LORETTO, Pa.- Saint Francis women's volleyball is back on the road tonight, travelling to Baltimore to take on the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds at 7p.m. at Reitz Arena.
THE MATCHUPThe Greyhounds and Red Flash met twice last year, each sweeping the other on the road. Saint Francis swept Loyola in the finale of the Loyola Tournament and the Greyhounds returned the favor in the finale of the Red Flash Classic.
THE FLASHSaint Francis comes into the matchup at 2-6 on the young season and went 1-2 at the Akron Tournament, defeating Canisius in five sets before falling to Akron and Navy.
Chelsea Easter (Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Notre Dame Roman Catholic) was named to the All-Tournament team while
Hannah Kutny (Clifton Park, N.Y./Catholic Central) led the offense with 58 kills over four matches last weekend.
THE GREYHOUNDS Loyola comes into the match-up at 2-5 on the season. The two teams share a common opponent in Canisius, who swept Loyola in the opening weekend at Robert Morris. Stacey Kazalas leads Loyola with 79 kills on the season, while three different Greyhounds have at least 60 kills to date. Loyola runs out of a one setter set, as Molly Wertz sets up the offense with 217 assists through the first seven matches. Micah Duzey leads them defensively, posting 85 digs so far on the season.
STATS/LOOK AHEADLoyola will be providing live stats for the match and the link to follow along is on the volleyball schedule page. The Red Flash travel to Dayton, Ohio this weekend for the Wright State Tournament. SFU will take on Wright State Friday morning at 11 a.m. in the tourney's opening match.
