WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Mary Kate Norcross (Chambersburg, Pa.) finished 24th to lead the Saint Francis women's golf team at the Sacred Heart Spring Break Invitational on Tuesday.
>> Norcross notched birdied the third hole for the second-straight day and added eight pars to end the second round with an 83 and finished with a two-round score of 160 after posting a score of 77 on Monday.
>> Rachel Detore (Spotsylvania, Va.) notched the best round of the afternoon with an 82. 
>> The Red Flash ended the first event of the spring in ninth place.

FLASH MOMENTS
For the tournament, Norcross registered four birdies and 16 pars to lead the Loretto program for the second-straight event after being the team's top golfer at the Lehigh Invitational to end the fall slate.
 
Detore (36th place, 164), Anna Crumrine (Newark, Ohio) (50th place, 170), McKenzie Gustas (Hermitage, Pa.) (61st place, 177) and Elisabeth Zajdel (Windber, Pa.) (67th place, 183) rounded out the squad's team competitors.
 
Detore registered a birdie on No. 9 and seven pars on Tuesday to finish the two days with three birdies and 15 pars. Crumrine had a birdie on No. 13 and six pars in the final round to post three birdies and 15 pars in the two rounds. Gustas posted four pars on Tuesday and ended the event with 16 pars, while Zajdel had five pars on Thursday and 10 pars in the two-day event.
 
Sydney Clements (East Sparta, Ohio) (66th place, 182), Abby Zambruno (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) (67th place, 183) and Jaylee Sikora (Ebensburg, Pa.) (69th place, 187) competed in both rounds as individuals. Clements registered a birdie on No. 13 in the final round.
 
Sacred Heart won its own event with a score of 605, four strokes ahead of FDU (609) while Howard (626), Delaware State (629) and Merrimack (631) rounded out the Top-5 teams in the two-day event. Saint Francis shot a 322 in the first round and a 343 in the second round to finish with a two-day score of 665 in ninth place.
 
 NEXT TIME ON THE GREEN
The Red Flash returns to action at the Julie hosted by Northern Kentucky on March 27.