WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis rallied from five goals down to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter, but St. Bonaventure scored two goals to earn an 11-9 win against Saint Francis in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday.
>> With her assist in the third quarter, Danielle Hernandez (New Fairfield, Conn.) became the 12th player in program history to tally 100 points in her career. The senior also had a goal on the day.
>> Lizzie Fisher (Hagerstown, Md.) recorded a hat trick, while Bella Fisher (Duxbury, Mass.) tallied two goals and two assists.
>> Julia Givens (Elverson, Pa.) posted two goals, and Brooke Lacey (Bethel, Conn.) added a tally and a helper. 
>> Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Ontario) recorded 12 saves.
 
TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
After the five-goal spurt by the Red Flash to even the score at 9, the Bonnies scored free-position goals at 6:54 and 4:44 to come away with the victory.

FLASH QUOTES
"It was an intense, competitive game. It's exactly the kind of game we needed going into conference play. I'm very happy with how we fought back in the second half. We showed a lot of grit & resilience to tie it up in the 4th quarter. Clearly, we will spend time this week on end of the game situations. We made a few costly mistakes in the last 5 minutes and Saint Bonaventure capitalized." - head coach Tracy Coyne on the game 

"It was today's game highlight when Danielle reached a personal milestone recording her 100th point. She has worked very hard to perfect her game and it shows. Danielle is very deserving of being recognized in the record book as one of the best." - Coyne on Hernandez posting her 100th career point

FLASH MOMENTS
Trailing 9-4 with 11:11 on the clock, Lizzie Fisher started the comeback off a feed from Hernandez for Hernandez's 100th career point. Givens converted an 8-meter attempt at 5:13 to make it a three-goal difference going into the fourth quarter.

Bella Fisher posted a free-position tally to start the scoring in the fourth quarter at 12:20. Givens twinkled the twine off a pass from Lacey at 9:15 before Hernandez tied the match at 9 unassisted at 8:07 in the fourth quarter.

Lizzie Fisher scored the first two goals of the afternoon off passes from Bella Fisher at 7:08 and 3:37 in the first quarter.

Bella Fisher recorded her first marker of the afternoon on an 8-meter goal at 11:16, and Lacey scored unassisted at 7:22 in the second quarter.

FLASH NUGGETS
Lizzie Fisher notched her third-straight hat trick and her ninth of her career. The graduate student has strung together three straight hat tricks for the second time in her career. She leads the team with 12 goals and is second with 13 points.

Bella Fisher powers the team with 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points. The current Northeast Conference (NEC) Co-Player of the Week has surpassed last season's assist total of six in just four games in 2024. It is the second time this season and fourth in her career that she has dished out two helpers in a game. 

Hernandez becomes the 12th player in program history, and the fourth player head coach Tracy Coyne coached to reach 100 points in her career. Former teammates Autumn McHenry (206, 2019-23), Emileigh Scott (160, 2018-21), and Amanda Heidt (106, 2018-22) also accomplished the feat. Hernandez now has 101 points with her sights on Heidt to join the program's Top 10 in the category. The senior already sits in sixth place with 39 assists for her career.

Givens now has three multi-goal performances in four matches this season. She now has seven in her career after registering four last season.

Bella Burke (East Moriches, N.Y.), the current NEC Defensive Player of the Week, paced the defense with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Coughlin and Olivia Baldini (Hamilton, Ohio) also had three ground balls. Coughlin's 12 saves for the second most of her career and trail her 13 saves at Rider on February 22. 
 
NEXT UP
Saint Francis returns to action at home against LIU in the NEC opener on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.