EXCELLENCE BY THE NUMBERS

The Fall 2022 athletic season has been deemed historic at Saint Francis University. For the first time in Red Flash history, all five Fall teams competed in Northeast Conference (NEC) postseason play after their respective 2022 season with one team clinching an NEC championship title.

2022 Fall Postseason Appearances

Football (NEC Champions, advanced to the first round of FCS playoffs for second time in program history)

Men’s Soccer (NEC Quarterfinals)

Women’s Soccer (NEC Quarterfinals)

Women’s Volleyball (NEC Semifinals)

Field Hockey (NEC Semifinals)

Red Flash athletics currently leads the rankings for the 2022-23 NEC Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup and the Joan Martin Women’s Cup. Achieving this status means that SFU has risen above their NEC competition by earning the most points in the NEC.

Noteworthy Academic Achievements:

In addition to a remarkable 2022 athletic season(s), student athletes also excelled academically while making a difference in the community.

• SFU received the NEC Institutional Academic Award for the sixth time, securing the most award wins in the NEC (awarded annually to the top academic institution in the Northeast Conference).

• The College Sports Communicators All-District Team which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom included 14 SFU student athletes: (Women’s Soccer) Rita Kendziora, Lauren Pyle, Corinne Renninger, Savannah Schoonmaker (Men’s Soccer) Ahmed Abd-Elazem, Lorenz Ender, Maximus Rigby, Dallan Schoenberger (Football) Mark Conrad, Colt Jennings, Justin Sliwoski (Women’s Volleyball) Emma Fenton, Maggie Hogan, Maggie Means

Noteworthy Community Achievements:

•SFU became a 3-time recipient of the NEC Building Communities Award for demonstrating the highest dedication to making an impact in the community through the efforts of its student-athletes, coaches and administrators.

• 8,568 total community service hours completed.

• 7,860 canned and non-perishable items collected in NEC SAAC week-long food drive (3-time champion). The number of items collected in 2022 set a record. All items were donated to the Dorothy Day Outreach Center.

• $7,009 raised in NEC SAAC Money Wars two week-long competition. All proceeds benefit either the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation or Seedz for Needz.