Loretto, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's volleyball team (2-6) was swept by Ball State (5-3) on Saturday night at DeGol Arena.

Set One

·         The teams exchanged long rallies to begin the match.

·         No lead for either team was more than two until Ball State scored three unanswered points to go up, 12-9.

·         The Cardinals slowly added to their lead, eventually getting it up to seven.

·         Ball State maintained a 5-7 point lead for the rest of the set, winning by seven.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the Red Flash with five kills, while Cole Carver (Hershey, PA/Hershey) added two.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) registered eight assists.

·         Final Score: Ball State 25, SFU 18

Set Two

·         The Red Flash jumped out to an early 3-1 lead.

·         Ball State then answered with a 7-3 run to regain the advantage.

·         The teams traded blows as the set stayed close.

·         The Cardinals held the lead around six starting at 20-14, and they eventually went on to win by seven.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) had six kills and a dig in the frame.

·         Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) and Brandon Dunz (Lake View, NY/Frontier Senior High School) each added two kills.

·         Szwabinsky had 10 assists and three digs.

·         Final Score: Ball State 25, SFU 18

Set Three

·         Ball State looked to close out the Red Flash in three and began the set leading 10-5.

·         Slowly, the Cardinals added to their lead, reaching 15-8 then maintaining the lead at 6-7.

·         The Red Flash used a last ditch effort to cut the Cardinals lead down to three at 21-18, but SFU could not get any closer as Ball State closed the set out by five and completed the sweep.

·         Brandon Dunz (Lake View, NY/Frontier Senior High School) registered two block assists in the set.

·         Fisher added three kills and Szwabinsky added nine assists.

·         Final Score: Ball State 25, SFU 20

Box Score Notes

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the match with 14 kills.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) led SFU with 27 assists.

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

·         Ball State out-killed SFU, 44-31.

·         SFU had two blocks compared to five from BSU.

·         The Cardinals had 44 assists and the Red Flash had 29.

·         Ball State had just seven errors. SFU had 15.