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Red Flash Gets Ready For Opener On The Road

August 30, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – The Saint Francis University football team opens its 2012 campaign on the road Saturday against No. 5/8 James Madison with kickoff set for 6 p.m. JUST THE FACTS Opponent: James Madison Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field Start Time: 6 p.m. Series: First Meeting SETTING THE STAGE The Red Flash return to the state of Virginia to open the season for the second time in the past three seasons. SFU opened the 2010 campaign against Liberty in Lynchburg, Va. In that match up SFU scored…

Saint Francis University Updates Its Look

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – On Saturday, Sept. 1, the Saint Francis University football team will hit the field for its 90th varsity season and, for the first time under head coach Chris Villarrial, the Red Flash will be sporting a slightly different look. While the bulk of the Saint Francis road uniform remains unchanged from last season, the helmet will feature the University’s new Block SFU logo. The logo is one of several new marks the Department of Athletics has rolled out over the summer to complement an updated primary logo,…

Saint Francis Edges Lock Haven in Field Hockey Action

August 25, 2012August 25, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Lock Haven University field hockey team (0-1) opened the 2012 season with a 3-1 loss to visiting Saint Francis (Pa.) University (1-0) today on Charlotte E. Smith Field. Sophomore Taylor Kennedy (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) put LHU up 1-0 in the 22nd minute after she scored the first goal of her Haven career. With just over two minutes to play in the first half, LHU goalie Kelsey Moll (Newmanstown, Pa./Elco) made a pair of point-blank saves, but SFU knotted the game at 1-1 with 1:54 to…

Clarion Javelin Thrower Named to All Academic T & F Team

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Clarion University senior javelin thrower Kim Hanslovan has been named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Division II All-Academic Track & Field Team while Clarion also earned Division II All-Academic team honors. “I remain proud to be a member of the Clarion University family, and I am very proud of the team’s academic accomplishments,” Clarion head coach D.J. Bevevino said. “One of the things we emphasize within our program is good academics along with good performances. These awards are a…

Fairmont State vs. Clarion University on ROOT Sports

August 22, 2012August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

Clarion, PA – Clarion University will open its 2012 football season with a little added incentive on Thursday, August 30th at Memorial Stadium at 6 p.m.. The Golden Eagles will host WVIAC rival Fairmont State with the game telecast “live” on the ROOT Sports Network (Pittsburgh), which will air across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of New York and Ohio. (check your local cable/satellite listings). The Sportsfever Television Network, headed by Gorden Blain, will produce the telecast for ROOT Sports. “We look forward to the start of the 2012 football…

Patriot League Preseason Field Hockey Poll Released

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

LEWISBURG, PA – With less than a week until Bucknell field hockey opens its 2012 campaign, the Bison were selected third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll on Monday. Juniors Rachel Misko (Morristown, N.J./Madison) and Vickie Resh (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg Area) were also voted to the inaugural Field Hockey Preseason All-Patriot League Team. Misko and Resh took two of the 11 spots on the first-ever Preseason All-Patriot League Team. Ten of the 11 members, including both Bison, were also All-Patriot League selections at the end of last fall. Misko was a…

Two New Members Join PSAC Beginning in 2013

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

Lock Haven, PA – The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Seton Hill University have accepted invitations to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as full-time members. Both schools, currently members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, will begin their full-time membership in the PSAC on July 1, 2013 and will begin competition as PSAC members during the 2013-14 academic year. “Given the recent announcement of several schools planning to leave the WVIAC after this year, we felt the time was right to consider Pitt-Johnstown and Seton Hill as…

SFU Women’s Soccer Team Appears in National Poll

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

KANSAS CITY, KS – After a 2-0, win over Duquesne on Friday, the Saint Francis University women’s soccer team earned a spot in the first NSCAA/Continental Tire College Northeast Regional Poll of the 2012 season. The Red Flash has received recognition in each regional poll released since earning its first-ever ranking on Oct. 18, 2011. Saint Francis U (1-0) debuted in ninth place, between eighth-place Notre Dame (0-1) and 10th-place Providence (1-1). The Flash was recently announced as the preseason favorite to win its second Northeast Conference tournament championship in…

Red Flash Men’s Cross Country Team Picked To Finish 2nd

August 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

SOMERSET, NJ – The Saint Francis University men’s cross country team was picked to finish second in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll for the second consecutive year. “Being picked second is a tribute to the program in previous years, the student athletes have been working very hard to uphold that tradition,” head coach Doug Hoover said. “The NEC is getting tougher every year and it is an honor to be picked second, but we still have a battle in front of us.” The Red Flash earned two first-place…

Mat Town USA Wrestling Club Golf Classic Announced

August 9, 2012 Sam Jordan

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team is set for the 2012 LHU Wrestling and Mat-Town USA Wrestling Club Golf Classic. The 2012 tournament benefits the Mat-Town USA wrestling club and LHU wrestling scholarships, including the Chris Poff & Troy Turner Memorial wrestling scholarships. The tournament is set for Friday, September 21 and will once again be played on both local golf courses. The tournament will be played in a four-person scramble format with a 10 a.m. shotgun start set for Belles Springs Golf Course and an…