Water Polo to Compete at Bucknell Invitational
Amelia Laudenbach, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
The women’s water polo team will head to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, to take on La Salle, Villanova and Salem at the Bucknell Invitational on Sunday. These are the only scrimmages on the team's fall schedule. “I am super-excited to see how we play together this weekend,” said sophomore a...
Anonymous Donor Provides Money for Driving Range at Immergrun
Mamie Kyle, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
An anonymous donor has pledged $200,000 for the establishment of a driving range at Immergrun Golf Course. Immergrun is home to the Red Flash men’s and women’s golf teams. The donor has requested that the range be named the “Father Ronald Bodenschatz, T.O.R., Driving Range.” “It re...
Football Team to Honor Seniors Saturday
Jalen Brown, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
The Red Flash host Wagner on Saturday at noon. In addition to the game, the program will honor its seniors Saturday afternoon. The Flash (4-6, 2-4 NEC) have dealt with one gut-wrenching loss after another this year. SFU has lost three overtime games, including a 38-31 OT loss at Central Connecticut...
Quarterback Showing Signs of Greatness
Hunter Becker, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
Chancellor High School hadn’t made the playoffs since 2012, and things were looking grim for the program’s future. Then Jason Brown stepped on the scene, and with him came hope for the future. The redshirt sophomore quarterback out of Fredericksburg, Virginia, has been defying the odds since bef...
Red Flash SportsBeat Podcast – Nov. 6, 2019
November 6, 2019
Catch up on all the latest Saint Francis sports action in this week's installment of the Red Flash SportsBeat Podcast. In this week's podcast, correspondents Hunter Becker, Chris Cropper, Millie Laudenbach, Damian Runk, Yosuke Sugano, Camryn Tirado, Collin Washington and Derrick Wiley update listeners...
Coyne Hired To Lead Lacrosse Team
Raegan Woolwine, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
Tracy Coyne has been hired as the women’s lacrosse team’s new head coach. Coyne has coached lacrosse for 29 years. During 15 years as the head coach at Notre Dame, she turned a club team into a Division I household name. She led the Irish to six NCAA tournaments and a Big East Conference Champi...
Cross Country Teams Ready for NEC Championship
Taemar Willis, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
The men’s and women's cross country teams head to New Britain, Connecticut, on Saturday to run at the Northeast Conference Championship. The men’s 8K race begins at 11 a.m. The women’s 5K finals follows at noon. The Red Flash men’s team was picked to finish third in a poll of the NEC’s coac...
Golf Teams Wrap Up Fall Season
Avery Papalia, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
The Red Flash men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up their fall seasons last weekend. The men finished their season in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, at the Old Dominion Intercollegiate, while the women closed the fall schedule at Lehigh. In their final fall competition, the men’s team was led by fre...
Field Hockey Team to Close Season, Atlantic 10 Affiliation This Weekend
Hunter Becker, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
The field hockey team (4-13) closes its season this weekend with home games against Lock Haven (Friday) and Saint Louis (Sunday). The LHU match begins at 3 p.m. and the game against the Billikens is a noon start. SFU’s record is deceiving, with five of the team’s losses coming by two goals or ...
Basketball Teams Open Their Seasons in Virginia
Phee Allen, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
The men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted a “Rim Rally” on Oct. 24 at the Stokes Center to introduce the two squads to students, faculty, staff and fans from the community. Both teams competed in preseason scrimmages last weekend and open their official seasons next Tuesday, Nov. 5, in...
Director of Athletics to Resign in March
Marina Misitano, Editor
October 13, 2019
Susan Robinson Fruchtl, SFU’s Director of Athletics and former head women’s basketball coach, has announced her plans to resign from her position in March 2020. Robinson Fruchtl was head coach of the Red Flash women’s basketball team from 2007-12, before leaving the University to serve as head...
Women’s Soccer Raises Money for Children at Soccer Without Borders Game
Taemar Willis, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
The women’s soccer team held its annual Soccer Without Borders charity game on Sept. 27. The team faced off against NEC rival Bryant, falling 2-0 to the Bulldogs. Soccer Without Borders is a foundation that helps empower refugees around the world who have been subjected to violence, impoverished con...
