LORETTO, Pa. — The Catawba College men's volleyball team dropped the first of its two weekend matches at Saint Francis on Friday night, enduring a 3-0 loss to the Red Flash at DeGol Arena.

TEAM STATS
- Catawba (5-5) was sound in the hitting department for the first two sets, but slumped in the third stanza for a .123 final clip; Saint Francis (5-5) had a similar pattern in success, but experienced more of it while finishing at .329
- The Red Flash made a living in serve receive, turning 49% of their first-ball attacks into kills while its defense held Catawba to a 34% mark
- Although the blue and white trailed in aces by a 7-3 margin, the Red Flash floundered in service with 16 errors and a .784 success rate against the Catawba Indians' nine errors and .852
- The Catawba Indians posted 25 digs, superior to SFU's 21, and held a minor advantage in blocks at 7-5

INDIVIDUAL STATS
- Justin Arrowood was the lone Catawba Indian in double digits kill-wise, amassing 11 blasts on a .389 hitting percentage
- Kekona Ulu chipped in seven kills and was one of three players with a service ace
- Mason Archer handed out 21 assists at the setter position in addition to three digs and a block
- Logan Neitzel smashed five kills with a team-high four blocks, followed by Cam Reeder who racked up three stops in the third set alone
- Wyatt Eastin protected the net with two solo blocks as he and Anders Christianson rounded out the attack with three kills apiece
- Max Adkisson had seven digs and three assists while going flawless in seven receptions at libero

UP NEXT
Before heading home, the Catawba Indians look to get even with SFU tomorrow at 6 p.m.