ADRIAN, Mich. - The Madonna University volleyball team won its 33rd consecutive match against Siena Heights University with a 3-1 victory inside the SHU Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. The Crusaders are now 48-3 all-time against the Saints.

The Blue and Gold improve to 17-7 on the year and 9-2 in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play while the Saints fall to 5-13 in 2019 and 2-9 in the WHAC.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• An evenly contested first set saw the teams tied at 15 before the Crusaders won 4-of-5 points, powered by kills from Tauri Hintz, Erica LaBaere and Jordyn Dawnson, to take a 19-16 lead that they would not relinquish. The home team made things interesting as they cut the lead to one, 24-23, but a block by Dawson and LaBaere sealed the win.
• Seven kills from Jodie Kelly and a back-to-back service aces from Dawson highlighted a 15-3 run to begin set two for the Crusaders. The Saints battled back, but a Kelly kill eventually sealed a 25-20 win.
• MU led set three, 4-2, but the home team went on a 7-0 run and the Crusaders never recovered, dropping the set 25-22.
• After Siena Heights scored the opening three points of set four, Ryan Castle stepped to the service line and served eight straight points which included a kill of her own and five consecutive service aces for an 8-3 lead. The Blue and Gold went on to dominate the set, 25-11, to win the match.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 29-15: Kelly finished with a career-high 29 kills as she hit .348 and added 15 digs
• 11: LaBaere added 11 kills, the only other Crusaders in double-digits while Janelle Kwasiborski and Castle each added eight
• 96: Madonna tallied season-high 96 digs in the win as Olivia Sweeney tallied 21, Ryleigh Jacobs and Kelly added 15 and Dawson had 10
• .238: The Crusaders hit .238 in the win while SHU finished with a .159 mark
• 58: Dawson paced MU with 58 assists to o with two kills and 10 digs

UP NEXT

• The Blue and Gold open a two-game weekend homestand on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. against Rochester College. 
• Live coverage will be available via the Madonna Athletics Network at www.mucrusaders.com/live. 

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