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Roberts/Streuer
3
Winner Niagara NIA 6-10, 5-1
0
Siena SIE 7-9, 2-4
Winner
Niagara NIA
6-10, 5-1
3
Final
0
Siena SIE
7-9, 2-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Niagara NIA 27 25 25 (3)
Siena SIE 25 19 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

NU Sweeps Siena, Extends Winning Streak To Five Matches

Match 16
SCORE Niagara 3 – Siena 0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-19)
RECORDS Niagara (6-10, 5-1 MAAC) – Siena (7-9, 2-4 MAAC)
LOCATION Alumni Recreation Center
 
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles won their fifth straight match, sweeping Siena, 3-0, on Saturday. This is Niagara's longest winning streak since 2017, when NU won six straight matches.

Match Summary
First Set
  • The first set was a back and forth affair between the Purple Eagles and the Saints. Over the course of the set, the score was tied 17 times and the lead changed 18 times.
  • With the score tied 18-18 late in the set, two straight kills from Caroline Leitch put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 20-18.
  • NU was ahead, 21-19, before the Saints went on a 4-0 run to take the lead, 23-21.
  • Niagara tied the score and then took the lead, 25-24. The Saint quickly tied the score, 25-25, but kills from Leitch and Jaycie Roberts scored the winning points for the Purple Eagles.
Second Set
  • The Saints took a 5-1 lead to open the second set, but NU scored four straight points, including two kills from Mary Redl, to tie the score, 5-5.
  • Siena once again had the lead, 13-12, but Niagara went on a 6-0 run to get ahead of the Saints, 18-13.
  • Niagara extended its lead, 21-14, after scoring three consecutive points.
  • The Saints came within five points of the Purple Eagles twice, but a kill from Taylor Allen won the set for Niagara, 25-19.
Third Set
  • Siena took a 3-1 lead, but Niagara scored four straight points, including kills from Redl and Allen and an ace from Leitch, to take the lead, 5-3.
  • The Purple Eagles and the Saint exchanged points before Niagara began to pull away, taking a 15-12 lead.
  • Niagara led, 20-15, before the Saints scored two straight points to come within three points of NU, 20-17, but kills from Jada Carrol and Redl put the Purple Eagles ahead by five, 22-17.
  • The Purple Eagles allowed the Saints just two more points. NU won the set, 25-19, to earn its second straight sweep.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Roberts recorded her 10th double-double of the season with a team-high 14 kills and 19 digs.
  • Leitch added 12 kills and Redl had 10 kills.
  • Leitch led the team in total blocks with four and in aces with two.
  • Jessics Streuer had a team-high 39 assists.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles face the Marist Red Foxes on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 12:00 p.m.

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