Flash Points:

• With the win, Saint Francis clinches the No.2 seed in the EIVA playoffs.
• Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) led the Flash with 23 kills and with a .579 clip to go along with 11 digs.
• Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) set the team with 43 assists while Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Pepperdine)) contributed with 12 kills, two service aces and nine digs.

 
 
LORETTO, Pa. – Jeff Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa./Northern Cambria) and the Saint Francis men's volleyball team defeated George Mason in straight sets in EIVA action on Friday night at DeGol Arena. The Flash won 25-23, 25-22 and 26-24.
 
Saint Francis pushes its conference record to 9-4 while George Mason falls to 6-7 in EIVA play. The Red Flash clinched the No.2 seed in the EIVA playoffs.
 
Hogan led the Flash with 23 kills and with a .579 clip to go along with 11 digs. Daniel Ford (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) set the team with 43 assists while Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Pepperdine)) contributed with 12 kills, two service aces and nine digs. Keith Kegerreis (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) finished with three blocks.
 
Saint Francis got off to a 4-3 lead in the opening set. Neither team was able to gain much of a lead in the early going. With the Flash leading 11-10, both teams traded points until SFU retook a 21-19 lead after a Mason attack error. George Mason held off Saint Francis' set point to make it 24-23. A Kegerreis kill gave the Flash a 25-23 win.
 
The Patriots started strong in the second set, jumping out to a 5-3 lead. Saint Francis came back to tie the set at 7-7, but Mason took a two-point advantage at 9-7 after a SFU attack error. A Fisher kill and service ace highlighted a 3-0 run to put the Flash ahead, 17-16. Both teams exchanged blows before the Flash took advantage of two Mason attack errors to take a 22-20 lead. GMU continued to fight, as the Patriots knotted the score at 22-22. Two kills from Hogan and a Fisher kill closed off the set, 25-22.
 
Like the second set, Mason took a 5-3 lead in the third set. Back-to-back kills from Hogan tied the set at 7-7. The Patriots rattled off three unanswered points to lead, 10-17, but the Flash responded with a 3-0 run of their own to knot the set at 10-10. Mason took a 12-10 lead out of a GMU timeout. Kills from Stephen Braswell (Manchester, Pa./Northeastern) and Hogan and a George Mason error put the Flash up 17-16. Saint Francis and George Mason traded points, with neither team able to gain more than a one-point lead. Two kills and Fisher and a Braswell kill to put Saint Francis back in front, 23-22. Saint Francis held off George Mason's set point with three-straight points to win the set and match 26-24.
 
Saint Francis closes out the regular season tomorrow as the Flash host the University of Charleston for Senior Day at 4 p.m.