Playing match seven of a nine-match road trip, Lourdes returned to Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play on Wednesday evening, dropping a 25-15, 25-23, 25-13 decision to Siena Heights inside the SHU Fieldhouse in Adrian, Mich.
 
The Gray Wolves were limited to an .070 hitting night offensively while the Saints committed just 10 total attack errors on the way to a .270 hitting percentage.
 
"We struggled to find our rhythm tonight and they took advantage of it," head coach Greg Reitz said afterwards.
 
Seven straight points by Siena Heights early in the opening set allowed the hosts to build a 9-5 lead, an advantage the Saints would not relinquish.  Lourdes held a 16-12 lead in set two before the Saints scored nine of the next 10 points, including six straight to regain the edge.  The Gray Wolves pulled back even at 23, but back-to-back kills by the Saints allowed them to build a 2-0 lead in the match.  Set three saw Lourdes commit 11 offensive miscues as the hosts completed the sweep.
 
Abby Gentile (Blissfield, Mich./Blissfield H.S.) and Vanessa Villarreal (Monroe, Mich./Saint Mary Central Catholic H.S.) paced Lourdes with eight kills each while Katey Stakolich (Parma, Ohio/Normandy H.S.) handed out a team-high 12 assists.
 
Defensively, Alli Plasencio (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic H.S.) tallied 15 digs while Stakolich added nine more. 
 
Autumn Anderson led Siena Heights (6-1, 2-0 WHAC) with 11 kills and hit .310 while Payton Osborne tallied 14 digs.
 
"We will look to figure some things out in our gym tomorrow before we hit the road again this Friday," Reitz concluded.
 
Lourdes (2-5, 0-2) returns to the court on Friday evening, as the Gray Wolves travel to Dearborn, Mich. to face Michigan-Dearborn.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. inside the UMD Fieldhouse.