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LORETTO — The Saint Francis men’s volleyball team advanced to the Northeast Conference championship on Friday night, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 25-18 inside DeGol Arena.

The Red Flash (14-13) will play again Saturday for the NEC title against Daeman University at 5 p.m. at DeGol Arena.

The Red Flash got 10 kills from Nicholas Lynch to go with seven blocks and two aces. Kyle Charles added 34 assists to go with five digs from Brady Stump. Teammate Andrew Deardorff added nine kills to go with eight kills from Brady Stump.

SFU is 1-1 against Daeman this season, losing 3-1 in the first meeting and winning 3-0 in the second matchup.

Juniata eliminated

ROANOKE, Va. — The Juniata College men’s volleyball team lost in the NCAA Division III semifinals Friday night, falling to Southern Virginia 3-2 (31-29, 25-10, 21-25, 23-25, 15-10).

Juniata finished the season at 31-5.

The Eagles got 19 kills and five service points from Juan Armando along with 13 digs. Teammate Tyler Goldsborough added seven kills, five service points and eight digs.

Coach honored

LEXINGTON, KY — Juniata College men’s volleyball assistant coach Brandin McDonough was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced by the Association on Wednesday morning.

He is an Altoona native and Bishop Guilfoyle alumnus. He coached boys volleyball at BG from 2009-2018, winning District 6 championships from 2015-18.

McDonough is currently in his sixth season as an assistant at Juniata College, helping the Eagles advance to their first Final Four Berth since 2012 and the most wins in program history (31).

During his time as an assistant, Juniata has amassed a 129-39 record and had two athletes receive AVCA Second-Team All-America Honors.

This is Juniata’s first AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year Honor since Pat Shawaryn won the award in 2013.