Dover, Del. (Mar. 5, 2023) ---  Visiting Delaware State cut a 12-goal deficit to three before falling to St. Francis (Pa.) 16-12 this afternoon. The Hornets dropped their second game in a row to fall to 2-2 this season, while the Red Flash improved to 2-1. Rosella Nardi, Ebony Reddick and Zahra Smith led Delaware State with three goals each, while Bella Fisher topped St. Francis with a game-high four goals.
The Hornets scored first on a goal by Gwenna Gentle just one-minute-31-seconds into the contest. The Flash answered with eight straight goals to close out the first period, and scored the first two in the second to open up a 10-1 lead. St. Francis held its biggest lead, 15-3, when Fisher scored her third goal of the game at the 7:53 mark of the third period.
Delaware State responded with nine straight goals to pull to within 15-12 with 1:37 left o play. Nardi and Smith scored each of their three goals during the Hornets' rally.
Fisher tallied her fourth goal of the game with 18 seconds left to close out the scoring.
The Hornets are also on the road for their next two games, Mar. 7 at Eastern Michigan and Mar. 8 at Kent State. Delaware State's next home game is Mar. 15 against Central Connecticut (1:00 p.m.).