LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University claimed a 19-10 defeat of Salem University on Senior Day for the Red Flash.
Georgia Ellison and Breeze Ohlson scored back-to-back goals in the first quarter to help SFU take a 3-1 lead.
Saint Francis shut out Salem in the second quarter, scoring six unanswered goals. Eschleman started the scoring and with 3:15 remaining, Olay found the back of the net before Sarah Hartwell added on a goal. Ohlson scored her second goal of the day before Hartwell tallied another. With 22 seconds left in the quarter, Olay scored the final goal of the half.
Ahead 9-3 at the end of the first half, the Red Flash tallied eight goals in the third quarter, outscoring the Tigers by an 8-5 count. Caylah Olay tallied the first goal of the quarter. After a response by Salem, Sam Eschleman scored before Olay added another goal. Salem attempted again to narrow the Saint Francis lead, but goals by Georgia Ellison, Lucia Redaelli and Claire Gebhardt kept the Red Flash out in front at 15-7. With under two minutes left in the third quarter, Ellison and Gebhardt scored again, keeping out in front at 17-8.
In the fourth quarter, Kayla Rhoads and Ellison found the back of the net, widening the Saint Francis lead to 19-9 before the Tigers tacked on a tally for the 19-10 final score.
Ellison and Olay led scoring efforts with four goals apiece, while Redaelli earned four assists to lead Saint Francis.
Rhoads tallied four steals.
Isabel Lumley and Grace Raquel split time in net, with six and two saves, respectively. Raquel also recorded two steals.
Release courtesy Saint Francis University Athletics Communications
