Wagner scored the first three goals of the game and seven of the first eight in the first half to take the lead it would not relinquish.
FLASH MOMENTS
Samantha Hewitt, the current NEC Rookie of the Week, put Saint Francis on the scoreboard off an assist from
Mak Patten at 4:36 left in the first quarter.
Julia Givens found the back of the net off a feed from Lacey at 12:10 in the third quarter.
The Red Flash registered three of the final four goals of the afternoon.
Christina Roncarati (3:07) and
Victoria DiRenno (1:54) each posted goals in the third quarter, and Lacey hit the back of the cage in the fourth quarter (4:16).
FLASH NUGGETS
Espino set a new career high with six ground balls, while it was the second time in her career that she had recorded four miscues after posting the same number at Merrimack on April 8, 2023. With her six ground balls, the senior moved into eighth place on the program's all-time career ground ball list with 90. With 10 more ground balls, she would become the sixth player in program history with 100 ground balls and only the third with 100 ground balls and 100 draw controls.Â
The six ground balls and four caused turnovers set new career standards for Coughlin. With her 12 saves, the senior moved over 250 saves for her career and into sixth place on the program's all-time chart with 255 stops.
Elizabeth Mahmud led the team with three draw controls. DiRenno added four ground balls, and a caused turnover.Â
Saint Francis also had a five-game homestand in 2009 and had a four-game homestand six times in team history (2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019).Â
NEXT ON TAP
The Red Flash returns to action on Wednesday with the first-ever meeting with Mercyhurst. Game time is 2 p.m.
