BOX SCORE LORETTO, Pa. (Nov. 2, 2012) – Senior Elizabeth Williams (North Bend, Ohio/Saint Ursula) notched her 1,000^th career kill as Saint Francis U routed Fairleigh Dickinson in four sets, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 25-11 on senior day.
 
SFU held a lead the majority of the first set, but FDU was able to stay with the Flash. With the frame all tied up at 19, Lauren Wingard (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) started a run for the Red and White with a kill.
 
Kayla Jeckell (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) fired off two consecutive aces and a kill which forced a Knights timeout. Wingard and Amanda Zahumensky (Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area) finished the set off with a kill each.
 
The second set had seven lead changes and 13 ties and the Knights needed extra time to win it. SFU's largest lead was only two at 12-10 after a kill by Amanda Zahumensky (Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area). She finished the set with seven, including four down the stretch.
 
Saint Francis trailed the entire third set until Kierstin Kiser (Clarion, Pa./Clarion) recorded a kill to make it 22-21 in favor of the Red Flash. Chelsea Easter (Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Notre Dame Roman Catholic) followed that up with a kill of her own and SFU eventually put it away in extra time.
 
SFU cruised to a 13-3 lead in the fourth set and proved to be too much for FDU to handle in the final frame.
 
Kayla Jeckell (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) led the Red Flash with 15 kills and three service aces. Amanda Zahumensky (Sarver, Pa./Freeport Area) finished with 14 kills in the match.
 
Elizabeth Williams (North Bend, Ohio/Saint Ursula) and Lauren Wingard (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) also finished in double-digit kills with 11 and 10, respectively.
 
Kierstin Kiser (Clarion, Pa./Clarion) tallied 49 assists and 12 digs in the match.
 
Saint Francis returns to action tomorrow afternoon as they take on Sacred Heart at 1 p.m. at DeGol Arena. The Pioneers are the current fifth seed in the NEC and will be fighting for the fourth and final playoff spot with SFU.
 
FLASH FACTS -
 
-Elizabeth Williams (North Bend, Ohio/Saint Ursula) became the fourth player in SFU women's volleyball history to reach the 1,000 kill club.
 
-This is the second time an SFU player has reached 1,000 career kills this season. Both players reached the milestone against Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
-SFU, the nation's fourth ranked team in service aces per set put up another nine aces in the four-set match.