GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Siena Heights women's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Cornerstone on Saturday afternoon. Janel Ruhlman (North Branch, Mich.) tallied a double-double with 17 kills and 14 digs to lead the Saints in the losing effort.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Cornerstone 3, Siena Heights 1 (25-17, 25-20, 26-28, 25-20)

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan (Mol Arena)

Records: Cornerstone (9-8, 6-3 WHAC), Siena Heights (4-11, 2-7 WHAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Eagles built a six-point lead (16-10) in the opening set before earning the 25-17 decision to pull ahead 1-0.

With the score tied at 12, the Saints used a 6-0 run to pull ahead, but Cornerstone would respond with an 8-0 run to take a 20-18 lead. The Golden Eagles then scored five of the next seven points to extend the lead to 2-0. 

The third was close throughout with several ties and lead changes taking place including a 24-24 tie to go to extra points. After a couple of points back and forth, Siena earned two-straight points to take the third with a 28-26 score and cut the deficit to one game.

The home team jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fourth before ending the match with a 25-20 victory.

TOP SAINTS

• Ruhlman added two assists and two blocks to her stat line in the afternoon.

• Grace Polomczak (Niles, Mich.) registered 189 digs and seven kills to contribute on both sides of the ball. 

• Carrigan Gray (Bowling Green, Ohio) paced the Saint attack with 32 assists while also totaling 16 digs.

• Karsyn Wolf (Temperance, Mich.) recorded 22 digs and two assists.

• Alli Conly (Linden, Mich.) had a team-high 23 digs.

THE OPPOSITION

• Jackie Stanko led the Golden Eagles with 16 kills.

• Kayla Clark had 27 assists.

• Patsy Morris finished with 33 digs.

UP NEXT

The Saints return home to face Lawerence Tech on Wednesday, October 9 in a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) match. The opening serve is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., EST.