ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Siena Heights women's volleyball team defeated Rochester in straight sets on Friday night. Kinsey Wagner (Clayton, Mich.) led the Saints with 15 kills in the match, a career-high mark.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Siena Heights 3, Rochester 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14)

Location: Rochester, Michigan

Records: Siena Heights (4-2, 4-2 WHAC), Rochester (3-10, 0-8 WHAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Saints used a match-high .395 hitting percentage in the first set to pull ahead 1-0 after a 25-17 win. Siena had two runs of 4-0 and 3-0 to pull ahead and earn the opening set victory. 

Rochester used a 4-0 run to take an 11-7 lead in the second. The Saints responded later with a 4-0 lead of their own to jump ahead 13-12. The score remained tight throughout the rest of the game but Siena held on for the 25-19 decision and a 2-0 lead. 

The third set was all Siena as the Saints had runs of 6-0 and 4-0 to build a 21-11 lead before closing out the match with a 25-14 win to complete the sweep.

The Saints had 17 kills in the first set, 13 in the second, and 15 in the third. 

TOP SAINTS

• Wagner finished with a .423 hitting percentage while also helping on defense with four digs.

• Aubrey Bates (Grand Haven, Mich.) paced the attack with 29 assists, four kills, and five digs.

• Karsyn Wolf (Temperance, Mich.) and Cailynn Sullivan (Hudson, Ohio) each had a team-high 14 digs.

• Sam Huddleston (Brooklyn, Mich.) tallied 13 digs.

THE OPPOSITION

• Autumn Deshetsky led the Warriors with 13 assists and 10 digs.

UP NEXT

Siena Heights and Rochester meet again on Tuesday, March 2 in the SHU Fieldhouse. The opening serve is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., EST.