WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis men's volleyball had their three-game winning streak broken after falling to Queens University of Charlotte in four sets Tuesday night (25-21, 23-25, 15-25, 23-25).
>> Michael Mosbacher led the squad in kills with a season-high 19. It is his fourth match with double-digit slams this season. The senior added five digs, one block, and one service ace as well.
>> Andrew Deardorff now has double-digit kills in 11 of the last 12 matches after posting 16 in tonight's contest. He also recorded four digs and an ace to the statline.
>> Kyle Charles tallied his second double double of the season after recording 45 assists and a season-high 12 digs. The freshman setter first did it on January 25 at NJIT, when he had 27 dimes and 10 digs.
TURNING POINTS OF THE MATCH
The Red Flash held the lead throughout all of set one, but it started in a close affair. After going up 11-8 to start out, the Royals cut their deficit to 14-13. With a Deardorff kill, the score was 15-13 going into the media timeout. The break helped Saint Francis, as they used the previous point to go on an 8-2 run to take a 22-15 lead. This was enough momentum to carry them through the remaining serves, as a Sam Lane kill helped give the team a 25-21 first set win.
The second set began with the Red Flash getting out to an 8-6 advantage. Queens responded with a 9-2 rally to go up 15-10 heading into the media timeout. Just like set one, the short break sparked a comeback for Saint Francis, as they cut the score to 21-20. They continued to claw back to make it 24-23 after a Sam Lane kill, but a service error right after helped give the Royals a 25-23 set two victory.
Set three was dominated by Queens. They got out to three different five-point leads before the score ended up at 15-10 going into the media timeout. The break didn't help the Red Flash this time, as the Royals used their hot start to win the third set by a score of 25-15.
The fourth set was hotly contested, with neither team gaining more than a one-point lead through the midway point. The score was knotted at 17-17 after the media timeout. This was when Queens gained the upper hand, scoring three straight points to go up 20-17 and kept it at 24-21 going into match point. Saint Francis tried to rally with two straight points, but a kill from the Royals guided them to the 3-1 victory.
FLASH MOMENTS
The Red Flash offense accumulated 17 kills in the first set, with Deardorff (6) and Mosbacher (5) combining for 11 of them. Lane went a perfect 3-for-3 on attacks as well.
FLASH NUGGETS
Richard Kaminski extended his streak of matches with double-digit digs to five after collecting 13 in tonight's contest. The senior libero has notched 59 during the stretch.
Cole Dorn led the team with three blocks. He tallied two by himself and assisted on another one with Lane in set one.
In the third set, Jackson Decker posted four digs.
Luke Bockius recorded his first career service ace in the first set.
Jacob Strnisa registered his first collegiate kill during set three.
NEXT UP FOR FLASH
Men's Volleyball will travel to Due West, S.C. to face off against Erskine tomorrow night at 6.
