Lourdes University's men's volleyball team earned its second consecutive win to begin the 2015 season on Tuesday evening as the Gray Wolves swept Siena Heights 25-17, 25-18, 25-23 in non-conference action at the SHU Fieldhouse in Adrian, Mich.
 
"I thought we did a good job of taking care of business tonight," head coach Greg Reitz stated after the match.  "We saw some things that we can continue to work on and can be a little crisper as we move forward.  We started well both serving and hitting, but we need to do a better job on defense."
 
The Gray Wolves hit .315 for the match with Jo'Lon Clark (Compton, Calif./Long Beach Poly H.S.) and Frank Craig (Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood H.S.) each registering 14 kills.  Clark hit .458 for the match and added a team-high eight digs as well as five aces.  Amaury Miranda (Naranjito, P.R./Luis Munoz Marin H.S.) handed out 32 assists in the win while Julian Rivera (Bayamon, P.R./Wesleyan Academy) tallied five blocks and hit .545 with six kills.
 
After Lourdes surrendered the first point of the match, the Gray Wolves tallied the next six points, four via Clark aces.  The early run proved to be the difference in the opening set as neither team would score more than two consecutive points the rest of the way.  Lourdes was efficient in the first set, swinging at a .435 clip.
 
Trailing 3-2 in the second set, Lourdes went on a 10-4 run to take control.  The Saints would pull back within one, 16-15, and trailed just 20-18 before the Gray Wolves scored the final five points of the set.
 
Siena Heights took the early lead in the third, 8-4, before the Gray Wolves took advantage of five straight attack errors by the Saints to forge in front.  The set stayed tight the rest of the way when, tied at 22, Lourdes registered kills from Craig and Clark before an Eric Ubior (Guaynabo, P.R./Wesleyan Academy) kills ended the match.
 
Tyler Hubbard-Neil led Siena Heights (1-2) with nine kills while hitting .692 and added six digs.  Arthur Mattje Gwoszdz handed out 27 assists.
 
Lourdes tallied seven aces in the match without surrendering one defensively.
 
Lourdes (2-0) will return to Great Lakes Conference play on Thursday evening, continuing its six-match road trip in five days.  The Gray Wolves will face Saint Xavier in an 8 p.m. EST contest at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill.