BLACKSBURG, Va. – (Aug. 31, 2013) The Saint Francis U women's volleyball team drops its final two games of the Hokie Invintational.

In game one Saint Francis (0-3) faced a powerful Virginia Tech (3-0) squad that made quick work of SFU (9-25,15-25,17-25).

Saint Francis lost a crucial third set, narrowing the Hokie lead 16-13 on a kill by outside hitter Hannah Kutny (Clifton Park, N.Y./Catholic Central). After two Red Flash timeouts Virginia Tech sealed the third set on a Katie Krueger smash.

Junior setter Alanna Blenkarn (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/Pickering) carried the Red and White with 17 assists and two kills. Sophomore outside hitter Hannah Kutny (Clifton Park, N.Y./Catholic Central) led the team in kills with five, followed closely by sophomore Cassie Sintobin (Clarion, Pa./Clarion Area) and junior Kayla Jeckell (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) with four.

In the second match Saint Francis (0-4) lost to Towson University (1-3) again in three sets (15-25,16-25,14-25)

The Red Flash traded blows with Towson throughout the first set, but could not match the Tigers intensity (15-25).

Fighting back and forth with the Tigers early in the second set, Saint Francis tied Towson three times on kills by outside hitter Hannah Kunty. Gradually falling apart, Saint Francis caved in losing the set (16-25).

In the third set the Frankies had a 9-7 led only to allow Towson a 7-0 run that put the match out of Saint Francis's grasp (14-25).

Junior Alanna Blenkarn (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/Pickering) once again led Saint Francis in assists with 18. Sophomore Hannah Kutny (Clifton Park, N.Y./Catholic Central) had 10 kills along with six digs for the Red and White.

Saint Francis's next match Sept. 6 will be against Youngstown at the YSU Invitational at 11 a.m.