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Historic Men’s Basketball Season Ends in Heartbreaking Fashion at NCAA “First Four”

Historic Men’s Basketball Season Ends in Heartbreaking Fashion at NCAA “First Four”

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor March 21, 2025

The men’s basketball team’s incredible 2024-25 season ended with a heartbreaking 70-68 loss to Alabama State in the “First Four” of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, on March 18. The team...

Men's Basketball to Face Alabama State in "First Four" NCAA Tournament Game

Men’s Basketball to Face Alabama State in “First Four” NCAA Tournament Game

March 17, 2025

Courtesy of University's Office of Athletic Communications The Saint Francis men's basketball team will face Alabama State in its first NCAA Tournament game since 1991 in the "First Four" on Tuesday...

Men’s Basketball Captures Northeast Conference Crown

Men’s Basketball Captures Northeast Conference Crown

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor March 12, 2025

After 34 years, the Saint Francis men’s basketball team will return to March Madness after defeating top-seed Central Connecticut State, 46-43, in the Northeast Conference championship game on Tuesday...

Deardorff Dominating on Volleyball Court for Flash

Deardorff Dominating on Volleyball Court for Flash

Samantha Przybys, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Although the SFU men’s volleyball team is off to a rough 1-10 start to open the 2025 season, the play of senior outside hitter Andrew Deardorff has been fantastic for the Red Flash. Deardorff was...

Swimming Team Preps for NEC Championships

Swimming Team Preps for NEC Championships

Oksana Horova, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

The swimming team will compete at the 2025 NEC Championships at the Spire Aquatics Center in Geneva, Ohio, from Feb. 19-22. SFU finished its dual-meet season with a 4-4 record with victories over Millersville,...

Water Polo Team Off to Fastest Start in Program History

Water Polo Team Off to Fastest Start in Program History

Claire Gebhardt, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

The water polo team enters its action in New England this weekend with an 8-3 record after posting a 3-1 mark at the Bucknell Invitational, Feb. 8-9. It marks the best start for the program since its...

Women Finish Third, Men Place Fifth at 2025 NEC Indoor Track and Field Finals

Women Finish Third, Men Place Fifth at 2025 NEC Indoor Track and Field Finals

Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor February 20, 2025

The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the NEC Indoor Championships on Feb. 16-17 in Staten Island, New York. The SFU women secured a third-place finish with 91 points. The men’s...

Question-and-Answer with Ineivi Plata

Question-and-Answer with Ineivi Plata

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor February 20, 2025

Ineivi Plata is on the verge of breaking the Saint Francis women's basketball freshman single-season assist record. Troubadour Sports Editor Alex Crocco recently sat down for a conversation with the first-year...

Up-and-Down Stretch for Men’s Basketball

Up-and-Down Stretch for Men’s Basketball

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor February 20, 2025

The men's basketball team hasn’t been able to find consistency yet this year. Can they find it in time for the playoffs in March? Over the last six games, the Flash have won two, lost two, and won...

Former Saint Francis Football Player Earns Super Bowl Ring

Former Saint Francis Football Player Earns Super Bowl Ring

February 14, 2025

Former Red Flash football player E.J. Jenkins won a Super Bowl ring two weeks ago when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9. Jenkins was in on...

Legendary Sports Journalist Speaks to Communications Students

Legendary Sports Journalist Speaks to Communications Students

February 14, 2025

Longtime Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan discussed the craft of writing and shared stories from his long and decorated career with students in Professor of Communications Pat Farabaugh's Desktop Publishing...

Red Flash Basketball Legend to be Honored on Feb. 6

Red Flash Basketball Legend to be Honored on Feb. 6

Alex Crocco, Sports Editor January 29, 2025

The men's basketball team will play its next home game on Feb. 6 against LeMoyne. But it will be anything but a normal game. The program will honor Kevin Porter that evening. Porter played at Saint...

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