On Senior Night the Siena Heights Women’s Volleyball team fought hard but was unable to beat the Cornerstone Golden Eagles. The Saints had a lackluster first game, falling 25-13, but fought back and took a solid second game by a score of 26-24. After the break, the Saints came back out and went back and forth with Cornerstone for the last two games but came up just short, losing games three and four by scores of 25-22 and 25-21.
Leading the way for the Saints was Nikki Hughes with 15 kills, followed by Lauren Kurtz with 11 kills. Melissa Hall led the way with 37 assists. Hughes also led the Saints with 24 digs, followed by Hall with 13 and Abbie Stein with 12 digs. On the blocking realm, Kurtz, Sara Ullenbruch, and Brianna Chrenko led the Saints with one solo block and two assisted blocks.
With the loss, the Saints fall to 8-21 on the season and 2-10 overall. The Saints are currently holding onto the final playoff spot in 6th place. They sit at 2-10 with two games left along with Concordia who is also 2-10. However, the Saints do hold the tiebreaker over Concordia. The Saints will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Aquinas. They will then travel to UM-Dearborn and look to solidify a playoff berth on Tuesday.