Games #27 & 28 vs Saint Francis University (NEC)
Info: Friday, Nov. 14 / Saturday, Nov. 15
Loretto, Pa. | DeGol Arena | 6:00 P.M. / 5:00 P.M.
Watch: NEC Front Row (Friday) / NEC Front Row (Saturday)
Live Stats: https://sfuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

Loretto, Pa. – The Le Moyne College volleyball team will travel to Saint Francis to close out the 2025 regular season in a pair of matches against the Red Flash at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. 

Matchup History:
Saint Francis currently holds a 4-0 record against Le Moyne, with the programs meeting for the first time in 2023, the Dolphins' first season as members of the NEC. The Red Flash have taken all four matches over the past two seasons in three sets each. 

Over their two matches last season, sophomore outside hitter Denali Louden (Murrieta, C.A. / Murrieta Mesa) led all current 'Phins with 13.5 points on a team-high 11 kills. Senior setter/DS Haley Gerken (Buffalo, N.Y. / Frontier) and sophomore setter Skylar Jehlen (Rochester, N.Y. / Churchville Chili) led the squad with 21 and 18 assists, respectively, while sophomore libero/DS Brooke Menke (St. Louis, M.O. / Visitation Academy) added a team-best three service aces.

On defense, Louden and Menke also led with 12 digs each as the former put up three block assists and the latter registered nine receptions.

Dolphins' Season:
Le Moyne will head into their final series of the regular season with a 4-22 record overall and a 3-11 mark in conference play through 26 matches this season.

Le Moyne opened the year in the Salt City Classic from Aug. 29-31 where they suffered losses at the hands of both Rider (1-3) and Syracuse (0-3) while downing Niagara (3-2) in their lone victory of the season this far. The team then traveled to Delaware to take part in a three-match set at the Blue Hen Invitational from Sept. 6-7. Le Moyne fell in their three matchups to Hampton (2-3), Virginia Tech (0-3), and host Delaware (0-3) before traveling to Maryland for the Navy invitational on Sept. 12-13. 

The Dolphins dropped their first match to Gardner-Webb (0-3) before rounding out the weekend with a loss at the hands of Navy in similar three-set fashion. The squad then returned home for a mid-week home match with Canisius on Sept. 17 where they fell in three sets before dropping both legs of the Syracuse Invitational against St. John's (0-3) and Siena (0-3) from Sept. 19-20. The Dolphins then dropped their non-conference finale on the road against Holy Cross, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Le Moyne dropped the opening series of their conference slate against LIU at home in three sets from Oct. 3-4 before dropping a midweek matchup on the road against FDU (0-3) on Oct. 8. The squad then swept their season series against Chicago State (3-1and 3-0) at home for their first NEC wins of 2025 on Oct. 10-11.

Over the final month of the season, the Dolphins dropped two five-set matches on the road against Stonehill from Oct. 17-18 before splitting two matches against CCSU from Oct. 24-25. The squad then forced FDU to five sets at home on Oct. 29 but eventually fell to the Knights, 2-3, before being swept by NEC-newcomer New Haven on the road (0-3, 1-3) from Oct. 31-Nov. 1 and dropping a pair against Mercyhurst in their final home set of the season last weekend.  

Junior opposite hitter Branwyn Lupton (Napanee, O.N. / Napanee District Secondary School) leads Le Moyne with 268.5 points and 242 kills with a 2.98 K/S rate while sitting third on the team with 51.0 blocks this year. Sophomore outside hitter Nina Salas (Austin, T.X. / McNeil) sits just behind with 220.0 points and will look to hit the 200 point mark in the final series of the season as she currently sits just eight away. 

Louden was the third Dolphin to reach the century mark in both points (126.5) and kills (115) this season, and will look to be joined by fellow sophomore outside hitter Jazmin Rodriguez (Madera, C.A./Madera) who has tallied 105.0 points with 91 kills through 24 matches. 

Gerken leads the team in assists (513) and has hit the 500 mark for the first time in her career as Jehlen follows with 237 while both have added 18 service aces, as well. Menke leads the team in the service aces category with 22 through 23 matches in 2025. 

Defensively, Menke also leads the Dolphins with 308 digs and 3.76 digs per set. Her 657 receptions also mark a team-best this season. Freshman middle hitter Eiley Schneider (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey) sits atop the standings with 68.0 blocks, just ahead of senior middle hitter Nil Ezgi Tasdelen (Izmir, Turkey/Ugur Okullari) who has tallied 58.0 blocks through 26 matches played.

A Look at the Red Flash:
Saint Francis has played to a 17-8 overall record with a 12-2 record in NEC play this season, placing them second in the conference. The 2025 season is head coach Sara Spielvogel's 10th in charge of the program. 

The Blue Devils opened the season 5-6 through 11 non-conference matches with victories coming against Robert Morris, Siena, Lafayette, Rider, and Duquesne from Aug. 30-Sept. 20.  

The team opened NEC play with eight-straight wins as they swept CCSU (3-0, 3-2) on the road on Sept. 26 and 27 before returning home for a pair of home wins against Stonehill (3-0, 3-2) the following weekend and a one-off victory over Mercyhurst (3-0) on Oct. 7. From there, Saint Francis traveled to West Haven, Conn. and downed New Haven, 3-1 and 3-0, on Oct. 10-11. 

The Red Flash ran into their first hiccup of the conference slate on Oct. 25, one day after taking down FDU, 3-2, on the road as the Knights took care of SFU in just three sets to hand them this first NEC loss. Saint Francis rebounded the next week as they claimed a 3-1 win over Mercyhurst on the road.

Over the past two weeks, SFU has gone 3-1 as they split their two-match set against LIU at home, 3-1 and 2-3, on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 before sweeping Chicago State, 3-1 and 3-0, on the road last weekend.

On offense, senior outside hitter Korrin Burns leads with 548.5 points with 505 kills and a K/S rate of 5.21 while starting in all 25 team matches. Redshirt junior setter Alexandra Sappia has put up team-highs with 1052 assists and 53 service aces while also starting in every match this season.

On the defensive end, Burns also leads with 223 digs on the year while senior right side Kori McClure (68.0) and redshirt sophomore middle blocker/right side Alyssa Irwin (60.0) sit atop the squad in blocks.