Saint Francis is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Assumption. The Saint Francis Lancers fell just short of the Assumption Rockets by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Lancers let down their fans at home.
Saint Francis started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Assumption was led to victory by Emily Keiran and Kristen Simon. Keiran had 13 digs, while Simon had seven digs and two aces.
Saint Francis' defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Assumption, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Saint Francis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. Village Christian on the 20th. Assumption has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Lakewood on the 20th.
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