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Saint Francis SFUMVB 9-13
3
Winner Loyola Chicago LUC 13-8
Saint Francis SFUMVB
9-13
0
Final
3
Loyola Chicago LUC
13-8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint Francis SFUMVB 30 19 20 (0)
Loyola Chicago LUC 32 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Andrew Smithmyer

Men’s Volleyball Falls in Three to No. 10 Loyola

Flash Points:
  • Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) finished with a match-high 13 kills.
  • Shaughn McDonald (Coraopolis, Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart) was second on the squad with 10 kills and six digs.
  • Stephen Braswell (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern) led the Flash with four blocks and eight digs.

CHICAGO – The Saint Francis men's volleyball team fell to No. 10 Loyola-Chicago in straight sets on Friday night at Gentile Arena. The Flash fell 30-32, 19-25, 20-25.

The loss drops Saint Francis to 9-13 on the season, while Loyola improves to 13-8 on the campaign.

Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) finished with a match-high 13 kills, while Shaughn McDonald (Coraopolis, Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart) added 10 and six digs. Stephen Braswell (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern) led the Flash with four blocks and eight digs. Adam Kniffen (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) contributed with 39 assists. Loyola was led by Ben Plaisted's 11 kills.

Saint Francis and Loyola started the first set evenly matched before the Ramblers went on a 3-0 run to take a 12-8 lead. A Loyola ball handling error gave SFU an 18-17 lead. The teams stayed within a point of either other until a Braswell kill gave SFU set point at 24-23. However, the Ramblers fought off the Flash set point to make the score 24-24. The rest of the set remained a close battle but a Jeff Jendryk service ace ended the marathon match, 30-32.

The Ramblers carried the momentum from the first set to the second, taking a 7-3 lead. Kills from Keith Kegerreis (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) and Braswell sparked a 3-0 run to give the Flash a 12-11 lead. A pair of SFU miscues and two kills from the Ramblers ignited a 4-0 LUC run to make the score 16-12.  Two Loyola attack errors and a Tony Nicotra (Allison Park, Pa./Deer Lakes) kill tied the score at 18-all. The Ramblers closed the set on a 7-1 run to take the set 25-19.

Saint Francis would take an early 7-5 lead in the third set. Loyola would score five of the next six points to take a 10-8 advantage. The Flash made it a one-point set, 10-11, but the Ramblers rattled off three-straight points, 14-10. Back-to-back kills from Kegerreis and Hogan and an LUC attack error forced Loyola to call a timeout, with the Ramblers leading 17-15. Loyola answered with its own run to put the game out of reach, taking the set 25-20.

Saint Francis returns to action tomorrow night against No. 7 Lewis at 7 p.m. CT.  
 
 
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