BOX SCORE LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's volleyball team bounced back from a quick turnaround to sweep the Mount Olive Trojans 25-19, 25-16 and 25-16 to move the Red Flash's record to 3-3 on the young season.
 
The Red Flash jumped ahead 6-2 in the first set on the strength of an ace and two kills by Kyle Beatty (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown). Beatty had six kills in seven attempts for an .857 hitting percentage. Mark Kochan (Towaco, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) was a perfect 4-for-4 on attempts in the first game, including scoring the last two points of the set to give SFU the game win. The Flash hit .600 in game one. Beatty finished the match with 13 kills in 16 attempts (.750) while Kochan was a perfect 8-for-8 on attacks.
 
With Logan Patterson (Derry, Pa./Derry Area) serving early in the second set, the Flash rattled off five straight points, capped by the first of Patterson's two aces on the day. The Trojans (1-6) pulled to within 11-8, but the Flash scored seven of the next 10 points to put the second game out of reach. Beatty had one of his two aces during the stretch. SFU hit .579 during the set while holding Mount Olive to a .042 attack percentage.
 
The third game was tied at 10-10, but an 8-2 Red Flash run sealed the deal for the three-game sweep. Mike Kresch had kills on consective Saint Francis points as the Flash pushed the lead to 18-12. Kochan and Beatty alternated points on a 4-0 run later in the set, including an ace for Kochan. The Flash out hit the Trojans .778 to .190 in the final set. SFU finished with five aces on the afternoon. Kresch joined Kochan with a 1.000 hitting percentage on five attempts while dishing out 29 assists. SFU hit .645 for the match to Mount Olive's .186.
 
Saint Francis returns home for a pair of home matches next weekend against Pfeiffer on Friday and Erskine on Saturday. Both begin at 7:00 p.m.