Drexel Earns its Third Consecutive Victory over Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-1

Sunday, September 24

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 PM

Drexel University

(7-3)

Saint Francis (Pa.)

(4-5)

Saint Francis

Drexel

Photo by: Jim Beaver/Sideline Photos

Drexel Earns its Third Consecutive Victory over Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-1

9/24/2023 2:42:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Eline Di Leva and Val Van Hellemont scored early as Drexel defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Buckley Field. DU holds a 7-3 record and is 1-1 in conference play.

BY THE NUMBERS

The Dragons extend their series advantage to 5-1 against SFU.
DU's defense held the Red Flash to four shots in the contest.
Di Leva has scored in the last three matchups.
Following today's action, Megan Hadfield holds a .738 save percentage in cage.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the first minute of the contest, Di Leva fired a shot to the left of the Red Flash goalkeeper to earn her third goal of the year.
Early in the second frame, Van Hellemont found the back of the cage to extend Drexel's lead to 2-0.
SFU was able to get on the board in the 38th minute as a shot snuck past the Dragons defense. DU's advantage was 2-1 with 22 minutes left of regulation.
Drexel held the Red Flash to one shot in the final period.

UP NEXT
DU travels to New York for a pair of weekend matchups against CAA foe, Hofstra (Sept. 29) and Wagner (Oct.1). Game action from Hempstead will begin at 3:00pm on FloLive($) and Drexel's contest with Wagner is set to start on Sunday at Noon.