HACKENSACK, N.J. – Saint Francis University softball took the final game of a three-game series against Fairleigh Dickinson 3-1. The win moved Saint Francis to 14-4 in conference play and dropped Fairleigh Dickinson to 11-7.
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Grace Vesco earned the win after she went seven innings and allowed one run on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
» Lindsay Ward drove in two runs and walked twice, while Rachel Marsden went 2-for-3.
» Lauren Aubry went 1-for-2 with one RBI on a bases-loaded walk.
» Cassidy Triska went 3-for-3 and drove in Fairleigh Dickinson's only run.
 
FLASH QUOTES
"Yesterday wasn't really our day so today we came in with a mentality to play together, remember to have fun and stay loose. The double plays the defense turned makes everything so much easier and they did so well today. This field isn't always easy to play on but they made it look easy and I'm so proud of my teammates." – Junior Vesco on the bounce-back effort and her teammates play behind her.
 
"It was impressive to see the difference between yesterday's and today's team and the ability to bounce back. They could have easily crumbled but they came into today with a fresh start and mindset and I'm really proud of them for not letting those two losses get to them" – Head coach Jessica O'Donnell on the team's ability to get a bounce-back game three victory.
 
"I think producing baserunners today was great and it showed we are one swing away from busting the game open. As long as we continue to get runners on base, we just need to put one hard swing on it and we can completely change how the game is going."- Coach O'Donnell on producing 13 baserunners.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» Saint Francis started the game with a run in the first inning when Ward drove in Mekenzie Saban and opened a 1-0 lead. In the bottom half, the Red Flash ended the inning with a 6-4-3 double play.
» After two scoreless innings, Saint Francis loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth inning. The Red Flash produced one run with a Lauren Aubry one-out walk and extended the lead to 2-0.
» Fairleigh Dickinson's Triska hit an RBI single in the fifth inning and cut the deficit to 2-1 before the Red Flash ended the inning with a 5-4-3 double play. In the sixth inning, Saint Francis got the run back with another bases-loaded walk drawn and led 3-1.
» With Fairleigh Dickinson held to one hit and no runs in the final two innings, Saint Francis clinched its 3-1 game three victory.

FLASH NUGGETS
» Saban is now tied for second in program history with 237-career hits after she led off the game with a double.
» Vesco regained the team lead with a 2.27 ERA and 128 strikeouts. Her record moved to 11-8 in 22 appearances this season.
» Aubry's walk with the bases loaded produced her first RBI of the season and 11th of her career.

UP NEXT
Saint Francis has its final road games of the regular season when they travel to Wagner four a doubleheader on Saturday, April 30 and one game on Sunday, May 1.