BOX SCORE North Andover, Mass. - Sophomore Madi Tyus (Plano, TX/Bishop Lynch) recorded 18 kills and four service aces, and sophomore Nicole Adams (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa East) added 9 kills as the Saint Francis women's volleyball team (3-18, 3-6 NEC) completed the season sweep over Merrimack (1-17, 0-11 NEC) with a three-set victory (25-22, 25-16, 26-24 ) on Friday night.

Saint Francis erased an early first set deficit to take a 14-13 lead on a Tyus kill. The lead was extended to 24-18 before Merrimack made things interesting with four straight points. Freshman Jeanie Edgington (Olmstead Falls, Oh/Olmstead Falls) put a stop to the run with a key block to close out the set and give the Red Flash a 1-0 lead.

It was all Saint Francis in set two as the Red Flash used an 8-0 run capped by a kill from sophomore Keara McGraw (Austin, TX/James Bowie) to open up a 12-4 advantage. Merrimack trimmed it to 22-16 but Tyus responded with consecutive kills to end Merrimack's hopes of a comeback. 

The third set was the tightest of the night. Saint Francis led 21-19 but a 4-0 Merrimack run put the sweep in jeopardy. The Red Flash answered through Tyus who had a kill followed by a service ace. An Adams kill on the next play set up match point. Merrimack staved off defeat for one point but Saint Francis recorded the next two on a Warriors attack error and a Tyus kill.

Notes

• SFU's win was its first away from DeGol Arena this season.
• The victory was also the three-set win of the season. Saint Francis bested Merrimack in four sets at home earlier this season.
• SFU's 10 aces were the second most this season, four behind a season-high 14 in its first meeting with Merrimack.
• The .289 hitting pct. was also its second of the season behind the first Merrimack meeting.
• Edgington registered a career-best five blocks.
• Tyus recorded her fifth game of the season with 18 or more kills and her four aces were the most by an SFU player this season.

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Saint Francis opens a five game home stand on Wed., Oct. 30, vs. Robert Morris.