Friday, February 16 | at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | Campus Field | 5 p.m. (PST)/8 p.m. (EST) | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO

OPENING DRAW 
Saint Francis will open its 22nd season in program history with the its first-ever game against a Power-5 team when it travels to Oregon on Friday. long with it being the first match against major conference, it will be the second time the team will play on the West Coast after playing contests at Fresno State and Saint Mary's in California during the 2017 season.  

FOR OPENERS 
Saint Francis opens the season on the road for the second time under fifth-year head coach Tracy Coyne and the 15th time in program history. The Red Flash are looking for its second-straight season opening win and its first win in an inaugural game of the year on the road in program history. 

THE WORD ON OREGON 
The Ducks come into the contest 1-0 after defeating Youngstown State 19-8 in their season opener on February 9. Anna Simmons paced Oregon with three goals and two assists, while Lauren Rismani tallied two markers and three assists and Haley Cummins also had a hat trick. Thayer Hubbard made four saves in the win against the Penguins. 

NEXT TIME OUT 
The Red Flash stays on the road and will travel to Rider to face the first-year program on February 22. Saint Francis will make its 2024 home debut against former Northeast Conference fo Robert Morris on February 28. 

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN 
Graduate student Lizzie Fisher, senior Danielle Hernandez and junior Chyler Espino have been named captains for thte 2024 campaign. The trio along with junior Collen Roche and sophomore Bella Fisher will serve as members of the Women's Lacrosse Leadership Council

RETURNING ALL-NEC PERFORMERS 
Sophomore Bella Fisher was named the 2023 NEC Rookie of the Year to become the first Red Flash player to earn the recognition. She also earned All-NEC second-team recognition. Junior Chyler Espino was named to the All-NEC first team, while senior Danielle Hernandez was selected to the second team. Fisher and sophomore Bella Burke were named to the NEC All-Rookie team. 

WELCOME TO THE LO' 
Saint Francis women's lacrosse head coach Tracy Coyne has added four freshmen and ne junior to the 2024 roster. Junior Victoria DiRenno comes to Loretto after playing two seasons at Niagara. Freshmen Kylie Fischer, Jacks Lesmeister, Elizabeth Mahmud and Molly Riva all joined the squad this season.

FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH 
Saint Francis has three players that hail from Canada. Juniors Olivia Baldini (Hamilton, Ontario) and Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Ontario) and sophomore Mak Patten (Welland, Ontario) on its roster. Head coach Tracy Coyne also spend some time as the Canadian National Team head coach from 1999-2005 and earned fourth-place standings in the 2001 and 2005 World Cups. 

CHYLER'S WORLD TOUR 
Junior Chyler Espino played in two international tournaments since the 2023 season ended with Team Philippines. The junior played in the World Lacrosse Festival over the summer in California and then played in the Super Sixes Tournament in December in Hong Kong. Espino was joined in the Super Sixes Tournament by former teammate Elyssa Enrique.

PLAYER TO WATCH 
Sophomore Bella Fisher was named a Second Year Player to Watch by US Lacrosse Magazine. She had a Red Flash freshman record for goals (42) and points (48). The 42 goals were the ninth most by any class in single-season program history. Fisher scored six goals twice last season (CCSU on April 15, 2023, and St. Bonaventure), which ranks 10th on the single-game chart in program history. The sophomore, who received the NEC Rookie of the Week honor four times to become just the fourth player in NEC history to turn that trick, scored at least six goals in a game six times in her freshman campaign. 

MILESTONE ALERT 
Senior Danielle Hernandez comes into the season with 91 career points, needing nine points to become the 12th player in program history to reach 100 points in her career. Hernandez already sits in seventh place on the program's all-time career assist list with 35 assists and can move into sixth place with two assists. In addition, she can move into the Top-10 for career points with 15 points with former teammate Amanda Heidt (106, 2018-22) currently holding the 10th spot. Junior Chyler Espino, who became the fifth different player in program history with 10 draw controls in a game against St. Bonaventure last season, is 10 for career draw controls with 78 draws. She can move into eighth place with five draws (83) and seventh place with 10 draws (88). Espino can also crack the Top-10 in ground balls and caused turnovers this season. Currently sitting at 35 caused turnovers, she can move into 10th place with 10 caused miscues (45), while her 67 ground balls are 17 ground balls (84) from No. 10 on the career list for that category.

HATTIES 
Senior Danielle Hernandez and sophomore Bella Fisher lead the team with seven hat tricks in their career. Graduate student Lizzie Fisher is third on the team with six hat tricks, while sophomores Julia Givens (four) and Brooke Lacey (one) also have scored at least three goals in a game once in their career.

ABOUT THE COACH 
Head coach Tracy Coyne enters her fifth season at Saint Francis and her 35th campaign in her legendary career. She holds a 314-222 career record. She currently ranks seventh in wins by active Division I head coaches, while she is 11th in NCAA Division I history in wins, 13th at any level for active head coaches and 19th overall for any level. Coyne became the program's winningest head coach in program history in a 17-11 win against St. Bonaventure on April 19. In 2023, under her tutelage the Red Flash has set a program record for overall wins (10), conference wins (5), longest winning streak (6) and clinched the program's first-ever NEC Tournament appearance. She became one of 20 coaches to reach 300 wins with the 10-6 win at Akron on February 27, 2022. She has led 12 teams to the NCAA Tournament between the NCAA DI and DIII levels with six conference championships and several NCAA Final Four appearances. Coyne was inducted into the Roanoke Saint Francis women's lacrosse head coach Tracy Coyne has added four freshmen and ne junior to the 2024 roster. Junior Victoria DiRenno comes to Loretto after playing two seasons at Niagara. Freshmen Kylie Fischer, Jacks Lesmeister, Elizabeth Mahmud and Molly Riva all joined the squad this season.College Hall of Fame in 2023.