NIAGARA UNIV. — The Niagara University volleyball team fell in straight sets to the Siena Saints on Sunday.
Siena held control early in the first set, getting their lead to 4-0 after a few kills by Vasovic. The Purple Eagles continued to battle throughout the course of the set, in which they minimized a 20-13 lead to 22-18. After a couple kills by Matheis to get the Purple Eagles into contention, a service error would occur, giving the Saints the first set 25-21. Siena continued to hold control at the start of the second set, taking a 6-1 powered by multiple kills, all assisted by Howell. The Purple Eagles would progress through the set trading points back and forth with the Saints. Siena held on winning the second set 25-17. Niagara took a demanding 9-0 lead to start the third set, anchored by a couple kills from Leitch, as well as some attack errors on Siena. In an intense outing, that saw seven tied scores and three lead changes, the Saints would close out the set and match, with a 28-26 victory. Niagara and Siena went back and forth late in the set, from a score of 20-20, until the victor, Siena prevailed.
Head Coach Vilis Ozols said, “Siena came out very strong today and I thought we came out a little slower with an emotional lag after yesterday’s tough loss. Technically they executed both their in-system and out-of-system offense more effectively than we were able to.”
Niagara will continue its homestretch with a match against Canisius at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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