-11 with 13:16 on the clock off
Christina Roncarati's (East Long Meadow, Mass.) first career helper.
After a Golden Flashes marker, Fisher made it a one-goal game with 11:19 left in the fourth quarter. The two teams traded scores against this time with Heidt registering her fifth marker at 7:53 to maintain the one-goal difference. Another trade of goals, this time with Jamison answering at 5:08 for her first collegiate goal at 5:08, but Saint Francis could get no closer.
FLASH NUGGETS
Heidt registered back-to-back games with at least four goals for the second time in her career and has posted four goals three times at DeGol Field in her career. She was one goal shy of her career high of six tallies against Merrimack on March 27, 2020, while her six points matches her career best that she set against the Warriors. The senior now leads the team with 14 goals and four assists for 18 points. The graduate student now has 70 career goals and can move into the program's Top-10 with nine more markers.
McHenry notched three goals in a game for the fourth time in her career and the second time this season after she posted four goals in the win at Akron on February 27. The seven draw controls tie her career high she set against Bryant on April 28, 2019. She now has 108 draws in her career and can move into fourth place on the program's all-time career list with 12 draw controls. In addition, she is eight points away from becoming the 11th player in program history with 100 career points.
Fisher and Hernandez both had some new career milestones on the afternoon. Fisher had two assists for the first time in her career and a career-best four points for the second time in her career. Hernandez notched a personal-best two helpers for the second time in her career, while the four points were a new career high.
Jamison notched her first career goal and her first two career assists on the day. The junior came into the game with one shot attempt in 10 career games.
Chyler Espino (San Francisco, Calif.) added a career-high seven draw controls along with two ground balls, and
C.C. Courter (Verona, N.J.) added two caused turnovers and a ground ball to pace the defense.
Elyssa Enrique (North Canton, Ohio) made 10 saves for the Red Flash, her third double-digit save performance this season and 13th of her career.
Holly Jones (Newark, Del.) and
Olivia Baldini (Hamilton, Ontario) both made their first collegiate start in the match.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis momentarily halts its time in Loretto with a road game at Delaware State on Wednesday. Game time is 3 p.m. The Red Flash will return to DeGol Field to start Northeast Conference play on March 27.
