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Loretto, PA -- In a winner-take-all showdown for the NEC men's volleyball regular season title and right to host next week's inaugural NEC Championship, it was Saint Francis U that made history in the conference's newest sport.

The Red Flash defeated Daemen in four sets, 25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 25-19, at DeGol Arena to complete a 12-2 conference campaign.

SFU will now entertain five other teams in the three-round tournament that will take place from April 19-22. The Tournament is being presented by First Point Volleyball Foundation.

The Red Flash finally caught Daemen (11-3) on the final day of the regular season after a season-long chase, depriving the Wildcats of a wire-to-wire title victory and dropping them to the #2 seed in the tourney.

LIU is the #3 seed, followed in order by Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn and Merrimack, which became the last team to qualify this evening.
 
Ryan Parker (East Northport, N.Y./Northport) led the Red Flash in three statistical categories on Saturday night with three service aces, 48 assists and eight digs.
 
Andrew Deardorff (Itasca, Ill./Lake Park) posted a team-high 23 kills.
 
Senior middle blocker duo, Thomas Leahey (State College, Pa./State College Area) and Brandon Dunz (Lake View, N.Y./Frontier) combined for 7.0 total blocks on the day.