ADRIAN, Mich. - Competing in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference matchup, the Siena Heights women's volleyball team took on the Concordia University (MI) Cardinals. Winning their fourth straight game the Saints swept Concordia at home in the SHU Fieldhouse furthering their WHAC record to 6-1.
Devyne Eisenhauer led SHU boasting 13 kills, one assist, and two digs. Both Olivia Norman and Aubrey Bates held seven kills. While Bates tallied 34 assists, seven digs, and five blocks, Norman collected seven blocks and one dig. Libero Payton Osborne picked up 11 digs and earned two kills. Claire VanDyke tallied 11 digs on top of two assists.
Opening the match Siena started off strong, leading the entirety of set one. The second set saw similar play, in which the Siena Heights Saints were able to dominate offensively thanks to a strong defensive line. The third set saw a rocky start for SHU as they trailed the Cardinals 9-13. Slowly chipping away at the lead Siena closed the score gap during Kadie Carsten's service run, and took the lead during VanDykes. Ending the match with three huge kills from Eisenhauer and Bates Siena closed out the set 25-21 to win the match 3-0.
Quote From Coach:
"Concordia hit over 300 the first set and I thought we just kept hitting back and staying with them. I thought we were tougher once we hit 20 and pulled that first set out. I was impressed with how resilient we were in the third set when we were down 14-18. we just worked at the net. blocked well and had good defense that gave us good offensive chances. I was proud of the effort in that third set.
UP NEXT
Siena Heights women's volleyball travels to the University of Northwestern Ohio for another WHAC match on Wednesday, September 28th, the game is set to start at 7:00 PM.
