WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis men's volleyball defeated Dominican (N.Y.) in the second match of the season series in four sets Saturday night (25-22, 24-26, 25-14, 25-22).

>> Andrew Deardorff had his fourth 20-kill performance of the season in tonight's contest, racking up 24 with a .475 hitting percentage. The senior outside hitter accumulated four digs, three service aces, and one assisted block. He finishes the weekend with 45 kills.

>> Brady Stump led the squad with four aces and posted 10 kills. The junior outside hitter also recorded two assisted blocks and one dig. He had 26 kills over the two matches.

>> Cole Dorn totaled eight kills, eight digs, one assisted block, and an ace.

TURNING POINTS OF THE MATCH
The teams started out the match in a neck-and-neck first set. Neither team got above a two point lead, as the score ended up tied at 19 going into the final serves. It was at this point that the Red Flash scored three-straight points thanks to two Stump kills and a Michael Mosbacher ace. That was the momentum that carried the squad through the rest of the set on their way to a 25-22 set one win.

Set two began with the Chargers gaining the upper edge, jumping out to a 13-8 lead and continuing to maintain their five point advantage at 16-11. Saint Francis bounced back with a 6-1 rally to knot the score at 17. From there, it was a duel until the very end, with neither team getting above a one point advantage until the extra serves. The Red Flash had a chance to put it away at 24-23, but couldn't capitalize. Dominican scored three straight points to take the second set, 26-24.

The third set was dominated by the home team. Saint Francis got out to a blazing 11-3 lead and would continue their streaky start by extending their advantage to 22-10. They would go on to win set three, 25-14.

Set four was tightly contested, with the score tied at 15-15 midway through. The Red Flash proceeded to score two straight points to go up 17-15. Then, the teams exchanged points until it was 21-20 Saint Francis. What occurred afterwards proved to be the game changer, as the Red Flash scored two straight points that helped them separate themselves for good. A Deardorff kill for match point put the set four final score at 25-22.

FLASH MOMENTS
The Saint Francis offense posted a set-best 15 kills in the opening set. Deardorff led the way with eight of them. Stump proved to be the true closer of the set, however. With the score at 18-17, the junior recorded five of the team's final seven points through three slams and two aces.

It was a dominant performance by the Red Flash defense in the third set, holding the Chargers' offense to just six kills and a -0.042 hitting percentage. The offense tallied four of their aces during the set as well.

Stump had an ace and kill to help give Saint Francis the 23-20 lead that helped them put the match away for good.

FLASH NUGGETS
It is the first win by the Red Flash since the 3-1 win over Rockhurst on January 18.

Deardorff has recorded 20+ kills in four of the last five matches and is up to 150 kills over the last eight contests.

The Red Flash dominated from the service line, notching a season-high 12 aces to Dominican's 0. Hayden Spears, starting in his first career collegiate match, and Brayden Gall each had multiple aces with two. Mosbacher contributed one.

Richard Kaminski had another double-digit dig performance, posting 14 after racking up 10 Friday night.

Sam Lane continued his efficient hitting output with seven kills on a .429 hitting percentage. The junior middle blocker also led the squad with three blocks (one solo).

Nathan Hayes got the start at setter and posted 42 assists. The senior setter added five digs on the defensive side.

NEXT UP FOR FLASH
Men's Volleyball will face off against George Mason on February 28 and Charleston on March 1 at DeGol Arena.