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LORETTO, PA-  The Red Flash will look to continue their momentum off their victory over Robert Morris as they welcome in LIU and St. Francis Brooklyn for a pair of home matches this weekend. 

Friday's match against the LIU Blackbirds will be the team's seasonal "Frankie Cup" game. Fellow student-athletes in attendance will earn points towards the season-long Frankie Cup competition. The Red Flash marching band will also be in attendance. Friday's match vs LIU will be at 7 p.m. while the Battle of Saint Francis is at 5 p.m. on Saturday. 

YOUTH MOVEMENT
Against Robert Morris, the Red Flash started a lineup that featured three freshmen and two sophomores in the starting lineup and the underclassmen came through. Nicole Adams (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa East), Alexis Lambert (McKinney, Tx./McKinney-Boyd) and Madi Tyus (Plano, TX/Bishop Lynch) all recorded double-doubles with kills and digs. Daysha Shamlin (Bear, Del./Tower Hill) recorded seven blocks and Jess Barrett (Broadview Heights, OH/North Royalton) had 20 digs in the four set victory. On the season, Tyus and Adams sit in the top-10 in the Northeast Conference in kills and Barrett is fourth in the NEC in digs. Shamlin's emergence on the block has led the SFU defense, the sophomore is averaging over a block per set. 

REVERSE THE CURSE
Saint Francis fed off the energy of the crowd and used it to snap a 19-match losing streak to the Colonials. They will look to re-write history again versus the Blackbirds, LIU has won each of the last 29 matches dating back to 2000. The Red Flash have had success against the Terriers but snapped a three-match losing streak in the Battle of Saint Francis last season. 

ABOUT LIU BROOKLYN
The Blackbirds come into Loretto at 4-0 in the NEC and 7-6 overall. The Blackbirds have done it with defense, leading the conference in both digs and blocks while limiting teams to a .137 hitting percentage. Saint Francis will have to be resilient on their offensive attack as LIU's Natalia Rivera leads the conference by over a dig at 5.35 per set, a number that over six per set in NEC play. Katharina Krepper leads the NEC in blocks in conference play, at over 1.5 per set and the Blackbirds have three players averaging over a block per set in conference. Offensively, SFU will have to try and stop Filippa Hansson who leads the NEC with a .337 hitting percentage, a number that has gone up in conference play. Viktoria Fink is an outside hitter who is third in the NEC in kills. 

ABOUT THE TERRIERS
SFBK comes into the weekend at 1-3 in NEC play at 5-12 overall. SFBK is another scrappy, defensive team, led by freshman defensive specialist Kizzy Rodriguez, who is averaging six digs per set in conference play. Middle blocker Wies Hurkmans slows down opposing offenses with her 1.4 blocks per set. Offensively, SFBK has been middle of the pack offensively in NEC play. Taris Pittman has been a force in the middle, hitting at an efficient 271 clip while freshman Una Stevic averages nearly three kills per set. 

FOLLOW ALONG
Both matches will be streamed live on NEC Front Row with Matt Popelka on the call. Live stats will also be provided for the match and you are encouraged to follow @RedFlashVB for in-game highlights. 

LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Flash hit the road again next weekend, traveling to Sacred Heart and Fairleigh Dickinson. The Pioneers of SHU are up first, opening serve is set for 6 p.m.