Women’s basketball to travel across country to face Boise State
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
December 7, 2018
The women’s basketball team will travel to the University of Washington to face Boise State on Dec. 15. The team will compete in the Husky Classic, a two-day tournament. The winner of the SFU-Boise State game will face the winner of the other first-round game between host Washington and Montana...
Track and field teams open indoor season at Bucknell, Dec. 2
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
Filed under Sports
The men’s and women’s track and field teams open their 2018-19 indoor season at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University on Dec. 2. “Our track and field teams trained on their own all summer,” said Red Flash head coach Doug Hoover. “Then we began conditioning together in the beginning of...
Athletic director serving as interim head women’s basketball coach
Marina Misitano, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
Filed under Sports
Joe Haigh requested and was granted a leave of absence from his role as Saint Francis head women’s basketball coach on Nov. 13. In his absence, SFU Director of Athletics Susan Robinson-Fruchtl – who previously served as Red Flash head women’s basketball coach from 2007-12 – has assumed interim...
Swimming team to compete at ECAC Winter Championships, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
Urska Medvesek, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
The swimming team is headed to New York to compete at the ECAC Winter Championships at the Nassau County Aquatics Center from Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. This is the second time SFU will participate in the winter version of the ECAC Championship meet. SFU placed 10th out of 17 teams last year at the event....
Men’s Soccer seeded second entering NEC Playoffs
Katie Page, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
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The Red Flash men’s soccer team will travel to Long Island this week to compete in the Northeast Conference Tournament. SFU is seeded second in the tournament and will face No. 3 seed Bryant in semifinal action on Friday at 11 a.m. at Long Island University. Top-seeded LIU will face No. 4 seed...
Men’s Basketball preps for games against college hoops royalty
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
Picked as the preseason favorite in the Northeast Conference, the men’s basketball team will look to pull of some monumental upsets in an incredibly challenging non-conference schedule. The team opened the season on Tuesday night, falling 82-67 at the University of Buffalo despite 19 points and...
Kovatch not done in Loretto just yet
Haley Thomas, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
At an AAU tournament, a player caught Red Flash head women’s basketball coach Joe Haigh’s eye. She wasn’t the best on the team, but he could see her potential. He circled her name in his big book of recruits and moved on to the next game, not really thinking about recruiting Jessica Kovatch. In...
Red Flash Men’s, Women’s Cross Country Teams finish runner-up at NEC
Marina Misitano, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
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The SFU men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished second at the Northeast Conference Championships at Bryant University on Oct. 27. “Everyone had a great race and we had a lot of personal bests this weekend, even with the course in bad condition from all the rain,” said senior Hannah...
Auction to raise money for athletics teams
Damian Runk, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
Filed under Sports
The annual autumn Athletics Auction and Dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Stokes Center. The money raised at the auction helps fund SFU’s athletics teams. “Items being auctioned off were donated by the athletics teams, alumni, corporate sponsors and members of...
Women’s Soccer seeks third straight NEC Championship
Camryn Tirado, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
The Red Flash women’s soccer team enters this weekend’s Northeast Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed. SFU will be seeking its third consecutive NEC championship and will face No. 3 seed Mount Saint Mary’s in semifinal action on Friday at 4 p.m. at Central Connecticut State. The team finished...
Gonner named head bowling coach
Camryn Tirado, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Athletics Department has hired Andrew Gonner as the new head bowling coach. Gonner previously served as the head men’s and women’s bowling coach at Clarke University in Iowa. “Clarke University was a really good school and taught me a lot about my coaching style,” Gonner said. While...
Men’s volleyball player joins Loretto Borough Council
Urska Medvesek, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Showcase, Sports
Men’s volleyball player Hayden Herc has been selected to represent Saint Francis on the Loretto Borough Council. The Borough Council is responsible for providing services to area residents. “We are excited about the opportunity for Hayden, not only to represent SFU Athletics, but also the entire...
