Saturday, March 22 | Wagner | Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Field | 1 p.m. | LIVE STATS  | LIVE VIDEO
 
OPENING DRAW 
Saturday's game between Saint Francis and Wagner marks the 24th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2002 season. The Red Flash defeated the Seahawks 8-7 last season in Staten Island and are looking for back-to-back wins in the series for the first time in program history.

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THE WORD ON THE SEAHAWKS
Wagner comes into the contest 0-5 overall and 0-1 in NEC play after falling 17-8 at Stonehill on March 15. Kendra Hall paced the Seahawks with one goal and four assists for five points against the Skyhawks, while Ella Marino and Amelia Logan each found the back of the net twice. Hall leads the team with seven goals and five assists for 12 points, Katie Siverson has nine goals for nine points, and Marino is third with four tallies and four assists for eight points. Siverson also powers the team in draw controls (25), while Angelina Skowronski leads the team in caused turnovers (5). Grace DeCarolis has 48 saves, a 15.54 goals against average, and a .387 save percentage.

LAST TIME WE MET
Bella Fisher scored a game-high five goals, while freshman Elizabeth Mahmud had the decisive tally and the final draw control to help Saint Francis secure an 8-7 win against Wagner on March 23, 2023. Fisher put the Red Flash up for good with 1:32 left in the third quarter on her fifth-afternoon goal. Mahmud made the score 8-6 with 3:05 left in the match and then scooped up the draw control with 2:06 left to help almost run out the clock. Taylor Coughlin made seven saves and allowed only three Seahawks markers in the final 47 minutes and 14 seconds to help Saint Francis rally for the win. Sydney Ecker paced the Seahawks with two goals, and Bryn Btockstie had two saves.

LAST WEEKS ACTION

Mak Patten and Christina Roncarati each registered five goals and two assists to power Saint Francis past CCSU 22-2 on March 15. Samantha Hewitt added three goals and an assist. Heather Delbone and Brooke Lacey tallied two goals and an assist, while Elizabeth Mahmud and Julia Givens had two tallies in the victory. Chyler Espino grabbed nine draw controls to cross the 100 draws barrier for her career.  The Red Flash opened league play with a win for the fourth time thanks to victories in 2010, 2014, 2017, and 2025.

NEXT TIME OUT 
The game against Wagner begins a five-game homestand for the Red Flash with Mercyhurst (March 26), Stonehill (March 29), FDU (April 5), and Central Michigan (April 7) in 16 days. It is the second five-game homestand in program history and the first since 2009. Saint Francis has also had a four-game homestand six times in team history (2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019). 

NEC WEEKLY HONORS 
Samantha Hewitt earned her second NEC Rookie of the Week award for March 11-16. Hewitt registered three goals and an assist in a 22-2 win against CCSU on March 15 to earn the recognition. She also won the February 17-23 award after posting four goals and an assist in a 17-11 win against Duquesne on February 22. She became the sixth multiple weekly award rookie in team history, joining Danielle Cromwell (two, 2010), Danielle Hernandez (two, 2021), Christina Roncarati (three, 2022), Bella Fisher (five, 2023) and Julia Givens (two, 2023).

Along with Hewitt's two NEC Rookie of the Week honors, junior Brooke Lacey was named the NEC Player of the Week, and sophomore Elizabeth Garcia earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week for February 17-23, along with Hewitt's top rookie selection. It was the third time the Red Flash has swept all three awards in the last three seasons. Lacey registered a career-high seven goals, and Garcia registered four caused turnovers, five ground balls, and two draw controls in the program's first-ever win against Duquesne. Freshman Heather Delbone was selected as the NEC Rookie of the Week for February 10-16. Delbone registered three goals and an assist in her first two collegiate games of her career.

Sophomore Mak Patten and Christina Roncarati lead the team with two Prime Performers this season. Patten had a goal and five assists in the opening week matches in Ohio (February 10-16) and then had a career-high five goals and two assists against CCSU (March 11-16). Roncarati had four goals against Duquesne to earn the honor for February 17-23 and then matched Patten with five goals and two assists against the Blue Devils. 

Lacey and Garcia were also named Prime Performers for the week they won the major weekly awards. Junior Julia Givens was named a Prime Performer for February 10-16 after tallying five goals, four caused turnovers, and three draw controls, including four goals against Youngstown State.

PRESEASON POLL
The Saint Francis women's lacrosse team has been tabbed to finish fifth, according to the Northeast Conference (NEC) preseason poll. LIU was selected as the unanimous preseason favorite, while Stonehill, Le Moyne, Wagner, Saint Francis, FDU, CCSU Delaware State, Mercyhurst, and Howard round out the 10-team poll. Mercyhurst is in its first year in the NEC.

A DAVID PUDDY HIGH-FIVE
Junior Brooke Lacey registered a career-high seven goals against Duquesne on February 22. Senior Christina Roncarati and junior Julia Givens each had a career-high five goals against CCSU on March 15. Senior Nancy Alden was the other player on the roster to have at least a five-goal game coming into the season with her five-tally performance at Kent State on March 13, 2024.

HATTIES 
Junior Julia Givens leads the team with nine career hat tricks, including a four-goal performance against Youngstown State on February 16. Junior Brooke Lacey has four hat tricks in her career, while senior Nancy Alden has three hat tricks in their career. Senior Christina Roncarati has three after recording a four-goal performance in her freshman and senior campaigns and a career-high five goals against CCSU on March 15. Freshman Samantha Hewitt has two hat tricks this season (Duquesne, February 22 and CCSU). Senior Mak Patten (five goals vs. CCSU) and freshman Heather Delbone (Charlotte, March 4) each have one hattie in 2025, while junior Victoria DiRenno posted a hat trick last season.

MILESTONE ALERT 
Senior Taylor Coughlin is seventh for career saves with 243 and is the seventh player in team history to reach 200 stops. She can move into sixth place with seven stops. Coughlin is the program's all-time leader in goals against average (11.80).

Senior Chyler Espino moved back into the Top-10 in career draw controls with 104 draws. Currently in eighth place, Espino can jump into seventh place with two draw controls and sixth place with six draws. She became the eighth player in team history with 100 draws against CCSU on March 15. Also, against the Blue Devils, Espino moved into the top 10 for ground balls with 84. She can move into ninth place with one ground ball (85), eighth with four ground balls (88), and seventh with 10 ground balls (94). If Espino reaches 100 ground balls, she will become the fourth player in team history with 100 ground balls and 100 draw controls, joining Katie Simmons (2009-12, 135 ground balls, 224 draw controls), Peyton Le Conte (2017-21, 146 ground balls, 110 draw controls) and Autumn McHenry (2019-23, 105 ground balls, 237 draw controls). The senior has 38 caused turnovers, needing eight to reach the top 10 in that category. If she reaches the top 10 in caused turnovers, Espino will become the fourth player in the top 10 in draw controls, ground balls, and caused turnovers, joining Le Conte, Simmons, and McHenry 

COLLEGIATE FIRSTS
Freshman Heather Delbone notched the first goal of the season against Akron on February 11 for her first collegiate goal. Fellow freshman Samantha Hewitt notched her first collegiate score against Youngstown State on February 16. Junior Mak Patten assisted with both tallies. Delbone, Hewitt, Bella Teche, and Lily Robertson saw their first collegiate action as a member of the starting lineup, while Lani Filoon came off the bench for her first collegiate action against Akron. Filoon recorded her first career assist against CCSU on March 15.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN 
Seniors Taylor Coughlin and Chyler Espino, and junior Brooke Lacey have been elected team captains for the 2025 season. Senior Victoria DiRenno, junior Julia Givens, and Elizabeth Mahmud have been named to the Leadership Council.

RETURNING ALL-NEC PERFORMERS 
Senior Chyler Espino returns in 2025 for her senior season after being injured in the first game of the 2024 season at Oregon. Espino was an All-NEC first-team performer in her sophomore campaign. Junior Julia Givens was an All-NEC second-team recipient in 2024.

WELCOME TO THE LO' 
Saint Francis women's lacrosse head coach Morgan Gott has added 11 newcomers to the team in 2025. Sophomore Elizabeth Garcia, and freshmen Kayla Adam, Heather Delbone, Lani Filoon, Samantha Hewitt, Mackenzie Metzger, Sav Musto, Lily Robertson, Bella Tesche and Calyssa Yankow joined the Red Flash for the 2025 campaign. Garcia and Robertson transferred to Saint Francis for the spring semester. Gott also added assistant coach Craig Lowery to the team.
 
FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH 
Saint Francis has four players who hail from Canada: Seniors Olivia Baldini (Hamilton, Ontario) and Taylor Coughlin (Hespeler, Ontario), junior Mak Patten (Welland, Ontario), and freshman Sav Musto (Stouffville, Ontario). Both goalkeepers (Coughlin and Musto) are from Canada.

ABOUT THE COACH 
Head coach Morgan Gott is in her first season in Loretto after serving as an assistant coach for the last two seasons. She registered her first career win as a head coach thanks to a 17-11 victory against Duquesne on February 22, 2025, and her first NEC win with a 22-2 win against CCSU on March 15, 2025. In 2023, she helped the Red Flash set a program record for overall wins (10), conference wins (5), and longest winning streak (6) and clinched the program's first-ever NEC Tournament appearance. In the two seasons as an assistant coach, Gott helped the Red Flash to an 18-14 overall record, a 12-6 record in NEC play, and the first two NEC Tournament appearances in program history.