WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis drops a 5-4 overtime decision against Wagner in Northeast Conference (NEC) field hockey action on Sunday.
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Consu de Castro and
Madison Waldspurger both had two goals for the Red Flash in the loss.
>> Cruz Canepa dished out three assists to become the fourth player in program history to have a helper on three tallies in a game.
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Dolores Zavaleta had an assist on Waldspurger's first tally to move within one assist and one point for the Top 10 in each category in program history.
TURNING POINTS OF THE MATCH
he Seahawks pulled their goalkeeper in the game's final six minutes, and the Red Flash had a penalty corner opportunity but could not get a shot off. Wagner then went down and scored with 76 seconds left in regulation and posted the decisive goal in the 63rd minute to earn the victory.
FLASH MOMENTS
Trailing 3-2, de Castro scored off a feed by Cruz Canepa at 50:24, and then the sophomore gave Saint Francis a 4-3 edge when she rattled the cage at 52:02.
Waldspurger scored the afternoon's first goal for the Red Flash at 21:08 off feeders from Canepa and Zavaleta, then tied the match at 2 in the third quarter at 39:20 off a pass from Canepa.
FLASH NUGGETS
It is the third time this season and the fourth time in de Castro's career she has scored two goals in a game. DeCastro has 10 goals, two assists for 22 points this season, and 13 goals and three assists for 29 points in her career. It is the 15th time in program history a player has had 10 goals in a season to rank eighth in program history, and she is the ninth different player to reach double figures in goals in a season.
Waldspurger has scored multiple goals for the third time in her career and her second-straight game against Wagner after posting two tallies against the Seahawks last season in Loretto. The junior captain has six goals and five assists for 17 points this season and 13 goals and 12 assists for 38 points in her career. The 38 points are tied with Zavaleta for 11th place in program history.
Canepa, who leads the team with seven assists, joins Zavaleta (at LIU, October 9, 2022), Nikki Snyder (at Rider, September 1, 2014) with three assists in a game, while Selena Adamstick holds the program record with four helpers against Colgate on September 14, 2014. Also that season, 12 days later, Carissa Makea and Autumn Pellman became the last set of teammates to score multiple goals in the same game until Sunday.
Zavaleta is on the doorstep of the Top 10 in points and assists for her career. She has 38 points and can crack the Top 10 with one more point, while her 18 assists are one helper shy of the Top 10 in that category.
Saint Francis falls in overtime at the Wagner Field Hockey Complex for the second-straight match. The Red Flash fell 1-0 in overtime to Sacred Heart last season in the NEC Semifinals on that field.Â
UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns home to wrap up the regular season with a three-game homestand, starting with Fairfield on Friday. Match time is 3 p.m.Â
