LORETTO, Pa. (April 11, 2015) -- The Saint Francis U men's volleyball team ended a seven game losing streak to the Harvard University Crimson Saturday afternoon as they handed the Crimson a 3-1 loss. Saint Francis continues to climb the EIVA standings as the Flash fight for a coveted playoff spot. SFU is 4-5 in EIVA action.
 
The first two sets were nip and tuck, but ended with the Flash on top and a huge 2-0 lead over Harvard. With the match on the line in the third set Harvard and Saint Francis both had chances to close out the latter, but Saint Francis faltered and left the door open for the Crimson.
 
Harvard edged out the Flash in the third set 28-26 forcing more volleyball in Loretto.
 
Harvard led the majority of the fourth set, but Saint Francis did not let the Crimson close the door. The Red Flash used precise hits to rally back and shut down Harvard. SFU handed the Crimson it's third consecutive loss.
 
Leading the way for the Flash in kills was Stephen Braswell (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern). Braswell registered 19 kills as well as 12 digs in the contest. Saint Francis had two other attackers mark double digit kills as Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) and Mike Marshman (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) tallied 13 and 12 kills. Freshman Shaughn McDonald (Coraopolis, Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart) fell one kill shy for the second game of joining Braswell, Hogan, and Marshman in the double-digit kill club.
 
Marshman lead the way for the Frankies in attacking percentage hitting the ball at a .750 clip.  Saint Francis had three players record double digit dig performances as Jack Carlson (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield) led the way with 14 and Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) chipped in 11. Ford also tallied 48 assists. 
 
Next, SFU ventures on the road for two games.