ADRIAN, Mich. -- The Madonna University Crusaders volleyball team suffered a loss to Siena Heights University (25-23, 14-25, 16-25, 18-25) on Saturday afternoon. 


HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Crusaders looked to bounce back in conference play after dropping their first two conference games. In the first set, the Crusaders found themselves up 11-6 early and took as much as a 23-16 lead until a 6-0 run by the Saints would make the set interesting bringing it back to a two point game but the Crusaders were able to finish the set off of two kills from Paige Cara gap too large for the Crusaders to overcome and Aquinas would take the first set 25-17.

From that point on the rest of the game would be controlled by the Saints winning the next three sets with a combined score of 75-48. The Crusaders would fall in four sets and fall to 1-7.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Kira Buza finished with a hitting percentage with .455 going 12 for 22.
• Paige Caradonna led the team with 14 kills.
• Evan Hughes led the team in hitting percentage with .500 going 6 for 12.
• Karlee Stoll led the team in digs with 15 and also finished with 34 assists. 

UP NEXT:

Madonna is back in action on Tuesday, September 17th as they travel to Alma, Mich. to take on division 3 opponent Alma College. The match is set to start at 6:30 PM. 


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