CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Saint Francis men's volleyball team (1-2, 0-0) picked up its first win of the season Saturday, taking down Queens in four sets.

Saint Francis 3, Queens 1 (21-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16)
Records: Saint Francis (1-2, 0-0), Queens (1-1, 0-0)
Location: Charlotte, N.C.

COACH RUMBAUGH'S COMMENTS

"We were much improved in the serving and passing today, which always helps. With such a short preseason I thought we had much better timing, but we still have a lot of catching up to do. Regardless, a win is a win and we'll take it."

HOW IT HAPPENED

·         The teams stayed within three the majority of set one until Queens took an 18-14 lead.

·         The lead for Queens in set one reached five. SFU cut it to three late but the Royals held on for a 25-21 win.

·         Set two was another close one, with the teams staying within two until SFU took a 13-10 lead.

·         SFU continued to dominate the set, scoring 11 out of 13 points in the middle of the set to take a 20-11 lead. SFU then closed out the set by seven to tie it at one.

·         In set three, Queens pulled away by taking their biggest lead at 11-6.

·         SFU was able channel the Royals' run, tying the set at 17 then taking an 18-17 lead.

·         Tied at 18, the teams needed extra points, with SFU taking the set, 26-24, for a 2-1 lead.

·         In set four, SFU was up 6-5 before scoring seven of the next eight points to take a 13-6 lead.

·         The Red Flash never surrendered the lead, holding the Royals off and winning the set, 25-16 , for the first win of the season.

STATS

·         Braden Richard led SFU with 13 kills. Alexander Finch added 12.

·         Richard also tied the game-high with 16 total points.

·         Roman Szwabinsky picked up a game-high 40 assists.

·         Brandon Dunz and Richard each picked up four block assists.

·         SFU led in kills (47-42), assists (44-40), aces (11-3) and hitting percentage (.226-.202)

·         The teams were tied in blocks (9-9), and Queens had a slight advantage in digs (40-37).

GAME NOTES

·         The win gives the Red Flash a 3-1 series history vs. Queens.

·         It also gives SFU its first win of the season.

UP NEXT

The Red Flash will travel back to Loretto to open up the home slate, a Friday/Saturday matchup with King at 7 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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