WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> The Red Flash earned their first home win of the 2023 season, beating the Manhattan Jaspers in three sets (25-13, 25-14, 25-18).

>> This marks the first win against Manhattan in program history.
 
TURNING POINT
Early in set two, the Red Flash found themselves on a six-point run to be up 8-1. Kori McClure (Westerville, Ohio) got the first kill of the run to earn the serve for Saint Francis. Skye Eicher (Rostraver Township, Pa.) registered the following kill, followed by three attack errors by Manhattan. Aubrey Deptula (Boca Raton, Fla.) captured the final point in the run, giving the Red Flash a strong cushion to take set two and make the score two sets to one.
 
FLASH MOMENTS
Although the Jaspers got on the board first, the Red Flash quickly claimed momentum in set one. Saint Francis had a six-point run to expand their one-point lead from 4-3 to 10-3. In addition to taking advantage of attack errors by Manhattan, Deptula registered two kills in the run, while Korrin Burns (Clarion, Pa.) and Eicher each recorded a kill of their own.

The Jaspers fought to keep in close in set three but could not stop the Red Flash. The score was 8-7 until Saint Francis pulled far enough ahead for the win. In the early four-point run, Maggie Hogan (Northern Cambria, Pa.) earned two service aces and Burns tallied two more kills on the night.

Towards the end of set three, Burns scored three service aces of her own with Saint Francis earning two more points off of errors making the score 19-10. Manhattan fought hard at the end of set three, but the Red Flash were able to take the win with a sizable seven-point lead.
 
FLASH NUGGETS
Burns, the current Northeast Conference Player of the Week had a strong performance, recording her second-straight double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs. She also recorded five service aces in the match.

Eicher was right behind Burns in kills with 10. Alexandria Sappia (West Palm Beach, Fla.) tallied 19 assists with Christine Covello (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) registering 13 assists.
Hogan was another key part of the Red Flash offense, scoring on four service aces of her own.
 
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will open day two of the Red Flash Classic, presented by Altoona Grand Hotel, with a match against Purdue Fort Wayne at 11:30 a.m. They will also close the tournament by playing Stony Brook at 7 p.m.

Purdue Fort Wayne is coached by Steve Florio, a 1998 graduate of Saint Francis. Florio played his final two seasons with the Red Flash as a defensive specialist.