Match 26
SCORE	Niagara 3 – Siena 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-22)
RECORDS	Niagara (12-14, 11-5 MAAC) – Siena (10-16, 5-10 MAAC)
LOCATION	Gallagher Center

 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles volleyball team defeated Siena in straight sets on Sunday to sweep the season series with the Saints and improve to 11-5 in conference play.

Match Summary
First Set

• Niagara got off to a quick start in the first set. Three kills from Caroline Leitch helped NU to a 9-4 lead over the Saints.
• Siena came within one point of the Purple Eagles, 10-9, but NU answered with a 4-0 run, including two kills from Jaycie Roberts, to get back ahead by five, 14-9.
• Siena once again came within striking distance of the Purple Eagles, 14-12, but Niagara scored six straight points to extend its lead, 20-12.
• Niagara held onto the lead for the remainder of the set and won the set, 25-19.

Second Set

• The Purple Eagles and the Saints went back and forth in the second set and NU trailed by one, 6-5, early, but a 4-0 run put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 9-6.
• The Saints came back within one point of the Purple Eagles, 15-14, but Niagara scored three straight points, capped by kills from Grace Hetterscheidt and Leitch, to stay ahead, 18-14.
• Though the Saints came within one point of the Purple Eagles again, 21-20, NU did not relinquish its lead, winning the set, 25-22.  

Third Set

• The third set was a battle between the Purple Eagles and the Saints with eight ties and nine lead changes.
• NU led early, 7-5, before momentum shifted towards the Saints, who scored three straight points to take the lead, 8-5.
• The Purple Eagles trailed by two, 13-11, but five straight points, which included two more kills from Hetterscheidt, put NU back in the lead, 16-13.
• Niagara began to pull away, taking a 20-15 lead over the Saints. Siena came back within two points late, 24-22, but a kill from Hetterscheidt iced the win for the Purple Eagles.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Roberts recorded her 17^th double-double of the season with 14 kills and 14 digs. She led the Purple Eagles in kills.
• Leitch also had a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs.
• Emillie Wright led the team in digs with 16.
• Hetterscheidt added 12 kills.
• Jessica Streuer had a team-high 37 assists.
• Taylor Allen led the Purple Eagles in blocking with three total blocks.

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles close out the regular season next weekend with a pair of matches in the Gallagher Center. NU hosts Quinnipiac for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1:00 p.m. and Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:00 p.m.

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