FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 11-ranked Indiana Tech men's volleyball team ended the 2021 regular season on a high note as they swept Siena Heights University (25-20, 26-24, 25-19) Thursday evening inside the Schaefer Center.
 
How it Happened

• Tech got out to a 7-1 lead in the first set to force an early timeout from the Saints and never looked back as they led wire-to-wire in the opening set. Siena Heights used a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 15-14, but Tech responded with a 5-1 run to hold the lead before eventually taking the set 25-20.
• The Saints came out with the momentum in the second as they took a 10-4 lead to start and used a 6-0 spurt to make it a 17-7 game. The Warriors would not go down quietly though, and started to chip away at the deficit with a 4-0 run that put them down just 22-20. The visitors took the next two points to get to set point, but the Orange and Black responded with a 6-0 spurt to snatch the 2-0 lead.
• The third set saw the Saints control the action early with an 11-7 lead, but a 5-0 run from the Warriors put them up 12-11. Tech grew the lead to 19-14 and finished out the match with a 3-0 run and a block from Chase Christiansen to complete the sweep.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Daynte Stewart and Mason Milan had 10 kills each with the former adding three blocks and five digs while the latter had eight digs.
• Brandon Jones dished out 31 assists while Joey Hermes had 10 digs and two aces.
• Chase Christiansen had five solo blocks and seven in all.

 
Tech (15-4, 10-2 WHAC) has secured a top-two seed in next weekend's WHAC Tournament, which will be hosted by the regular season champion that will be determined Saturday.