BOX SCORE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis drops its Northeast Conference women's lacrosse opener to LIU 16-7 on Saturday.
>> Autumn McHenry (Branford, Conn.) registered two goals, eight draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball, while Danielle Hernandez (New Fairfield, Conn.) added a pair of goals.
>> After tying the single-game program record for saves in a game with 24 stops at Stetson on Tuesday, Elyssa Enrique (New Canton, Ohio) made 15 saves for the Red Flash in the league opener.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Saint Francis cut the margin to 3-2 goal off Colleen Roche's (Miami, Fla.) first career goal. The Sharks then rolled off the next three goals and nine of the next 12 tallies to take the lead and never look back.

FLASH QUOTES
"NEC play is tough. LIU played an excellent game today. We were outplayed in every aspect of the game. The focus will be to use takeaways from today's game to make us better and more prepared for Sacred Heart." - head coach Tracy Coyne on the game

FLASH MOMENTS
McHenry got the scoring started for the Loretto program unassisted at 11:57 in the first quarter.
 
The Red Flash scored three times in the second quarter including back-to-back goals by Hernandez at 9:32 and Bella Fisher (Duxbury, Mass.), the current NEC Rookie of the Week, at 6:45 on a free-position goal to trim the margin to 6-4. McHenry found the back of the twine with 2.5 seconds left in the first half.
 
Hernandez converted an 8-meter shot at 5:52 and Brooke Lacey (Bethel, Conn.) twinkled the twine at 5:08 in the fourth quarter for Saint Francis.

FLASH NUGGETS
McHenry moved into sixth place in program history with 95 career goals and now needs five scores to become the sixth player in team history to reach 100 markers in his career. The eight draw controls were a season-high for the current NEC Defensive Player of the Week as she moves within 14 draw controls of becoming the third player to reach 200 draw controls in a Red Flash career. The graduate student finished the week with seven goals and one assist for eight points, 15 draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Hernandez also wrapped up one her best week of her career with four goals and five assists for nine points for Saint Francis. The junior has posted multi-goal performances in each of her last three matches for the third time in her career. Hernandez ranks second on the team with 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points. The 12 goals match the 12 scores she had in her freshman year while the eight assists are one better than her total as a sophomore.
 
Enrique, who ranks as a leader in NCAA Division I in save percentage, goal against average and saves, now has 87 stops this season with three games of 15 stops or more in her last four contests.
 
Roche, who came into the match with six assists for her career, became the fourth player this season to register her first collegiate tally, joining Fisher, Lacey and Julia Givens (Elverson, Pa.)
 
Despite the loss and the first losing streak of the season, the Red Flash are still off to one its best starts in program history, matching the start of the 2010, 2017 and 2018 squads that also opened the year with a 4-3 record.
 
NEXT TIME OUT
Saint Francis returns to action and will have its NEC home debut on Saturday, March 25 against Sacred Heart. Match time is 1 p.m.