Red Flash Fend off Terriers in Five

10/6/2017 7:22:00 PM

Dan Griffin

FLASH POINTS

The Red Flash held off a furious Terrier rally as SFBK forced a fifth set and extra points in the fifth
Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) had another double-double with 18 kills and 13 digs
Alexis Lambert (McKinney, Tx./McKinney-Boyd) had a career-best 14 kills and was part of the game-winning block
The Red Flash had nine aces as a team

BROOKLYN, NY- The Red Flash improved to 3-1 in NEC play and 9-8 overall with a wild five set victory, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 16-14 win over the Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers on Friday afternoon.

McMullen's Reaction
"That's a big win in a tough gym against an aggressive team," head coach Sara McMullen said. "We have some things to clean up technically, but I loved the fire we came out with in the fifth and

FIRST SET RECAP

This was a back-and-forth affair and the first set was no exception
SFU fell behind 13-9 after the Terrier defense force a trio of attack errors
SFU trailed for the middle part of the set until a Jenna Veres (Independence, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) ace jumpstarted the offense
Alexis Lamber had four kills in the first set and her first tied the set at 18
Lambert recorded three more in the final seven SFU points including the set winner as SFU took the first set 25-23

SECOND SET RECAP

SFBK got off to a white-hot start in the second, forcing a SFU timeout after scoring six of the first seven points
Two Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) kills and an Emily Marcinowski (Strongsville, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) ace helped to lead a comeback that tied the set at nine
From there, the set was tight as tight can be with five ties
A Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) kill and an Amelia Metzler (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield) ace gave SFU a 20-18 lead they would not give up
The Red Flash held off a Terrier rally and a service error and held on for the second set 25-23

THIRD SET RECAP

Again, the Terriers got off to a hot start, leading 5-2 early in the third set
The Flash again rallied to tie the match at six behind a Lambert kill
The set would be tied three more ties as the teams traded runs and points
The turning point of the set came after the Terriers won four of five points to lead 20-17
After SFU got back within one at 21-20, the Terriers ran off four-straight points to take set three

FOURTH SET RECAP

The fourth set was another nail biter as the teams traded the first ten points of the set
Neither team could build a lead as the set was tied 10 times through 11 points
The Terriers took control of the set at 11-11, scoring five of the next six points to lead 17-12 and forcing a SFU timeout
The Red Flash could not get back into the set as the Terriers forced a fifth set at 25-20

FIFTH SET RECAP

The Red Flash took control of the fifth set early on, a Terrier service error and a Metzler ace got SFU off to a 5-2 start and forced a Terrier timeout
SFU kept the pressure on as a kill from Marcinowski and a combo block that involved the senior put SFU up 8-3 at the intermission
Saint Francis maintained a five-point lead, happily trading points with the Terriers until it was 14-9 and SFU had five match points
To the Terriers' credit, they fought off all five match points, forcing a SFU timeout
A Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) kill put the Flash on the doorstep for a sixth time in the match at 15-14
A Lambert/Christa White (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) block ended the match at 16-14 as SFU improved to 9-8 overall and 3-1 in the NEC

LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash stay in Brooklyn for a match-up with the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds tomorrow afternoon. First serve from the Steinberg Wellness Center is set for four p.m.

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