Kovatch becomes fastest Flash to 1,000-Point milestone
Kyasia Duling, Staff writer
February 15, 2017
The ball bounces on the opponent’s hardwood floor before her knees bend slightly inward, taking her into her unique stance, one that lifts her a few inches. A nanosecond is all she needs to position the ball on her fingers, before lofting it into the air. At Robert Morris on Jan. 16, sophomore...
SFU Ice Hockey falls at Alfred State
Tyler Skipper, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
The SFU ice hockey club team failed to pick up a much-needed win Jan. 28 in Olean, New York, falling to Alfred State, 3-2. SFU entered the game looking to close in on a playoff berth. Andrew Ebert scored both of his team’s goals in the loss. Ebert’s first goal came in the second period on...
NEC ‘Money War’ being waged
McKinley Baptiste, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Sports
There is a “war” going on in the Saint Francis athletics department, but it’s not what you might be thinking. Red Flash athletics is participating in the Northeast Conference’s annual “Money War” to raising funds for the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation. The University has participated...
NEC Video Shares SFU Swimmer Katie Lafferty’s Story
Teresa Narduzzi, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Saint Francis swimmer Katie Lafferty beat ovarian cancer in 2014, and her story is now being shared with a wider audience through a video package produced by the Northeast Conference. Lafferty, a junior business major from Bremen, Indiana, had surgery in April 2014. She had been diagnosed with dysgerminoma,...
SFU Softball to Open Season in North Carolina
Hakeem Kinard, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under Sports
The SFU softball team travels to North Carolina to play it first game of the 2017 season against North Carolina Central on Feb. 10. The Flash are looking to build on last year’s 34-win season, one which included a 13-3 mark in regular-season Northeast Conference games. Junior shortstop Jordan Seneca...
Red Flash Water Polo Ready for Action
Jessica Crumm, Staff writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis water polo team will make its debut Feb. 11 at the Bison Invitational at Bucknell University. Water polo became an intercollegiate varsity sport at Saint Francis in 2016-17. Other schools competing at Bucknell, in addition to the Red Flash and the host Bison, include Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...
Swim Team Preps for NEC Championship
Sam Kimmel, Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Sports
The SFU swim team will travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championship, Feb. 15-18. Now in his fourth year, head coach Rory Coleman led last year’s team to a school-record 11 victories. This makes five straight winning seasons for the Red Flash. “Over...
Football Team Captures First Conference Title
November 14, 2016
Quarterback Zack Drayer accounted for four touchdowns to help the Saint Francis football team claim its first ever Northeast Conference title. The Red Flash earned a 31-21 win over Central Connecticut State on Senior Day at DeGol Field on Nov. 12 to improve to 7-3 overall and 5-0 in the NEC. With...
Upset of Penn State puts men’s volleyball on brink of first EIVA title
April 22, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis University men’s volleyball team pulled off one of the great victories in Red Flash sports history with a playoff upset of Penn State University in four sets Thursday. Penn State had won 17 consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) titles before the Flash...
Football Team Wraps Up Spring Drills with Red-White Game
Erik Walker, Contributing Writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Red Flash football team hosted its spring game on April 15 at DeGol Field, with the Red Team posting a 14-12 win over the White squad. Sophomore running back Byron Johnson was one of the standouts for the Red Team, rushing for 104 yards on seven carries, including a 65-yard burst. “The offensive...
Lift for Life, 5K Run Scheduled for Saturday
Janiece Morton, Contributing writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis Uplifting Athletes chapter will be hosting its third annual Lift for Life event this Saturday, April 23. This year, the organization has added a 5K run. All money raised will be donated to childhood apraxia research and awareness efforts. Registration for the 5K will start at...
