LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Volleyball program saw their season come to an end in the MAAC Semifinals on Friday afternoon, as the Green and Gold fell to the top-seeded Fairfield Stags by a final score of 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 18-25, 22-25) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
 
Graduate student Emily Wunder finished her collegiate career with a 15 kill effort, while sophomore Sara Wagner finished with 12 kills and seven digs. Junior Hailey Hinkel added a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. Sophomore Ece Emrullah also finished with double-digit kills with 10, with classmate Claire Isaksen the quarterback of the offense with 42 assists and 12 digs for a double-double as well. Senior Gracie Halley totaled 16 digs.
 
Recently named MAAC Player of the Year KJ Johnson had a standout performance, putting up 20 kills and 12 digs for a double-double. Sabria Cooper was the other Stag in double figures with 10 kills, while libero Kyla Berg led all players in the match with 18 digs.
 
The match was tightly contested throughout the match, with 25 total ties and 14 different lead changes. Fairfield won the battle in set one, as they turned a 17-16 lead midway through the set into a 22-17 lead toward the end of the set. The cushion the Stags created helped them to their 25-21 win in the opening frame.
 
Siena fought back with a strong 25-18 win in set two. Wunder and Wagner were both key for the Green and Gold, as both approached double-digits at that point. The Saints finished the set strong, putting up a 5-0 run to take the 25-18 lead.
 
That ended up as the lone set Siena would take, as Fairfield flipped the script with a 25-18 win of their own in the third set. With the Stags up 2-1 in the match, Siena battled in the fourth. As the score stood 17-all, a call in favor of the Saints was reversed after a coaches' challenge and awarded to Fairfield. The Stags rode the momentum to a 25-22 win, sealing their spot in the MAAC Championship on Saturday afternoon.
 
Siena finishes their season with a 13-17 overall record, and 10-8 mark in the MAAC. The 13 wins are a six-win improvement from 2021 under new head coach Simone Asque. The Saints also earned their first All-MAAC selections for the first time since 2017, with their season highlighted by an eight-match win streak in MAAC play.