Loretto, Pa. – The Red Flash men's volleyball team (3-6) picked up its first sweep of the season tonight, downing St. Francis Brooklyn (2-4) in convincing fashion.

Set One

·         SFBK began leading 3-0, holding a 1-3 point lead until the score was 15-12.

·         After tying the set at 15, the Red Flash finished its 9-2 run to take a 21-17 lead.

·         SFU never looked back, extending the lead a point further and winning by five.

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led all players with five kills.

·         Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) and Joshua Blair (Matterson. Illnois/Marian Catholic) each added three kills, and Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) notched 12 assists.

·         Final Score: SFU 25, SFBK 20

Set Two

·         The Red Flash took control of the second set, quickly jumping out to a convincing 8-2 lead.

·         The teams began to trade points, but SFU continued to extend its lead, eventually reaching nine at 15-7 and 19-10, and 11 at the conclusion of the set.

·         Until the end of the set, SFBK could not cut it any closer than seven.

·         Fisher had four kills, and Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) and Zac Cabral (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) each added three.

·         Szwabinsky continued his strong day with 13 assists.

·         SFU registered 13 total kills and eight digs in the set.

·         Final Score: SFU 25, SFBK 14

Set Three

·         The teams exchanged points to begin, seeing an early 3-3 tie, then the Red Flash held onto a small lead for the first half of the set.

·         SFBK eventually tied the match at 12 and took a two-point lead at 14-12.

·         The Red Flash answered strongly, using a 3-0 run to retake the lead.

·         Fans watched the teams continue to trade blows, seeing ties at 15 and 16 before SFU went up by two.

·         The Red Flash used its momentum to pull away late, reaching a lead of five and winning by four.

·         Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) and Zac Cabral (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) each contributed three kills.

·         Joseph Koszelak (North Tonawanda, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) added nine assists.

·         Final Score: SFU 25, SFBK 21

Box Score Notes

·         Michael Fisher (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) led the match with 15 kills.

·         Zac Cabral (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and Joshua Blair (Matterson. Illnois/Marian Catholic) each added five kills and Blake Liprando (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley HS) registered six.

·         Roman Szwabinsky (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South) finished with 25 assists and Joseph Koszelak (North Tonawanda, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) finished with nine.

·         SFU out-killed SFBK, 36-21, and out-assisted them, 36-20.

·         SFU also finished with a .397 attack percentage compared to .048 from SFBK.

·         The Red Flash finished with 7.5 total blocks, including a game-high three block assists from Josh Blair.

·         The match in total saw 15 ties and four lead changes.

Up next for the Red Flash is the start of conference play, which they will begin by hosting NJIT and #12 Princeton on Friday and Saturday.