Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball

Saint Francis Red Flash
Saint Francis Red Flash
	2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
University	Saint Francis University
Head coach	Keila Whittington (6th season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Loretto, Pennsylvania
Arena	DeGol Arena ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Red Flash
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2018
Conference tournament champions
	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2018
Conference regular season champions
	1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018

The Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represents Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference.^[2]

History

The Red Flash went to the NCAA tournament 11 times in a 15 year span from 1996 to 2011. They have been a member of the Northeast Conference in women's basketball since 1988, after one season in the ECAC Metro. They have lost in the first round of the tournament each time they have played, with their closest loss being a 51-36 defeat to Villanova in 2003. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, they have a varsity all-time record of 524-587.^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	#15	First Round	#2 Georgia	L 66-98
1997	#15	First Round	#2 Georgia	L 50-94
1998	#16	First Round	#1 Old Dominion	L 39-92
1999	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 46-97
2000	#14	First Round	#3 Iowa State	L 63-92
2002	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 37-86
2003	#15	First Round	#2 Villanova	L 36-51
2004	#15	First Round	#2 Purdue	L 59-78
2005	#14	First Round	#3 Minnesota	L 33-64
2010	#15	First Round	#2 Ohio State	L 59-93
2011	#13	First Round	#4 Maryland	L 48-70
2018	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 52-140

References

^ SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
^ "Women's Basketball - Saint Francis University". www.sfuathletics.com.
^ "2015-16 WBB Prospectus - Saint Francis University" (PDF). www.sfuathletics.com.

External links

Official website

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[1] SFU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[2] "Women's Basketball - Saint Francis University". www.sfuathletics.com.

[3] "2015-16 WBB Prospectus - Saint Francis University" (PDF). www.sfuathletics.com.

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v t e Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball
Venues	DeGol Arena (1972–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Northeast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24