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Saint Francis Women's Lacrosse Set To Open NEC Play At DeGol Field Against LIU On Saturday

 
LIU (1-8, 0-0 NEC) at Saint Francis University (3-5, 0-0 NEC)
Date | Time Saturday, March 26, 2022 | 1 p.m. 
Location Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Field
Television Trent Dunn (play-by-play) | NEC Front Row
Live Stats SideArm | Game Program
Stats Saint Francis | SFU Career Highs | LIU | Northeast Conference
Social Media @RedFlashLax | @RedFlashLax | Facebook
GAME NOTES VS. LIU
 opening draw
  •  Saturday's match between Saint Francis and LIU marks the 20th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2003 season.
  • The Sharks lead the series 13-6 including three-straight wins in the matchup.
  • The Red Flash holds a 5-4 edge at DeGol Field and has taken five of the last six meetings in Loretto.
  • It is the second time the two teams have met in an NEC Opener and the first since Saint Francis downed LIU 10-9 in overtime in 2014 at DeGol Field.
about the sharks
  • LIU comes into the conference opener 1-8 after falling 15-11 to Manhattan on Saturday. Amanda Masullo leads the team in goals (16), points (20) and draw controls (33).
  • Whitney Moran is second on the team with 16 tallies and two assists for 18 points, while Jen Gaffney is third on the squad with 12 markers and an assist for 13 points.
  • Montana Craft and Kelly Johnston are tied for the team lead with seven caused turnovers.
  • Hailey Duchnowski has 109 saves, an 11.60 goals against average and a .517 save percentage this season.
last time we met
  • Saint Francis scored four of the last five goals to cut the margin to one goal in a 13-12 loss to LIU on Apr. 17, 2021.
  • Livia Baker and Emileigh Scott each had four goals for the Red Flash while the duo combined for 12 draw controls.
  • Autumn McHenry and Hannah McDermott both added two tallies.
  • Jen Gaffney and Paige Sherlock each had four scores for the Sharks.
  • Elyssa Enrique made nine saves for Saint Francis, while Hailey Duchnowski turned away 10 shots for LIU.
last time out
  • Autumn McHenry tied the single-game assist program record with six helpers, while Lizzie Fisher scored a career-high four times to propel Saint Francis University past Delaware State University 17-7 in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Wednesday.
  • McHenry matched Katie Schaaf's single-game program record with her sixth assist of the afternoon when she fed Nancy Alden with 4:11 left in the fourth quarter. Schaaf set the program record against LIU on March 29, 2013. Fisher tallied four goals and two assists for a career-high six points. 
  • Amanda Heidt added three goals and five assists, while Danielle Hernandez added two tallies and a helper on the afternoon.
  • Alden and Julea Jamison each tallied a career-two goals, while Christina Roncarati also found the twine twice in the winning effort.
next time out
  • Saint Francis wraps up its stretch of four out of five matches at DeGol Field on Wednesday against Howard.
  • The squad will travel to Wagner on April 2.
20th anniversary celebration
  • This season marks the 20th Anniversary of the first season of women's lacrosse at Saint Francis. 
  • Saint Francis is inviting all women's lacrosse alumnae back to celebrate 20 years of women's lacrosse on Saturday, April 23 against Central Connecticut State.
  • A brunch for all alumnae will take place from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in DeGol Field House and all women's lacrosse alumnae will be honored at halftime of the game. 
  • Registration for Women's Lacrosse Celebraton | CLICK HERE
prime performers
  • Elyssa Enrique, Amanda Heidt and Autumn McHenry were named NEC Prime Performers for the week of Mar. 14-20. Enrique registered 25 saves in the two games. Heidt registered nine goals and an assist, while McHenry had five goals and an assist.
  • Christina Roncarati was named the NEC Rookie of the Week for the week of Feb. 28-Mar. 6. The freshman registered two goals against Central Michigan on Mar. 4
  • Enrique and McHenry were named NEC Prime Performers for the week of Feb. 21-27. Enrique registered 23 saves in the week and held Akron to six goals in a 10-6 win on Feb. 27. McHenry posted six goals, seven draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover in the week. 
  • McHenry was named an NEC Prime Performer for the week of Feb. 14-20. She registered two goals, four draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Youngstown State on Feb. 18.
career afternoons
  • Autumn McHenry notched her second career four-goal performance of her career and her first since she registered four scores against Kent State on March 10, 2020 against Akron on February 27. She then tied her career high and the program record for assists in a game with six against Delaware State on Mar. 23
  • Lizzie Fisher (four goals, two assists, six points), Julea Jamison (two goals) and Nancy Alden (two goals) each established new career bests at Delaware State.
  • Christina Roncarati notched a career-high four goals against Canisius on Feb. 23. She is the third player on the team to register a four-goal performance.
collegiate firsts
  • Junior Julea Jamison notched her first career goal and assist against Kent State on Mar. 19.
  • Freshmen Chyler Espino and Christina Roncarati both made their collegiate debut in the starting lineup against Youngstown State on Feb. 18.
  • Roncarati notched her first collegiate tally in the game against Youngstown State.
  • All eight freshmen saw action in the season opener against Youngstown State.
  • Nancy Alden registered her first career start and goal against Canisius on Feb. 23.
milestone watch
  • Autumn McHenry became the fifth player in program history to grab 100 draw controls in her career after hauling in three draw controls against Longwood on Mar. 13.
  • She ranks fifth in the category and can move into fourth place with six draw controls. The senior is also fifth on the all-time program list in assists with 46 helpers and needs seven assists to jump into fourth place. McHenry also sits at 99 points and can become the 11th player in team history with 100 points with one point, and she can also move into the Top-10 with five points.
  • Graduate student Amanda Heidt has 73 goals and can move into the program's Top-10 in goals with six tallies.
aye, aye, captain
returning all-nec performers
  • Senior Autumn McHenry returns after earning All-NEC second-team honors in 2021.
  • McHenry was also selected to the All-NEC Rookie team in 2018.
  • Sophomore Danielle Hernandez was selected to the All-NEC Rookie team last season.
welcome to the lo'
from the great white north
  • Saint Francis has two players that hail from Canada in Olivia Baldini (Hamilton, Ontario) and Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Ontario) on its roster.
  • Head coach Tracy Coyne also spend some time as the Canadian National Team head coach from 1999-2005 and earned fourth-place standings in the 2001 and 2005 World Cups.
community service honors
  • Saint Francis received the IWLCA Community Service Award in 2021. Saint Francis was selected as the winner of the award out of 118 Division I programs.
  • The Red Flash remained active throughout a unique year for community service in 2020-21, beginning in August with "Flash Packs with Love" to collect, organize, and distribute back-to-school supplies to local elementary schools.
  • The team spearheaded a diversity and inclusion initiative which featured sales of a t-shirt they designed to benefit the Black Student Union.
  • Other team activities included a Thanksgiving food basket drive, adopting a local family over the holidays to provide Christmas presents, the Make-a-Wish Walk, the "Minis4Many" fundraiser for a local shelter, collecting donations for the Soles4Souls organization, a Paper Bridges letter writing campaign for orphans, and a Gameday Hair Havoc awareness game to raise money for the HeadStrong Foundation.
about the coach
  • Head coach Tracy Coyne enters her third season at Saint Francis and her 33rd campaign in her legendary career.
  • She holds a 302-208 career record to be one of 27 coaches in the NCAA with at least 250 wins, and became one of 20 coaches to reach 300 wins with the 10-6 win at Akron on February 27.
  • She has led 12 teams to the NCAA Tournament between the NCAA DI and DIII levels with six conference championships and several NCAA Final Four appearances.
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Players Mentioned

Livia Baker

#3 Livia Baker

M
5' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Master of Business Administration
Kelly Dickson

#15 Kelly Dickson

M/D
5' 4"
Sophomore
Accounting
Elyssa Enrique

#1 Elyssa Enrique

GK
5' 4"
Junior
Health Science PA
Lizzie Fisher

#16 Lizzie Fisher

A
5' 8"
Sophomore
Communications
Amanda Heidt

#4 Amanda Heidt

A
5' 10"
Senior
Health Science PT
Julea Jamison

#23 Julea Jamison

M
5' 3"
Sophomore
Health Science OT
Autumn McHenry

#32 Autumn McHenry

M
6' 0"
Junior
Nursing
Emileigh Scott

#21 Emileigh Scott

A
6' 0"
Senior
Political Science
Hannah McDermott

#13 Hannah McDermott

M
5' 5"
Junior
Psychology
Kateri Hernandez

#28 Kateri Hernandez

D
5' 6"
Freshman
Business Analytics
Danielle Hernandez

#17 Danielle Hernandez

M
5' 6"
Freshman
Exercise Physiology PT
Chyler Espino

#2 Chyler Espino

D
5' 2"
Freshman
Computer Science

Players Mentioned

Livia Baker

#3 Livia Baker

5' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Master of Business Administration
M
Kelly Dickson

#15 Kelly Dickson

5' 4"
Sophomore
Accounting
M/D
Elyssa Enrique

#1 Elyssa Enrique

5' 4"
Junior
Health Science PA
GK
Lizzie Fisher

#16 Lizzie Fisher

5' 8"
Sophomore
Communications
A
Amanda Heidt

#4 Amanda Heidt

5' 10"
Senior
Health Science PT
A
Julea Jamison

#23 Julea Jamison

5' 3"
Sophomore
Health Science OT
M
Autumn McHenry

#32 Autumn McHenry

6' 0"
Junior
Nursing
M
Emileigh Scott

#21 Emileigh Scott

6' 0"
Senior
Political Science
A
Hannah McDermott

#13 Hannah McDermott

5' 5"
Junior
Psychology
M
Kateri Hernandez

#28 Kateri Hernandez

5' 6"
Freshman
Business Analytics
D
Danielle Hernandez

#17 Danielle Hernandez

5' 6"
Freshman
Exercise Physiology PT
M
Chyler Espino

#2 Chyler Espino

5' 2"
Freshman
Computer Science
D
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