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Men's Volleyball Suffers Loss To Cross-Town Rival

Men's Volleyball Suffers Loss To Cross-Town Rival

ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights men's volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss to cross-town rival Adrian in non-conference competition on Tuesday at the SHU Fieldhouse. Set scores, in favor of the Bulldogs, were 26-24, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23.

Marc Arsenault had 11 kills and Rasi Bailey finished with 10 for the Saints (3-3). Zak Tucker added 39 assists and two aces. Jonathan Stovring had five aces while Jakob Pickett and Daniel Rua tallied two aces apiece.

A tough first-set loss by SHU was the beginning of a 2-0 deficit. The Saints held set-point at 24-22 in the first before Adrian stole the opener with a 4-0 run.

SHU tried to return the favor in the second set after falling behind. The Bulldogs had broken a 10-all tie with five consecutive points. Later, a 7-1 Siena Heights run pulled the hosts within 21-20, but that was as close as the Saints could get.

In the third, SHU led 13-12 and closed with a 12-2 charge, including four straight aces by Jonathan Stovring.

Siena Heights was forced to play catchup in the fourth after falling behind 7-3 in the early stages. The Saints pulled within 22-21, 23-22 and 24-23 late in the set, but could not tie the score.

SHU will return to action on Friday with a 7:30 p.m. home WHAC contest against Indiana Tech.