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Bucknell Field Hockey Wins At Harvard

October 7, 2012 Sam Jordan

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Kelly Stefanowicz (Lansdale, Pa./Mount St. Joseph’s Academy) recorded her first career multi-goal game and Erica Perrine (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) made seven saves to guide Bucknell field hockey to a second consecutive victory with a 3-1 decision over Harvard at Jordan Field on Sunday afternoon. Kelsey Mucelli (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area) also moved into a tie for ninth at Bucknell with her ninth assist on the season. Mucelli and Maggie Murphy (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) both earned assists on each of Stefanowicz’ goals thanks to Bucknell’s strong penalty corner unit on Sunday….

Saint Francis Battle To A Double Overtime Tie

October 7, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – A matchup of conference-leading opponents yielded a hard-fought double overtime affair on Sunday at the Stokes Soccerplex where Saint Francis U and Penn battled to a 1-1 draw. In the in the interleague finale for both squads, the Ivy League-front running Quakers (7-4-1) drew first blood in the 56th minute, before Tesa McKibben (Cogan Station, Pa./Montoursville) of the Northeast Conference-leading Red Flash (8-4-2) evened things up on a header with just over six minutes to play. McKibben’s 11th tally of the season came as she headed a ball…

SFU Womens Volleyball Comes From Behind In Victory

October 7, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – The Saint Francis U women’s volleyball team came from behind to win in four sets against St. Francis (NY), 15-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-16. The Red Flash improved to 7-12 overall and to an even 3-3 in Northeast Conference play, while the Terriers fell to 2-21 on the year and to 0-6 in conference play. SFU started out slow and could not get into a rhythm in the first set. Once the second set started the Flash started clicking on all cylinders and the final three sets were…

#16 California Upends Clarion, 41 – 22

October 6, 2012October 7, 2012 Sam Jordan

CLARION, PA – Clarion quarterback Ben Fiscus (Jr. Indiana) set school records for completions 36, attempts (64) and passed for 410 yards but it wasn’t enough as the Golden Eagles lost a 41-22 decision to #16 California in football on Saturday afternoon. Held at Memorial Stadium on Homecoming Day and part of the annual Autumn Leaf Festival, Clarion dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the PSAC-West, while Cal raised its overall record to 5-1 and 3-0 in the PSAC-West. Fiscus hit on 36 of 64 passes for 410 yards…

Red Flash Defeats Robert Morris on the Gridiron

October 6, 2012October 7, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – The Saint Francis University football team used a strong defense effort to knock off in-state conference rival Robert Morris Saturday at DeGol Field, 10-3. For the second consecutive week the Red Flash (3-3, 2-1) defense needed to make a play late in the fourth quarter and against the Colonials (1-4, 1-2) the defense came up big and secured the win. Robert Smith (Carteret, N.J./Carteret) posted 10 tackles for the Flash including a pair of sacks to lead the SFU defense, while Ter’Shaudney Phillips (Deland, Fla./Deland) posted six…

Bison Field Hockey Looking Ahead to Weekend Road Trip

October 5, 2012 Sam Jordan

LEWISBURG, PA – Bucknell field hockey will begin its longest road trip of the season, making the trip this weekend to Holy Cross and Harvard, two teams the Bison are undefeated against since 2008. Bucknell and the Crusaders will square off in a Patriot League matchup at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Worcester, Mass. Play continues on Sunday in Cambridge, Mass., with a 2 p.m. non-conference bout against the Crimson. Live stats will be available for both games. Video for the matchup between Bucknell and Harvard can also be found…

Bison Volleyball Loses to Colgate in Four Sets

October 5, 2012 Sam Jordan

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell volleyball put forth one of its best efforts of the season but could not overcome the last remaining undefeated Patriot League team on Thursday night. The Bison fell in four sets to Colgate, 25-21, 27-29, 27-25, 25-26 at Davis Gym despite a career-high 15 kills from Claire Healy (Tiburon, Calif./Saint Ignatius College Prep) and 10 more from Karen Campbell (Chesapeake, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate). “This is the best match we have played all season,” said head coach Cindy Opalski after the match. “I told my athletes that…

District IV Boys & Girls Team Champions Determined

October 4, 2012 Sam Jordan

WILLIAMSPORT – Danville won the District IV Class AA Boys Championship on Thursday, at the Williamsport Country Club. Danville’s team led by Austin Renz, Robbie Seebold, Zach Schutter, and Mark Mullery; recorded a team score of 318. Lewisburg finished in second place with a score of 336. Russell Nash, Nick Chamberlain, Ben Apple and Will Sumfest helped the Green Dragons in their effort. All but Sumfest will advance to play on Saturday for individual honors in the District IV – Class AA championships. On the girls side, Loyalsock won the…

Saint Francis Swimmers Picked To Win Fourth Title in Swimming

October 3, 2012October 4, 2012 Sam Jordan

SOMERSET, NJ — Three-time Northeast Conference women’s swimming and diving champion Saint Francis University will look to win its fourth title in 2013, as the Red Flash were picked by the league’s head coaches in the preseason poll to win the championship once again. The defending champions received five first-place votes in the preseason poll, while Bryant and Wagner tied for the second spot with one first-place vote each. Central Conn. State was fourth and Mount St. Mary’s was fifth, followed by St. Francis (N.Y.) and Sacred Heart in the…

Robert Morris Takes Five Sets From SFU Womens Volleyball

October 3, 2012 Sam Jordan

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA – The Saint Francis University women’s volleyball team lost to Robert Morris on the road in five sets on Wednesday night. The Red Flash (6-11, 2-2) lost 19-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23, 11-15 to the Colonials (8-11, 4-0), who remain undefeated in conference play. SFU once trailed 21-13 in the first set, but they were able to muster two separate 3-0 runs to make it competitive. The Red and White carried some of that momentum to the second set where they stayed with the Colonials the entire frame….