GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Indiana Tech women's volleyball team fell to Aquinas in straight sets, 25-12, 26-24, 25-16, on Saturday afternoon in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) play at the Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center.
 
The Saints got out to a big lead in the first and never looked back as they started the match on a 12-6 run. The hosts grew their advantage to 18-8 before closing out the set 25-12.
 
The second set went back and forth between the two teams with nine ties and four lead changes. Trailing 13-9, Tech went on a 4-0 run to tie the set up at 13-13. Aquinas would regain the lead at 19-16, only to see the Warriors come right back to tie it up at 19. The Orange and Black took the lead at 23-22 and had a 24-23 advantage, but the hosts scored the next three points to win 26-24 and go up 2-0 in the match.
 
An 8-4 spurt to begin the third gave Aquinas the early advantage and they never relinquished the lead. Tech cut the lead down to 14-11, but that would be as close as they would get as the Saints finished off the sweep with a 25-16 win.
 
Allison Cole led Tech with seven kills and four blocks while Autumn Stokes had 17 assists and eight digs. Madeline MacDonald had 16 digs to round out the Warrior leaders.
 
Tech (12-10, 6-6 WHAC) returns to action Wednesday as they host Lourdes in their "Dig Pink" game. First serve is set for 7 p.m. from the Schaefer Center.