Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball

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]

Saint Francis Red Flash
2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
University	Saint Francis University
Head coach	Vacant
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Loretto, Pennsylvania
Arena	DeGol Arena (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Red Flash
Colors	Red and white[1]
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

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] They are planning to transition to Division III, a process intended to be completed by the 2029–2030 academic year, but they intend to compete as a Division I institution for 2025–2026.^[4]

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