CHARLESTON, W.V. – The Red Flash men's volleyball team swept Charleston on Saturday afternoon, completing a 2-0 weekend in West Virginia.

The win marks the fourth in a row for Saint Francis, who now jumps ahead of Charleston for fourth place in EIVA play.

Saint Francis 3, Charleston 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-17)
Records: Saint Francis (5-14, 4-8), Charleston (4-10, 4-10)
Location: Wehrle Innovation Center (Charleston, W.V.)

COACH RUMBAUGH'S COMMENTS
"I could tell we were a little tired today, so we had to rely on one another a lot more. We communicated really well and we played for each other, and it was a great team win today."

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET ONE

• Thomas Leahey started the match with a kill, jumpstarting a back-and-forth to a tie at nine.
• Charleston answered with two in a row, but consecutive kills from Joshua Blair knotted it back up.
• Tied at 13, a Leahey kill and an AJ Schmidt ace pushed the Red Flash to a 16-13 lead.
• Trevor Lewis got his fingerprints on the match with back-to-back kills, giving SFU an 19-14 lead.
• Charleston cut the lead to two at 20-18, but a Lewis kill and Golden Eagles errors pushed SFU to a 25-21 set win.

SET TWO

• The Red Flash jumped out to a 3-0 lead, holding onto it early in the set with help from consecutive Michael Fisher kills.
• Charleston cut it to two at 11-9, but the Red Flash continued to hold strong, using kills from Blair and Blake Liprando to maintain the lead.
• SFU never surrendered its lead, scoring the final two points capped off by a Leahey kill to take set two, 25-21.

SET THREE

• A Lewis kill and Charleston errors gave the Red Flash a 3-0 lead, but the Golden Eagles answered quickly to tie it at three.
• The teams went point-for-point to a 9-9 tie, then kills from Blair and Fisher gave the Red Flash a 13-9 lead.
• SFU continued to pile on, using aces from Schmidt and Liprando and a Lewis kill to extend the lead to six at 20-14.
• The Red Flash then finished the match on a 5-3 run to take the set, 25-17, and complete the sweep.

STATS

• The Red Flash led in nearly all major categories:
  • Kills (39-25)
  • Asst. (37-23)
  • Blocks (7-2)
  • Digs (35-25)
  • Aces (5-2)
• SFU also had less attack errors (16-14), but had two more service errors than Charleston.
• SFU hit .287 to .105 from Charleston

RED FLASH INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
KILLS – Michael Fisher(14; match-high)
ASST –  AJ Schmidt (33; match-high)
DIGS – Matthew Menosky (11; match-high)
ACES – AJ Schmidt (2; match-high)
BLOCKS – Thomas Leahey (2 solo, 2 asst; match-high)

UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns home to begin a four-match homestand, with the first two coming next weekend against No. 14 George Mason. Matches are set for Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 4 p.m. and will be live on NEC Front Row.

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