FLASH POINTS:
 

• Saint Francis closed out the Crosstown Invite at 2-1
• SFU hit over .350 as a team
• Emily Marcinowski (Strongsville, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) had 11 kills on a .526 hitting percentage
• Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) and Jenna Veres (Independence, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) each had 14 digs
• SFU held the Leopards to a meager .136 hitting percentage
• Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) had nine kills on a .600 hit percentage and had three blocks

 
 
PHILADELPHIA, PA- The Saint Francis Red Flash closed out the Crosstown Invite in fine fashion, sweeping the Lafayette Leopards, 25-18, 25-11, 25-20 to end the weekend with a 2-1 mark.
 
Coach Sara McMullen's Reaction
"We bounced back nicely from last night's setback," McMullen said. "I think we came in very focused and aggressive and we cleaned up our block and serve receive, that made a big difference."
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Red Flash were firing on all cylinders offensively, hitting .354 as a team
• Emily Marcinowski (Strongsville, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) led the way with 12 kills and 9 digs, hitting .526 on the day
• SFU had a balanced offense with four players recording at least nine kills
• Alexis Lambert (McKinney, Tx./McKinney-Boyd) had a pair of SFU's five aces on the day
• Christa White (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) had two solo and two assisted blocks to help lead the defense

 
KEY FIRST SET MOMENTS
 

• SFU raced out to a 5-0 lead as four different players recorded a kill
• The Red Flash led by as many as 10 at 13-3 before a Lafayette comeback
• The Leopards got as close as 18-17 but SFU won seven of the final eight points of the set

 KEY SECOND SET MOMENTS

• • Saint Francis broke open a back-and-forth start to the second set by winning four of five points to lead 14-8, Christa White (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) had a kill and a block in the run
  • SFU closed the set on a 11-3 run to win 25-11, Lambert had three kills and two aces in the run
  • SFU held Lafayette to a .056 hitting percentage in the second

 KEY THIRD SET MOMENTS

• • After an early SFU run, Lafayette reeled off six-straight points to lead 9-6
  • SFU won six-of-seven points midway through the set to flip the momentum to SFU at 15-13, Roush and Marcinowski had a block and a kill in the rally
  • The Red Flash would never trail again, a kill and an ace from Roush closed out the match

 
 
 LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash evened up their record at 3-3 as they welcome in Duquesne for the home opener on Tuesday. First serve from DeGol Arena is set for 6 p.m.