ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights men's volleyball team beat Aquinas in straight sets on Senior Night for SHU. Bryce Johnson led the way on the attack with a team-high 15 kills in the victory. 

THE BASICS

Final Score: Siena Heights 3, Aquinas 0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-19)

Location: Adrian, Michigan (SHU Fieldhouse)

Records: Siena Heights (10-5, 6-4 WHAC), Aquinas (4-11, 3-8 WHAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first set was competitive throughout as neither team made much of a run to pull away as the score tied multiple times back and forth. Siena and Aquinas traded points to a 24 point deadlock. Jakob Pickett finished a kill to give the home Saints set point and Johnson finished it with a kill of his own to give SHU the 1-0 lead. 

The second set mimicked the first with several ties in the score up to a 13-13 stalemate. The home Saints then went on a 4-0 run to build a 17-13 lead and never looked back on the way to a 25-18 decision and the 2-0 lead. 

Siena Heights came out on fire in the third, scoring the first five points of the set. Aquinas would rally back and cut the deficit to 6-5, but the host Saints jumped back ahead, 10-5. The lead grew as high as eight points, 23-15. Aquinas rallied back by scoring four out of the next five points, but Johnson shut the door with a kill to end the match. 

TOP SAINTS

• Johnson added a service ace and two digs to his totals.

• Alex Garavalia finished with nine kills, two assists, and three digs.

• Keegan Crawford moved closer to the 4,000 career assists mark with 33 on the night. That brings his total to 3,939, just 61 assists away. 

• Joudiel Poveymirow again led the defense with a match-high 14 digs.

THE OPPOSITION

• Julian Armendano led Aquinas with 15 kills.

• Matthew Richmond tallied 32 assists.

• Kelsey Yogi led defensively with 10 digs.

UP NEXT

The Saints hit the road to face Indiana Tech this Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. This match is the first of two straight on the road that will end the regular season.