LOUDONVILLE, NY – After being down 2-0 after the first two sets of the match, the Siena Volleyball team stormed back and fell just short in the fifth in a 3-2 loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats at the UHY Center Saturday.
 
Senior Gracie Halley eclipsed the 1,000 career digs mark in the second set of the match, while Emily Wunder became the second Saints player (Sara Wagner) this season to collect a 20-kill match. Halley ended the match with 16 digs – a match-high for both sides. Wunder also added five blocks on the match, alongside Monet Latunde.
 
Sophomore Ece Emrullah was strong for the Saints offensively, pumping in 11 kills while Wagner (14) and Hailey Hinkel (11) each finished with double-digit digs. For Quinnipiac, Alexandra Tennon and Aryanah Diaz created havoc for the Bobcats as each collected a double-double. Tennon finished with 16 kills and 13 digs, while Diaz finished with 14 kills and 12 digs.
 
Things looked to be all Quinnipiac through the first two sets, as the Bobcats took a 2-0 lead heading into the third set. As the third got moving and settled at a 10-10 score, Siena ripped off an 11-1 run with a hot streak from Wunder to take a 21-11 lead. The Saints closed out the set – which came on a 4-0 run as Wunder smacked two of the four kills to give Siena a 25-13 win.
 
The Green and Gold then dominated the fourth set – as the Saints hit above .300 in each set – their highest marks of the match. Siena tied things at 2-2 after the commanding 25-15 victory in the third set, rolling into a fifth set for the third time this season.
 
Thanks to many early Quinnipiac miscues, Siena jumped to a 5-0 lead in the fifth set. The Saints looked cued up for a possible victory, stretching their lead to a 12-7 lead after a kill from Wagner. From that point, Quinnipiac turned in a 6-0 run – which included four errors from the Saints – and took a 13-12 lead. Despite a kill from Wagner that re-tied the match at 13-13, another error and a kill from Tennon ended the match in favor of the Bobcats, 15-13.

Siena returns to action tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. when they play host to the defending MAAC Champion Fairfield Stags at the UHY Center. The game will be broadcasted and streamed on ESPN3.