LORETTO, Pa. (March 14, 2015) -- The Saint Francis men's volleyball defeated the Barton College Bulldogs 3-0 Saturday afternoon extending their winning streak to a season-high at two games.
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The Red Flash never faulted against the Bulldogs in a match that barely exceeded 70 minutes. SFU improved to 3-4 on their home court, while Barton fell to 5-10 on the road.
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Saint Francis cruised through the first set 25-17 highlighted by five kills from
Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) who was one of five Red Flash attackers to hit above a .500 clip.
Mike Marshman (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central),
Keith Kegerreis (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg), and
Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) all attacked the ball at a perfect 1.000 during the set. As a team the Flash hit .500.
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 During the second set the Red Flash never trailed the Bulldogs as they once again silenced a rowdy Barton bench.
Jeremy Gaston (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes) recorded a set-high four kills giving the Red Flash a 2-0 advantage entering the third set.
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For the third and final time SFU deflated the frisky Bulldog bench, handing Barton a 25-19 third set loss and their 14 loss of the season. Saint Francis out scored the Bulldogs 48-to-29.
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Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) tallied a game-high 25 assists for Saint Francis, while
Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) was the only student-athlete to record double-digit kills (10).
Stephen Braswell (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern) followed Hogan's lead being the only player in the match to record a double-digit performance in digs with 11. Â
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SFU returns to action against the No. 11 Ohio State March 20 at 7 p.m. in DeGol Arena.
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