FLASH POINTS

• The Red Flash got double-doubles from four different players in the victory
• Emily Marcinowski (Strongsville, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) led the offense with 19 kills and added 14 digs
• Alexis Lambert (McKinney, Tx./McKinney-Boyd) led the defense with 22 digs and added 10 kills
• Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) (15 kills-21 digs) and Lauren Williams (Reno, Nev./Damonte Ranch) (51 assists-12 digs) also posted a double-double

 
 
HACKENSACK, NJ- The Red Flash got double-doubles from four different players and Saint Francis picked up their sixth NEC win of the season with a four-set victory at Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night.
 
Saint Francis won 25-22, 25-16, 16-25, 25-20 on Friday night as they move to 12-11 overall and 6-4 in the Northeast Conference. The win also snapped a three-match losing streak at Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
 
McMULLEN REACTION
 
"This is a good team win," Head Coach Sara McMullen said. "We still need to clean up our unforced errors but when it came down to key points, I was proud of the way we focused, executed and ultimately got the win."
 
FIRST SET RECAP

• The teams traded runs in the early going, and split the first 14 points
• Neither team was able to build a lead over two points until the Red Flash got kills from Marcinowski and Lambert to go up 16-13 and force a timeout
• SFU built the lead up to five at 18-13 on another Lambert kill
• FDU pulled within one at 22-21 but a Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) kill stopped the Knights' rally
• Marcinowski finished off the first set with her sixth kill as SFU won 25-22

 
SECOND SET RECAP

• The Red Flash took control of the set early, scoring four straight to break a 5-5 tie
• SFU got kills from four different players in the run
• Three kills from Roush extended the Red Flash lead to seven as a four-point run opened a 14-7 lead
• The Red Flash led by as many as nine in the set as SFU rolled to a 25-16 win in the set

 
THIRD SET WIN

• The Knights took control of set three early, winning six-straight points to lead 8-3
• The Red Flash were able to cut the lead to three at 8-5 but FDU answered with four-straight to lead 12-5
• SFU's defense forced three-straight points as they trimmed the Knights' lead to 15-11 and forced a timeout
• The Red Flash would get no closer in the set as a pair of FDU runs led them to a set three victory

 
FOURTH SET WIN

• FDU jumped out to an early 6-2 lead in the set, an ace and a pair of kills fueled the run
• The Red Flash whittled away at the lead, getting a kill and a block of Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) as they battled back to tie the set at nine
• Three kills from Marcinowski flipped the set as SFU rattled off four-straight points to lead 14-10 and force a FDU timeout
• A pair of Emily Pieper (Paonia, Colo./Paonia) kills paced the offense out of the timeout as SFU built a 18-13 lead
• The Knights' were able to cut the lead to two on a pair of occasions but could get no closer
• A pair of Marcinowski kills were part of a three-point run that closed out the match at 25-20

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash close out the weekend at Sacred Heart as they take on the Pioneers. First serve is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday night.