ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights women's volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Rochester inside the SHU Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Janel Ruhlman led the team with 14 kills in the win.
THE BASICS
Final Score: Siena Heights 3, Rochester 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-21)
Location: Adrian, Michigan (SHU Fieldhouse)
Records: Siena Heights (5-2, 5-2 WHAC), Rochester (3-12, 0-10 WHAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Warriors hung around for the first part of the opening set, holding leads of 2-1 and 5-4. During the latter advantage, the Saints used a 3-0 run to recapture the lead, 7-5, before Rochester battled back to tie things up again at seven. That was the final tie of the game as the Saints pulled away eventually gaining a 17-10 edge before claiming the 25-20 win and the 1-0 lead.
The second set was all SHU as the Saints pulled away early to build a 9-3 lead before earning the 2-0 lead with a 25-16 win. The second set was also the best hitting set for Siena Heights as the team finished with a .324 percentage (the highest of the match).
Similar to the first set, the Warriors stuck around and continued to rally to cut the Siena lead to just a point up to a score of 19-18. Kinsey Wagner then registered back-to-back kills that sparked a 4-0 run for SHU and allowed the Saints to pull away to a 23-18 advantage. Aubrey Bates issued a kill that gave Siena match-point and then Wagner finished the game with the final point off an assist from Bates.
TOP SAINTS
• Ruhlman hit for a match-high .464 as she finished with 14 kills, four digs, four blocks, and a service ace.
• Wagner had nine kills, three blocks, and an ace to contribute to the victory.
• Bates finished with 30 assists, six kills, eight digs, and three aces.
• Karsyn Wolf led defensively with 13 digs. She also added five assists and an ace.
THE OPPOSITION
• Allysa Wutka led the Warriors with five kills.
• Carly Rodman had 13 digs and Autumn Deshetsky finished with 13 assists.
UP NEXT
The Saints will travel to Southfield, Michigan on Thursday, March 4 to face WHAC opponent Lawrence Tech. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., EST.
