BROOKLYN, NY – After staving off a pair of match points, the Sacred Heart University men's volleyball team could not come through with the road victory on Saturday. The Pioneers lost, 3-2 (25-23, 17-25, 16-25, 25-21, 18-16) at St. Francis Brooklyn.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 8-14, 2-12 EIVA
St. Francis (NY): 10-10, 4-7 EIVA
 
Top Performers:
Dylan McClung (SHU): 16 kills, 7 digs
Patrick Mucherino (SHU): 16 kills
Tyler Kwinta (SHU): 41 assists
 
Up Next:
SHU steps out of conference action to face Springfield on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
 
Of Note:
The start of the fifth set was bleak as the Pioneers fell behind, 6-1. SHU works its way back into the set and pulled even, 7-7, on a SFBK error. Sacred Heart would pull even four times, including 16-16 on an Aaron Peterson kill, but couldn't take the lead.
 
The hosts grabbed the opening set, but the Pioneers took the second and third sets for a 2-1 lead. The serve of Patrick Mucherino helped Sacred Heart grab the advantage.
 
Sacred Heart had the advantage in nearly every category with margins in hitting percentage (.269-.170), digs (50-40) and kills (61-52). 
 
Five Pioneers had nine or more kills, topped by 16 from Mucherino and Dylan McClung – who recorded a season-high. Ife Loverton and Carlos Santa Cruz were next with 10 winners. 
 
Setter Tyler Kwinta just missed a double-double with 41 assists, one off his career-high, and nine digs. Ardian Kodzodziku posted a career-best 10 digs.