BOX SCORE COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 5, 2013) - The Saint Francis U men's volleyball team fell in its first contest of the 2013 season Saturday evening at No. 11 Ohio State, 17-25, 22-25, 16-25.

The Red Flash fell to 0-1 on the season, while the Buckeyes start out the 2013 campaign, 1-0.

OSU never trailed in the first set, and the Flash struggled to string points together. The second set was a different story as there were 16 tie scores and five lead changes. SFU held an early 10-9 lead after a kill from Adam Roche (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton). OSU took the lead for good at 19-18 as they went on a 3-0 run.

Saint Francis took a commanding 5-1 lead in the third set, but allowed runs of 5-0 and 6-0 later in the set and could not come back.

“It was a disappointing way to start the season, I expected us to play better than we did,” head coach Mike Rumbaugh said. “Ohio State played more physical than we expected and we didn't rise to the occasion tonight.”

“On a good note, it was nice to see Logan Patterson (Derry, Pa./Derry Area) have a very solid game,” Rumbaugh continued. “Adam Roche (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton) also had a nice offensive game, we needed to get him the ball more.”

Logan Patterson (Derry, Pa./Derry Area) led the way offensively for SFU with 11 kills and a .304 hitting percentage. Adam Roche (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton) added six kills.

Mike Krepp registered 25 assists in the match to go along with a team-high six digs.

Saint Francis returns to action Friday (Jan. 11) evening as they take on IPFW at 7 p.m.