Charlotte, NC- The Saint Francis men's volleyball team finished its final match on its North Carolina road trip with a 3-1 win (25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 25-17) over Queens University of Charlotte Sunday afternoon at the Levine Center.
 
The Red Flash finish the trip 6-5 overall after dropping the first two matches of the weekend. The Royals drop to 2-10 on the season.
 
Set One

• Roman Swabinsky gave Saint Francis an early 6-5 edge and later setup Joshua Blair (Matterson. Illnois/Marian Catholic ) for his first kill of match to put the Red Flash ahead 10-9.
• A three-point burst gave SFU a 14-11 lead and forced Queens to call timeout. Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Pepperdine)) had a kill and an ace in the run.
• The Red Flash succeeded to hold a three-point lead until the Royals pulled within one at 21-20 following a kill from Tristian Santoyo.
• Back-to-back Queens errors would give the Red Flash a 23-20 lead and force the Royals to call its last timeout.
• SFU found the points it needed as they ended up taking the first set.
• Score: SFU 25, QUC 22: SFU leads 1-0

 
Set Two

• Queens strung together the first run of the second set with five in a row to lead 7-4.
• Another run by the Royals put them up 14-7 before a service error stopped the run.  
• The Royals extended their lead to as much as six at 20-14 before the Red Flash chipped at the lead to pull within three at 23-20.
• Queens regained its footing and closed the set, with the final point coming on a kill.
• Score: QUA 25, SFU 21: Match tied at 1-1

 
Set Three

• SFU took an early advantage in the third set with six kills from four different players to lead 9-5.
• Patrick Bryan (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) picked up a kill and an ace while BJ Blair (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater Raritan) also added a kill to extend the Flash's lead at 14-9 and force Queens to use its first timeout.
• The Red Flash proceeded to rally off the next four of five points to take a 18-10 advantage.
• The next seven of 13 points would help SFU hold its position and clinch the set.
• Score: SFU 25, QUC 16: SFU leads 2-1

 
Set Four

• Neither team wanted to give the early edge in the fourth set as both teams battled back and forth.
• SFU got the upper edge behind two errors and two kills from Fisher and Bryan to take a 16-11 lead.
• Another four-point run gave SFU a 19-12 lead and force the Royals to call timeout.
• The Royals never pulled within five for the rest of the set as the Red Flash took the frame and match.
• Score: SFU 25, QUC 17: SFU wins 3-1

 
Game Notes

• Saint Francis continued to struggle with service errors throughout the match with 21 in four sets. The Red Flash hit .383 (63-17-120) for the match.
• Fisher led the Red Flash with 24 kills while hitting .475 (24-5-40) for the match. Fisher also had six digs and three aces.
• Evan Feltz (Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) added a season high 11 kills to go along with seven digs.
• BJ Blair (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater Raritan) and Swabinsky split time at setter for the Red Flash as Swabinsky had 19 assists while Blair contributed with 31.
• Ryan Alu (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks West ) had a team leading nine digs in his first start of the season.

 
Up Next
The Red Flash return to Loretto and resume EIVA play with two matches against conference opponents Sacred Heart and Harvard next Friday and Saturday.