Flash Points:

• Both matches are set for 2 p.m.
• The Flash will be looking for their first conference win of the season.
• Amelia Metzler (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield) ranks second in the NEC with 8.03 assists per set.

 
LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis women's volleyball team will host Sacred Heart and Fairleigh Dickinson this weekend. Both matches are set for 2 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE FLASH
The Flash enters the weekend with a 4-18 record and is 0-9 in conference play. Saint Francis dropped a pair of matches to Bryant and Central Connecticut State last weekend. Setter Amelia Metzler (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield) ranks second in the NEC with 8.03 assist per set. Jenna Veres (Independence, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) is currently third in the Northeast Conference with over five digs per set. Her 417 digs are currently second in the conference. Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) is now third in the NEC in blocks per set. She is averaging 1.08 blocks per set. 
 
ABOUT THE PIONEERS
Sacred Heart comes into the Loretto with a 15-7 overall record and is 8-1 in the NEC, which leads the conference. SHU defeated LIU Brooklyn and St. Francis Brooklyn both in straights sets last weekend. As a team Sacred Heart, leads the conference in hitting percentage (.210), assists per set (13.21), kills per set (14.03) and service aces pert set (1.76). Allison Riggs leads the conference in hitting percentage (.338) and Krufka holds down the top position in kills per set (3.78). Ana Gonzalez ranks first in the NEC in service aces (0.41).
 
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
The Knights hold a 3-24 record and is 1-8 in the NEC. FDU lost to LIU Brooklyn and St. Francis Brooklyn last weekend. Rebecca Sabol leads the offensive charge for the Knights; amassing 205 kills on the season. Kirstin Trabet leads the Knights with a .289 hitting percentage and has added a team-leading 599 assists. Carly O'Sullivan leads FDU in digs with 398, while Caroline Laton paces Fairleigh Dickinson with 79 total blocks.
 
SIDELINE CANCER
Sunday's match against FDU will be third year in a row the Saint Francis women's volleyball team has hosted a Sideline Cancer match.
 
Sideline Cancer is a registered trademark of the Griffith Family Foundations whose mission is to fund a cure for pancreatic cancer; to offer hope for those in need; to connect patients families and communities; and to raise awareness of the necessity for a new direction of innovative research and treatment plans.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Live stats for both matches will be provided. Links to both matches are found on the schedule page.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Francis welcomes in Robert Morris next Friday for Senior Day. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m.