Saint Francis continued to dominate in the third set. A four-point and a six-point run put the Red Flash up 15-4 in the final frame.
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) began the scoring, with Eicher tallying two kills of her own after. Alexandria Sappia (West Palm Beach, Fla.) earned a service ace, keeping the ball away from the Blue Devils.
Eicher continued to lead the Red Flash offense in the second run of the set, scoring the first kill. An error by CCSU kept the momentum on the Saint Francis side before Eicher earned an ace. Kori McClure (Westerville, Ohio) and Ava Holden (Macungie, Pa.) found openings on the Blue Devils' side, scoring a kill each. Eicher rounded out the run with another service ace, helping to hold a 15-4 lead.
A pair of kills by Eicher and Laney Wilson (McClellandtown, Pa.) put the Red Flash in position to win the match, with Korrin Burns (Clarion, Pa.) sending a hard ball onto the Blue Devils' side, scoring the match-winning kill.
FLASH MOMENTS
With a commanding 21-15 lead, the Red Flash maintained their lead to win set one. In a three-point run, Holden beat the Blue Devils' defense, earning two kills. A Saint Francis error gave CCSU the serve, but a kill by Burns set up the set point. McClure sailed the ball past the Blue Devils, winning the opening set.
Set two was all Saint Francis. Up 5-2, a seven-point run gave the Red Flash the momentum to capture a 2-0 set lead. Eicher earned the serve and picked up another kill, while the Blue Devils made three errors during the run. Holden and McClure each found a hole in the CCSU defense, helping to take a 12-2 Red Flash lead. Continued errors by the Blue Devils and a kill by Drew Wallech (Hagerstown, Md.) put the Red Flash at set point, with Eicher dealing the final blow.
FLASH NUGGETS
Burns took second on the team in kills with 9 kills.
Eicher led the Red Flash in service aces and digs with three and 14 digs, earning a double-double.
Holden earned one solo and one assisted block for Saint Francis with McClure just behind her with two assisted blocks.
Wilson's kill to set up match point is her first career point for the Red Flash.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will return to DeGol Arena next weekend to host Merrimack and Stonehill. The match against Merrimack will be on Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday's match against Stonehill will be at 6 p.m.
