Flash Points:
- Saint Francis improves to 3-4 in conference play.
- Brandon Buck (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) led the Flash with 10 kills.
- Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) led the Flash in three categories.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North)'s four blocks, 38 assists and 10 digs paced the Saint Francis men's volleyball team past the University of Charleston, 3-1, on Friday night at the Innovation Center. The Red Flash won 27-25, 23-25, 25-15 and 25-19.
Brandon Buck (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) led the Flash with 10 kills and finished with three service aces.
Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Pepperdine)) added nine kills, while
Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) contributed with eight.
Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) recorded four blocks, 38 assists and 10 digs.
Saint Francis improves to 7-9 on the season and 3-4 in conference play, while Charleston's falls to 7-7 and 0-4 in the EIVA.
Charleston took control of the first set taking an 8-4 lead. Saint Francis took its first lead at 14-12 after a kill from
Tony Nicotra (Allison Park, Pa./Deer Lakes). The rest of the set would be a back-and-forth affair with Charleston taking a 20-17 lead. However, the Red Flash would come back to tie the set at 21-21, 22-22 and 23-23. A Golden Eagle service error and a Hogan kill would give SFU a 27-25 win.
The Golden Eagles would take the second set 25-23 for Charleston's third-ever EIVA set win.
Leading 7-4 in the third set, SFU ripped off five unanswered points to hold a 12-5 advantage. The Flash never looked back and cruised to a 25-15 victory.
The Red Flash put it all together in the fourth set, jumping out to an 11-9 lead. SFU would go on a 9-4 run to take a commanding 20-13 advantage. The Golden Eagles fought back to make it a two-point set at 21-18, but the Flash scored four of the last five points to take the set 25-19.
Saint Francis returns to action tomorrow against George Mason at 7 p.m.
