WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis field hockey lost in double overtime on a heartbreaking penalty stroke by Sacred Heart 1-0 in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament semifinals on Friday.
>> A foul called was upgraded to a penalty stroke by the umpiring crew after an official review to award the Pioneers with 59 seconds left in double overtime. Isabelle Chamberlain then buried the shot into the far right of the cage to dash the Red Flash's postseason hopes.
>> Amber Bryan (Thorndale, Pa.) made three saves for Saint Francis.
>> Saint Francis finished the season 10-8 to notch its fifth 10-win season in program history.

TURNING POINTS
Both teams had chances, but Sacred Heart delivered the decisive score on a penalty stroke with 59 seconds left in the second overtime.

Saint Francis outshot Sacred Heart 13-9 on the afternoon, but only had two scoring chances in the extra sessions. Marie Sattler (Kaiserslautern, Germany) and Chloe Butz (Stroudsburg, Pa.) both had their chances stopped by the goalkeeper.
 
FLASH NUGGETS
The Red Flash matched its best seeding in team history after finishing as the No. 2 seed for the second time in program history, while the 5-2 mark in league play was the second-best mark and matched last season
 
The game marked the final game of the collegiate careers of Julia Breneman (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Claudia Ortiz (Spain), Ella Maillie (Reading, Pa.), Madison Stotler (Philadelphia, Pa.), Francesca Primomo (Ontario), Hannah Rohrer (Ontario), Olivia Muffitt (Newport, Pa.) and Sam Murphy (Carlisle, Pa.).

Head coach Maria Bettiana Ceretta was named the NEC Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Eva Valentini (Junin, Argentina) was named to the All-NEC first team, while Sattler, Bryan and Madison Waldspurger (Hatfield, Pa.) were selected to the second team.