FLASH POINTS:

• Alexis Lambert (McKinney, Tx./McKinney-Boyd) had 13 kills to lead a balanced offense
• Four players had at least seven kills
• SFU had eight aces as a team
• SFU hit a strong .218 as a team

 
LORETTO, PA- Saint Francis got a balanced offensive attack and swept away St. Francis of Brooklyn 25-23, 25-16, 25-21 inside DeGol Arena on Friday night.
 
Alexis Lamber had 13 kills to lead SFU who now sit at 11-10 on the season and 5-3 in the Northeast Conference.
 
McMULLEN REACTION
"I liked how we got our balanced attack and kept Brooklyn off guard," head coach Sara McMullen said. "Lo (Lauren Williams (Reno, Nev./Damonte Ranch)) ran a great offense and it is nice to see everyone getting involved and stepping up when called on."
 
FIRST SET RECAP

• The Red Flash started slow as the Terriers scored five of the first seven points
• The service game was a big reason for the slow start, SFU had three services errors and allowed an ace in the early stages
• SFBK stretched the lead out to 12-7 and forced a timeout from SFU
• A Lambert kill and Jenna Veres (Independence, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) ace helped to pull SFU to within one at 15-14 and forced a Terrier timeout
• A pair of Lambert aces tied the match at 18
• A Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) kill put SFU up for the first time in the set
• Two more Roush kills helped put the set away for the Red Flash at 25-23

 
SECOND SET RECAP

• Saint Francis used their service game to open up the second set
• Cecilia Esposito (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour) had two aces in a four-point run that put SFU up 12-7
• The Red Flash pulled away from the Terriers in the second, using a pair of Lambert kills to go up by as many as eight at 20-12 and forced a SFBK timeout
• Kills from Marcinowski and Lambert finished off the set at 25-16 for the Red Flash

 
THIRD SET RECAP

• Neither team could get breathing room in the third set as they split the first 20 points and neither team led by more than two
• SFU turned the tide midway through the set on Lauren Williams (Reno, Nev./Damonte Ranch)' serve as the defense forced four-straight attack errors from the Terriers
• The Red Flash broke the set open on Marcinowski's serve, winning five-straight points led by three kills from Lambert
• SFBK fought off four match points before Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) ended it with her fourth kill of the match

 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash will host LIU Brooklyn on Saturday night in the annual Sideline Cancer match. T-shirts will be on sale and proceeds benefit the Griffith Family Foundation. First serve is set for 5 p.m.