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Michael Fisher
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Saint Francis SFU 15-12, 9-4 EIVA
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Winner Princeton PRIN 14-12, 12-1 EIVA
Saint Francis SFU
15-12, 9-4 EIVA
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Final
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Princeton PRIN
14-12, 12-1 EIVA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis SFU 19 16 25 23 (1)
Princeton PRIN 25 25 20 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men’s Volleyball Comes Up Short Against Princeton, 3-1

LORETTO, Pa- The Saint Francis men's volleyball team found itself in a meaningful conference battle Friday evening at Princeton but was unable to come up with the points its needed in a close fourth set to drop a 3-1 (19-25, 16-25, 25-20, 23-25) decision to the Tigers on the road.
 
The Red Flash are now 15-12 on the season and 9-4 in EIVA play with just one match remaining in the regular season. Princeton improves its league record to 12-1 and 14-12 overall with the win.
 
How It Happened
 
First Set
  • Princeton sped out to a 5-1 lead before a Princeton service error put the run to a halt for Saint Francis.
  • Saint Francis was able to close the gap to about five points but the Tigers didn't let the Red Flash get any closer in the middle of the set.
  • The Red Flash mounted a comeback down 18-14 with three points in the row after back to back Princeton errors and an ace from Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley (Pepperdine)).
  • Trailing by eight, three straight points helped pull the Red Flash back within five at 23-19, but Princeton rattled off the net two points and took set one.
  • Set Score: Prince 25, SFU 19- Prince leads 1-0
Second Set
  • Princeton took the initial lead in the set and ended up not giving it up for the remainder of the frame.
  • Two service errors helped pull Saint Francis within two at 6-4 and 8-6, but that would be the closest the Red Flash would get.
  • The Tigers ran off seven of the next 10 points capped by a Red Flash service error before a kill by Saint Francis ended the run.
  • Princeton managed to hold it significant margin for the rest of the set. The Tigers hit .562 for the set compared to the Red Flash's .167.
  • Set Score: Prince 25, SFU 16- Prince leads 2-0
Third Set
  • Both teams traded point for point in the third set before going side out for side out to bring the score to an 9-9 tie.
  • After a Hayden Herc (Eden, N.Y./Eden) kill gave Saint Francis its 10th point of the set, the Red Flash benefited from a Fisher and Christian Graziano (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville South) kill to lead 12-10.
  • Four straight points capped by a Joshua Blair (Matterson. Illnois/Marian Catholic ) ace gave Saint Francis a 18-15 lead and Saint Francis rode a scoring wave to the end of the set.
  • Graziano and Fisher scored a few more times in the surge before BJ Blair (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater Raritan) and J. Blair finished the set with a block.
  • Set Score: SFU 25, Prince 20 - Prince leads 2-1
Fourth Set
  • The fourth set was tightly contested throughout as neither team led by more than two the entire duration of the frame.
  •  Saint Francis took an 8-6 lead before the Tigers swung the score around with a block and a kill to lead 11-9.
  • The Red Flash managed to tie the score at 18 thanks to two Princeton errors, but the Red Flash returned the favor with two errors of its own to trail 20-18.
  • Fisher started two heat up with a kill and two straight errors to help the Red Flash regain the lead at 21-20.
  • After a Princeton timeout, Saint Francis managed extend its lead to two before the Tigers regained its footing by scoring the next four points to take the set and match.
  • Set Score: Prince 25, SFU 23- Prince win 3-1
Game Notes
  • Fisher was silent in the first couple frames before coming alive with a team-high 12 kills for the Red Flash. He also hit .259 (12-5-27) and while also coming up with a match-high five aces.
  • Cole Thompson (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos) was the other Red Flash with double-digit kills with 11 while hitting .148 (11-7-27).
  • J. Blair came off the bench and provided six kills on nine attempts with a .556 hitting percentage. He also provided the defense with two blocks.
  • B. Blair finished the night with 40 assists and a match-high nine digs.
  • Princeton's George Huhmann led all hitters with 16 kills for the match while providing a spark defensively with six blocks.
  • The Tigers outhit the Red Flash for the match .407 to .226.
  • Saint Francis held an edge with 47 kills to Princeton's 43. It also led in aces with seven to the Tigers five.
Up Next
The Red Flash closes out the regular season tomorrow as it takes on NJIT at 7 p.m.
 
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