WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis defeated New Haven 4-0 in NEC field hockey action on Friday to tie the program record for wins in a season with 14 victories.
>> Sofia Marciano notches her third hat trick of the season and has recorded the second most goals and points in single-season program history.
>> Cruz Canepa dished out three assists for the third time this season and fourth of her career.
>> Mia DiGenova extends her program-record shutout record with her 10th of the season. She also became the second goalkeeper in team history with 14 wins. 

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
The game's ultimate turning point came from who else but the team's leading scorer, sophomore midfielder Marciano, who got the team on the board late in the first quarter, set up by an insertion by Canepa and a stick stop by Joefina Sayal Aguirre. With this assist Canepa set a new single-season standard for assists. Marciano could not cool down there, going on to notch two more goals in the second half to record her third hat-trick of the year. 

FLASH MOMENTS 
Senior Emilee Myers also scored in today's game, guiding the ball past the Chargers' goalkeeper to give Saint Francis an early 3-0 lead in the second half.

The junior goaltender from King of Prussia, Pa, had herself yet another day to remember, saving all five shots that she faced to shut out her tenth team of the year, helping her tie Samantha Zeiders' program record for most goalkeeper wins in a season set back in 2014.

FLASH NUGGETS
Marciano becomes the second player in program history with 40 points in a season. Additionally, she moves into ninth place in career points (47), sixth in career goals (22), and is the second player in team history with three games of at least three goals.

Cánepa now has 17 assists on the season not only breaks the single-season program record but also ranks her third in program history with 24 career assists.

Aguirre also contributed significantly, posting a career-high two assists and marking the 39th instance in program history where a Red Flash player has made two assists in a game.

With Myers' tally she has five goals and two assists for 12 points to rank fourth on the team. 

With today's win, the 2025 Saint Francis squad's 14 wins tie a program record for wins in a season, set in 2014 under coach Stacey Bean. Additionally, the Red Flash is the fourth team in NEC history to reach 8-0 (11-0, Quinnipiac, 2002, 8-0, Lock Haven, 2004, 8-0, Rider, 2009) and the first in 16 years.

NEXT ON TAP
Saint Francis is heading to Fairfield for its final game of the 2025 season, facing the Stags in a crucial match for the NEC regular-season championship on Friday, October 31, at 3 pm.