WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

>> Saint Francis drops a match at Stonehill that had significant playoff implications for the upcoming Northeast Conference (NEC Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday.
>> With the loss, the Red Flash no longer controls its destiny regarding hosting a game in the NEC Quarterfinals. Saint Francis must defeat Howard and have Merrimack defeat Stonehill on Wednesday to host a quarterfinal matchup on Sunday, April 28.
>> Bella Fisher (Duxbury, Mass.) moved to the cusp of 100 career points after finishing the game with two goals and one assist in her home state. The sophomore needs one point to become the 13th player in program history to reach 100 points in her career.
>> Lizzie Fisher (Hagerstown, Md.) and Julia Givens (Elverson, Pa.) each added a goal and an assist for the Red Flash.
>> The Skyhawks defeated the Red Flash, 19-7

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
After the Red Flash rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game, the Skyhawks scored the last five goals of the first quarter and never held less than a three-goal advantage the rest of the way to tie Saint Francis in the standings at 6-3 and now have the head-to-head tiebreaker.

FLASH QUOTE
"Stonehill came to play today, and we didn't. It's that simple. We didn't do enough on attack to answer back after they scored. Defensively, we struggled to string together sustained stops to build any momentum." – head coach Tracy Coyne on the game

"With one game left in the regular season, we will do our best to finish on a positive note and build momentum for the playoffs." – Coyne on moving forward

FLASH MOMENTS
Like last week's game at Sacred Heart, the Red Flash scored the first tally when Victoria DiRenno (Suffern, N.Y.) converted an 8-meter chance 53 seconds into the match.

Givens then helped Saint Francis score two goals in a row and tie the game at 3. The sophomore found Elizabeth Mahmud (Downingtown, Pa.) at 8:55 in the first quarter before a sophomore connection of Bella Fisher to Givens 67 seconds later.

Bella Fisher opened the scoring in the second quarter at 12:59 before Brooke Lacey (Bethel, Conn.) twinkled the twine off an assist by Lizzie Fisher with 4:03 left in the second frame.

Bella Fisher scored at 10:43, and Lizzie Fisher capped the Red Flash's scoring off a pass from Christina Roncarati (East Longmeadow, Mass.) with 4:44 left in the contest.

FLASH NUGGETS
Bella Fisher added two draw controls and three ground balls to go with her two goals and an assist. The sophomore moved into seventh place on the program's career draw control list with 88 draws. She needs one point to become the 13th player in team history and the second this season to reach 100 points in her career. Fisher can also move into 10th place for career goals with three tallies. Bella Fisher has 37 goals and 14 assists for 51 points in 2024 to mark the 13th time in single-game history a player has reached 50 points in a season. She has surpassed her total of 42 goals and six assists for 48 points last season in her freshman campaign.

Givens added two ground balls, two of which caused turnovers, while Lacey and Lizzie Fisher also had a team-high two, which caused miscues. DiRenno had a team-best four draw controls.

Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Ontario) made seven saves in the cage.

Saint Francis is now 7-7 on the season and needs a win to clinch its second non-losing season in program history.

NEXT UP
The Red Flash wrap up the regular season at home against Howard. Game time is 2 p.m.