WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis falls 16-9 to Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday.
>> Bella Fisher (Duxbury, Mass.) paced the Red Flash with five goals and an assist.
>> Elyssa Enrique (North Canton, Ohio) turned away 19 shots, the fifth most in a single game in program history.
>> Autumn McHenry (Branford, Conn.) added a goal, two assists and five draw controls.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Julia Givens (Elverson, Pa.) gave Saint Francis its only lead at 3-2 with 7:34 left in the first quarter before the Pioneers rolled off nine of the next 10 goals to take the lead they would not relinquish.

FLASH QUOTES
"We are all very disappointed by today's loss. Sacred Heart played a great game. At the end of the day, it is my responsibility as the head coach to have the team prepared to compete. Clearly our preparation this week wasn't where it needed to be. The coaching staff will analyze the game film and identify ways to get better. I am confident with the talent we have if we continue to focus on fundamentals and better execution we will accomplish our goals for the season." - head coach Tracy Coyne on the game

FLASH MOMENTS
Fisher had five goals in the game, scoring off an assist from Kelly Dickson (Blue Bell, Pa.) at 7:58 left in the first quarter, off a feed from Chyler Espino (San Francisco, Calif.) at 11:46 in the second quarter and off passes from McHenry at 7:54 in the third quarter and with 25 seconds left in the game sandwiched in between an unassisted score at 6:56 in the fourth.
 
Fisher also notched her first collegiate assist on Givens' tally to have a hand in back-to-back scores and give the Red Flash its only lead of the afternoon.
 
McHenry scored the first goal of the game for the Loretto program at 10:33 in the first quarter on a free-position goal. Brooke Lacey (Bethel, Conn.) twinkled the twine at 2:42 in the third and Dickson converted an 8-meter goal at 7:30 in the fourth.

FLASH NUGGETS
Fisher registered her second career five-goal performance after also finding the twine a handful of times at Kent State on March 10, while the six points are a new career best in the category. The freshman has registered four multi-goal performances this season and three matches with four or more twine twinklers. She ranks second on the team in goals (18) and third in points (19). The 18 markers are already the eighth most for a freshman in program history.
 
After registering her 400th career save against Delaware State on March 5, Enrique has registered 76 saves since that stop to start her push to become the third player in team history with 500 saves. Thanks to the fifth-most saves in a game against Sacred Heart and tying the single-game program record with 24 stops against Stetson, the graduate student now needs just 24 saves for 500 in her career. She has registered 15 or more stops four times this season.
 
With her three points, McHenry moved into third place on the program's all-time career point list with 162 points. The graduate student is also on the doorstep of becoming the sixth player in team history with 100 goals, standing four goals away from the mark. She also needs nine draw controls to become the third player in program history with 200 draw controls. McHenry, who ranks second for career assists with 66 helpers, is 10 assists from tying the program's all-time mark.
 
Along with her assist, Espino registered two ground balls, two draw controls and a caused turnover to pace the defense.

After a three-game winning streak, the Red Flash has lost three consecutive games. The 4-4 overall record is the second-best mark through eight games, tying the 2017, 2018 and 2021 teams. The 2010 team had the best start in team history at 5-3.
 
NEXT TIME OUT
Saint Francis returns to action with a midweek game at Howard on Wednesday. Game time is 3 p.m. from the nation's capital.