LOUDONVILLE, NY – Senior Katarina Nicic led the charge of upperclassmen who would play their final home match of the season in the Alumni Recreation Center, as she collected six kills. However, the Siena Saints would drop the match by a final score of 3-0 to the Rider Broncs. The Saints also honored Camila Davila, Antonija Ivanovic, Julia Burzynski, and Annie Stock as the five played their final home match of their careers.

Siena (2-24, 1-13) saw sophomore Nicole Deobler put up a team-high eight kills, while classmate JoJo Ishida snagged 15 digs. Sophomore Jessica Eblin tossed out 15 assists while getting seven digs as well.

For Rider (14-9, 9-5), Hailey Riede led the way with a match-high 10 kills, hitting .500 on the match. Senior Perry Williams had six kills and six blocks on the afternoon, as the Broncs put up an astounding 15 blocks on the match. Anilee Sher tossed out 23 assists, while Rachelle Runyon dug up 12 digs.

The Saints came out strong in the first set, as they held a lead multiple times, and played the Broncs to an 11-11 score. Then Rider used a 9-0 run to take a commanding lead at 20-11. They would close out the set, winning 25-14 to take a 1-0 lead.

The second set would be the best fought of the afternoon, as both teams hit runs of four or more points to keep things close. Siena used a 4-0 run to take a 22-19 lead late in the set. Just a few points away from a set win, the green and gold would see Rider tie the set at 22-22 before Siena nabbed a point on a Rider attack error for a 23-22 lead. But Rider would grab the last three points of the set, winning 25-23 to take a 2-0 lead.

Siena would struggle in the third set early, creating an early deficit. A 14-0 run opened up an 18-4 lead for Rider. But Siena didn't give up, as they slowly worked their way back within striking distance. The Saints were able to bring the score to 23-18 before Rider finished things off with a pair of points to take the 25-18 win, for the 3-0 match victory.

The Saints return to the floor Wednesday, October 31 when they head to NJIT for a midweek non-conference matchup. First serve is set to go up at 6 p.m.