FLASH POINTS

• Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) had 20 kills on a .462 hitting percentage
• Sophia Esposito (Coraopolis, PA/Montour (Gardner-Webb)) had two solo blocks and four blocks total
• Cecilia Esposito (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour) had 10 kills and three block assists

LORETTO, PA- The Saint Francis Red Flash got a huge performance from Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) (20 kills, .462 hit percentage, 4 aces) in a three set sweep of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Friday night inside DeGol Arena. 

The Red Flash knocked off the Knights 25-18, 25-17, 25-21 to improve to 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the Northeast Conference. 

McMullen's Reaction
"I am really proud of the resiliency of our team tonight," head coach Sara McMullen said. "Credit FDU, they are a scrappy, defensive team that keeps balls alive, our offense stuck with it and we were able to put balls away a key moments."

FIRST SET RECAP

• Kelsey Roush (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) got off to a hot start in the first set with nine of her 20 kills coming in the opening stanza
• SFU scored the first three points of the match and seven of the first 10, paced by two Roush kills and a Roush ace
• SFU maintained a lead after the quick start, never letting FDU get closer than two points
• Three more Roush kills forced an SFU timeout as the Red Flash began to pull away late and led by as many as eight at 24-16
• FDU staved off a pair of set points before Roush's ninth kill of the set gave SFU a 25-18 first set win

SECOND SET RECAP

• Balance was the key to the second set as five different players had at least two kills for SFU
• The Red Flash got off to another quick start, scoring the first four points of the set on a pair of Amelia Metzler (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield) aces
• SFU kept pouring it on early, a pair of combo blocks and a trio of Emily Marcinowski (Strongsville, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) kills made it 11-3 in favor of the Red Flash
• Saint Francis led by as many as 10 in the second, doing so on a pair of occasions (16-6, 20-10)
• The Knights reeled off four-straight points late in the set before an Emily Pieper (Paonia, Colo./Paonia) kill ended the run and put SFU on the second set doorstep
• Lauren Williams (Reno, Nev./Damonte Ranch) had two timely kills in the match, her first ended the second set, 25-17 in SFU's favor

THIRD SET RECAP

• It was FDU's turn to get off to a quick start, grabbing a 7-4 lead on a pair of Taylor Wyckoff kills, she led FDU with 10 kills on Friday
• The Red Flash rallied back, tying the match at nine on a trio of Roush kills
• The Flash took control of the set on Roush's serve, she had three aces in a four serve span that gave SFU a 15-10 lead and forced a FDU timeout
• SFU never let FDU back in the set after the run, the Knights never got withing two points the rest of the way
• The Knights rallied to pull with 23-21 but a pair of Roush kills put the match away

LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash have a quick turnaround on Saturday, as Sacred Heart comes to town for a 6 p.m. first serve. That match can be seen on NEC Front Row with Matt Popelka on the call.