ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Siena Heights women's volleyball team dropped two matches that each went into a fifth set on Saturday. The Saints fell to Goshen (Ind.) in the first match before a loss to IU-South Bend ended the evening. Janel Ruhlman () led the Saints attack with 33 kills total for the day.

THE BASICS

Final Scores: Goshen (Ind.) 3, SHU 2 (12-25, 25-10, 20-25, 25-15, 16-14) / IUSB 3, SHU 2 (18-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-18, 15-11)

Location: Adrian, Michigan (SHU Fieldhouse)

Record: Siena Heights (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Saints gave up a 25-15 decision in set four after leading the match 2-1. The Maple Leafs capitalized in the deciding set with a 16-14 victory to take the win. In the second match of the day, Siena also led 2-1 before the Titans of IUSB won set four, 25-18 to force a fifth set. IUSB edged Siena 15-11 in that set to take a victory.

In both matches, the Saints struggled in the fourth set as they were the only sets on the day that Siena hit below zero as a team. SHU had three sets against Goshen with double-digit kills (16,17, and 11) along with three against the Titans (15,11, and 15).

TOP SAINTS

• Ruhlman led the Saints with 17 kills against Goshen. She followed that performance up with another 16 kills against IUSB. She was also a force on the defensive side of the ball as she totaled 33 digs (12+21) on the day.

• Carrigan Gray () had 47 assists in the first match and added another 42 in the second to set the tone for the SHU attack.

• Karsyn Wolf () finished with a team-high 17 digs against the Maple Leafs and 20 against the Titans.

• Victoria Nerkowski () totaled eight blocks between the two matches.

THE OPPOSITION

• Goshen Leaders: Jennifer Ritchie - 13 kills and 18 digs, Ally Roehr - 41 assists.

• IUSB Leaders: Hannah Marchand - 19 kills, McKenzie Powell - 40 assists, Samantha Hockstra - 26 digs.

UP NEXT

The Saints begin conference play on Wednesday, September 11 when they travel to face Madonna. The match is set to begin at 7:00 p.m., EDT.