Harrogate, Tenn. – The Saint Francis men's volleyball team (2-4) played its second five-set match in as many days, falling to Lincoln Memorial (4-3) on Saturday afternoon.

Set One

·         LMU jumped out to an early 6-3 lead, but SFU stayed in striking distance.

·         After cutting the set to 10-9, the Railsplitters used a 4-0 run to regain a five-point lead.

·         Trailing 20-15, SFU was able to cut the lead down to two late.

·         LMU stopped the Red Flash run short and finished the set off, winning by five.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the Red Flash with four kills.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) chipped in 11 assists.

·         Final Score: LMU 25, SFU 20

Set Two

·         SFU began the second set with a 4-0 lead.

·         The Red Flash kept a 3-5 point lead the majority of the match.

·         After going up 18-15, LMU was able to cut the lead to one.

·         SFU never surrendered the lead, though, and scored six of the final points to take the set by six.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) had six kills in the set and Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) added three.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) added 10 more assists.

·         Final Score: SFU 25, LMU 19

Set Three

·         SFU scored the first point, but LMU quickly went up 6-2.

·         The Red Flash answered with a 7-4 run to cut the lead down to 10-9.

·         LMU quickly rebutted, reextending its lead to 17-11.

·         SFU was able to get close at 19-17, but LMU allowed no more and closed out the set by six.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) registered five kills for SFU.

·         Final Score: LMU 25, SFU 19

Set Four

·         Down 2-1 for the second night in a row, the Red Flash looked to continue the comeback trend.

·         The teams stayed within one point of each other until SFU took a 9-7 lead.

·         After going up 15-10, SFU was then tasked with holding off the Splitters.

·         LMU was able to cut it to two at 17-15, but that was the closest they got, as SFU poured it on late by scoring eight of the final 10 points.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) continued a stellar performance with six more kills.

·         Roman Szwabinksy also added 11 more assists.

·         Final Score: SFU 25, LMU 17

Set Five

·         SFU started the set 3-1, but Lincoln quickly answered to tie it at four.

·         The teams then began to exchange points, seeing ties at every point from 5-10.

·         Tied at 10, LMU scored five of the final seven points to defeat the Red Flash and take the match.

·         Final Score: LMU 15, SFU 12

Box Score Notes

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the match with 17 kills. He also added seven digs.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) tied his season-high with 40 assists, also a game-high.

·         Brandon Dunz (Lake View, NY/Frontier Senior High School) led the match with eight block assists.

·         Ryan Alu's (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks West) 12 digs were also a game-high.

·         SFU and LMU each finished with 39 kills.

·         SFU had an attack percentage of .067 while LMU hit .124.

·         SFU had seven more assists than LMU (47-40).

·         LMU out-blocked SFU, 18-14. ­­­­­

Up next for the Red Flash is its second home match of the season, a Friday night battle with Ohio State at 7 pm.