>> Women's water polo is playing VMI and Salem in the Salem Invite on March 2.
VMI is currently 6-2 and will face Gannon and Washington and Jefferson Saturday before the Salem Invite.
Courtney Novotny and Makynna Smith were named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for their wins in the Macalester Invite.
LAST TIME WE MET THE KEYDETS
The Keydets have the all-time advantage with the Red Flash at 2-4 against VMI.
Saint Francis won the last meeting 10-3 back in 2022. Grace Raquel tallied five saves and three steals in the win.
THE WORD ON SALEM
The Salem Tigers are 3-9, going 0-4 at the Arizona State Invitational on Feb. 15-16.
They were led by Lucy Bramwell with three goals in their most recent outing against California State-Fullerton.
LAST TIME WE MET THE TIGERS
Saint Francis is 9-2 against Salem, defeating them 15-7 on the road last season.
Caylah Olay recorded a team-most seven goals.
Sarah Hartwell tallied three steals.
Isabel Lumley and
Grace Raquel split time in net, earning a combined 12 saves.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Francis could not come up with a win in the CWPA Conference Crossover against Harvard, Princeton and Brown.
Sam Eschleman led scoring efforts on the weekend with a combined eight goals. All three netminders for the Red Flash saw playing time, combining for 38 saves.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis will head out west, facing Long Beach State, Azusa Pacific, La Verne and Biola between March 5-7.