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MVB
3
Winner Penn St. PSU 14-6,4-0 EIVA
2
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 12-7,4-0 NEC
Winner
Penn St. PSU
14-6,4-0 EIVA
3
Final
2
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA
12-7,4-0 NEC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Penn St. PSU 17 23 25 25 15 (3)
Saint Francis (PA) SF-PA 25 25 23 15 13 (2)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men’s Volleyball Falls To No. 10 Penn State In Five Sets

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
>>Saint Francis University men's volleyball lost a five set thriller in the first of two matches against No. 10 Penn State on Saturday (25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 15-25, 13-15).

>>Nathan Zini led the team offensively in kills with 20, the second time this season that the junior opposite recorded 20 in a match. The first was 22 against Charleston (Wv.) on Feb. 10.

>>Brady Stump backed up Zini on the offensive end with 12 kills and a hitting percentage of .500. He also tacked on five blocks and digs defensively.

>>Peyton Blain recorded 14 digs for the defense. The senior libero has 12 matches of having 10 or more in the stat this season.

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME 
The Nittany Lions took sets three and four to tie up the match at two sets apiece. The final one would be a hotly contested affair, with the score being tied at eight and 12 at two separate points. With the teams at a 12-12 deadlock, Penn State went on a 3-1 run to close out the set and match.

FLASH MOMENTS
The opening set started out with a 5-5 tie. The Red Flash would proceed to go on an 8-1 run to make it 13-6, giving them a lead they'd never relinquish. The defense held the Nittany Lions' offense to a -.120 hitting percentage, as it led the team to a 25-17 set win.  

Set two would be a tightly-contested duel that saw the two teams tied seven different times. With the score tied at 22, Saint Francis went on a 3-1 run with the help of kills from Andrew Deardorff and Sam Lane. A Toby Ezeonu service error helped give the Red Flash a 2-0 lead, 25-23.

The Nittany Lions got out to a 19-15 lead to start out the third set, but Saint Francis responded with a 4-1 run to tie it at 20 apiece. Penn State retaliated with a 4-0 spurt to go up 24-20. The Red Flash scored three straight points to hold off set point, but the blue and white's John Kerr recorded a kill to help take their first set, 25-23.

Set four started out close, with Penn State having a slim 12-11 lead. That would be the closest it would be for the rest of the way, as the Nittany Lions went on a 13-4 run to take full control. Kerr posted another kill for set point to tie the match at two sets apiece.

FLASH NUGGETS
Andrew Deardorff added 11 kills, four digs, and two service aces. As a team, the Red Flash had 54 kills overall.

Nicholas Lynch had himself an all-around statline of a career-high eight blocks and six kills.

Ryan Parker registered 43 assists, putting him at 1,956 for his career. He is now 44 away from reaching 2,000.

UP NEXT
Men's Volleyball will travel to University Park, PA for their second match against the Nittany Lions Sunday afternoon at 3.

 

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