BUFFALO, N.Y. – The D'Youville University Saints Men's Volleyball team fell 3-1 to RV Saint Francis University on Friday night at the College Center.

D'Youville University 1 vs Saint Francis University 3 – 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 20-25
Set One
Matchplay started close between the Red Flash and the Saints on Friday with Saint Francis leading 6-5. A SFU error, a kill by Tymek Brzoza (Tychy, Poland), and a serving ace from Jacob Malak (Wales, Wisc. / Kettle Moraine) put the Saints up by two. D'Youville continued to climb with SFU staying close until they scored three-in-a-row to tie the game at 19. The lead went back and forth, but another SFU error along with another ace from Malak put the Saints up 23-21. A final kill from Haven Wankerl (Cross Plains, Wisc. / Middleton) gave the Saints the 25-23 win in set one.

Set Two
The Saints took their momentum into set two jumping up 4-1 after kills from Malak and Ian De Wilde (Lockport, N.Y. / Starpoint) and climbing to 7-4 after errors from the Red Flash. SFU fought back to tie the game at nine. Gameplay stayed close, but back-to-back kills from De Wilde put the Saints up 18-15.

Saint Francis took the lead after a three-point run at 20-19. Jacob Malak had the final two kills for the Saints before SFU took set two 25-23.

Set Three
The fight continued between the two teams as set three began and the score quickly tied at seven. SFU managed a six-point run to jump ahead 13-7. The Saints worked to stay in the set scoring three-in-a-row with Jacob Malak recording all three kills, but a final kill from Saint Francis would give them the 25-17 win in set three.

Set Four
D'Youville closely trailed to start set four with a kill from Ian De Wilde bringing the Saints within one at 8-7. Saint Francis went on a three-point run to extend their lead and would go on a four-point run shortly after to put them ahead 18-12.
The Saints put together two different three-point runs to bring them within two at 22-20, but SFU would score the last three to win set four 25-20 and the match 3-1.

Saints Stats
The Saints outscored the Red Flash in digs at 47-34. Ian De Wilde led the Saints offense with 18 kills followed by Jacob Malak who recorded 12. Randy Adorno (Bayamon, Puerto Rico / Winter Park) had another strong showing with 35 assists and nine digs.

Up Next
The D'Youville Men's Volleyball team is back home tomorrow for another matchup against Saint Francis University. The match is scheduled for 4:00 PM at the College Ce