<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://sfuathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Saint Francis University Athletics</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wlax</link><description>Latest news items for Saint Francis University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://sfuathletics.com/rss?path=wlax" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Today Is The Final Day For "Let's Get Stoked" Campaign</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2026/3/9/inside-athletics-let-the-giving-begin-the-lets-get-stoked-campaign-is-back.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2026/3/9/inside-athletics-let-the-giving-begin-the-lets-get-stoked-campaign-is-back.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey, Football, Inside Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, Men's Swimming</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Let's Get Stoked 2026" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/9/GetStokedWEB.png" /><br /><br />The athletics giving day is Thursday, March 26, but you can give to your favorite program now through March 31!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/9/GetStokedWEB.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/9/GetStokedWEB.png"><media:title>Let's Get Stoked 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/9/GetStokedWEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18391</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saint Francis Women's Lacrosse Earns IWLCA Academic Recognition</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/7/23/saint-francis-womens-lacrosse-earns-iwlca-academic-recognition.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/7/23/saint-francis-womens-lacrosse-earns-iwlca-academic-recognition.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="IWLCA Academic" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/21/IWLCA_Web.png" /><br /><br />TheRed Flash women's lacrosse team has been named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. The team has been named to the Honor Squad for the 10 straight year and 15th in the last 17 years.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/21/IWLCA_Web.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/21/IWLCA_Web.png"><media:title>IWLCA Academic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/21/IWLCA_Web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17710</s:story_id></item><item><title>Nominations For 2026 Saint Francis Athletics Hall Of Fame Now Open</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/7/2/inside-athletics-nominations-for-2026-saint-francis-athletics-hall-of-fame-now-open.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/7/2/inside-athletics-nominations-for-2026-saint-francis-athletics-hall-of-fame-now-open.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey, Football, Inside Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hall of Fame" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/2/HOF_Web.png" /><br /><br />The Saint Francis Athletics Department seeks nominations for its 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame Class. The class, which will be the 13th in school history, will be inducted on the final weekend of July 2026 in conjunction with Saint Francis University's Alumni Weekend.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/2/HOF_Web.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/2/HOF_Web.png"><media:title>Hall of Fame</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/2/HOF_Web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2025 11:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17697</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Saint Francis Teams Win The NEC Team GPA Distinctions</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/20/womens-lacrosse-three-saint-francis-teams-win-the-nec-team-gpa-distinctions.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/20/womens-lacrosse-three-saint-francis-teams-win-the-nec-team-gpa-distinctions.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="general" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2022/6/23/NEC_INSTITUTIONAL_ACADEMIC_AWARD.jpg" /><br /><br />For the second year in a row, Saint Francis had three teams named the Team GPA Winner by the Northeast Conference as part of the league's announcement of the Institutional Academic Award and Team GPA Winners on Friday. Women's Lacrosse, men's soccer, and men's volleyball each earned the distinction in 2024-25.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2022/6/23/NEC_INSTITUTIONAL_ACADEMIC_AWARD.jpg" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/6/23/NEC_INSTITUTIONAL_ACADEMIC_AWARD.jpg"><media:title>general</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/6/23/NEC_INSTITUTIONAL_ACADEMIC_AWARD.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17693</s:story_id></item><item><title>Red Flash Lacrosse Places DiRenno And Espino On CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/17/womens-lacrosse-red-flash-lacrosse-places-direnno-and-espino-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/17/womens-lacrosse-red-flash-lacrosse-places-direnno-and-espino-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX CSC" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/16/LACX_CSC_WEB.png" /><br /><br />Victoria DiRenno and Chyler Espino have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/16/LACX_CSC_WEB.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/16/LACX_CSC_WEB.png"><media:title>WLAX CSC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/16/LACX_CSC_WEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17685</s:story_id></item><item><title>Over Seventy Percent Of Spring Student-Athletes Named To The NEC Academic Honor Roll</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/17/mens-golf-over-seventy-percent-of-spring-student-athletes-named-to-the-nec-academic-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/17/mens-golf-over-seventy-percent-of-spring-student-athletes-named-to-the-nec-academic-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="nec academic honor roll" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2022/2/21/nec_academic_honor_roll_16_Rrn9l.jpg" /><br /><br />Saint Francis had 136 student-athletes named to the Northeast Conference (NEC) Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced by the league on Tuesday. The student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll had a 3.20-grade point average or better, and 64 registered a 3.75-grade point average or better to earn NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll status.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2022/2/21/nec_academic_honor_roll_16_Rrn9l.jpg" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/2/21/nec_academic_honor_roll_16_Rrn9l.jpg"><media:title>nec academic honor roll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2022/2/21/nec_academic_honor_roll_16_Rrn9l.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17687</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saint Francis Wins Joan Martin Commissioner's Cup</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/3/inside-athletics-saint-francis-wins-joan-martin-commissioners-cup.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/6/3/inside-athletics-saint-francis-wins-joan-martin-commissioners-cup.aspx</guid><category>Field Hockey, Inside Athletics, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Martin Cup" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/2/Commisoner_Cup_WEB.png" /><br /><br />Saint Francis University won the Joan Martin Commissioner's Cup for the fifth time in program history. This cup is for the most points in women's sports among the Northeast Conference. The Red Flash finished third in the Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for the combined men's and women's winner.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/2/Commisoner_Cup_WEB.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/2/Commisoner_Cup_WEB.png"><media:title>Martin Cup</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/2/Commisoner_Cup_WEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17677</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saint Francis WLAX Valiant Second-Half Comeback Attempt Not Enough To Overcome Stonehill In NEC Semis</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/5/1/womens-lacrosse-saint-francis-wlax-valiant-second-half-comeback-attempt-not-enough-to-overcome-stonehill-in-nec-semis.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/5/1/womens-lacrosse-saint-francis-wlax-valiant-second-half-comeback-attempt-not-enough-to-overcome-stonehill-in-nec-semis.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/5/1/senvs_Deleware-6.jpg" /><br /><br />Brooke Lacey paced Saint Francis with three goals and an assist, while Julia Givens and Samantha Hewitt each found the back of the twine.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/1/senvs_Deleware-6.jpg" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/1/senvs_Deleware-6.jpg"><media:title>WLAX</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/1/senvs_Deleware-6.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2025 18:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17650</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hewitt Named NEC Rookie Of The Year; Saint Francis Women's Lacrosse Earns Team-Record Four First Team Honors</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/4/30/hewitt-named-nec-rookie-of-the-year-saint-francis-womens-lacrosse-earns-team-record-four-first-team-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/4/30/hewitt-named-nec-rookie-of-the-year-saint-francis-womens-lacrosse-earns-team-record-four-first-team-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX honors" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/4/30/PostSeasonWEB.png" /><br /><br />Samantha Hewitt became the second Saint Francis women's lacrosse player to earn Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Year honors, marking the third time in program history that the team has earned a significant end-of-the-year major award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/30/PostSeasonWEB.png" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/30/PostSeasonWEB.png"><media:title>WLAX honors</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/30/PostSeasonWEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17648</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saint Francis Travels To Top-Seed Stonehill In NEC Women's Lacrosse Quarterfinals On Thursday</title><link>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/4/30/saint-francis-travels-to-top-seed-stonehill-in-nec-womens-lacrosse-quarterfinals-on-thursday.aspx</link><guid>https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/4/30/saint-francis-travels-to-top-seed-stonehill-in-nec-womens-lacrosse-quarterfinals-on-thursday.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX vs Stonehill" src="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/4/29/FF_Stonehill.jpg" /><br /><br />Thursday's match between Saint Francis and Stonehill marks the fourth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2023 season. The Skyhawks have won the last three meetings in the series, including both meetings in Massachusetts. It will be the second meeting between the two teams in the NEC Tournament after Stonehill defeated Saint Francis 19-14 in the NEC Quarterfinals last season at W.B. Mason Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/29/FF_Stonehill.jpg" /><media:content url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/29/FF_Stonehill.jpg"><media:title>WLAX vs Stonehill</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sfuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/29/FF_Stonehill.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17645</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>