Volleyball Sweeps Buffalo

Box Score

The Canisius College volleyball team rallied from early deficits in games one and two and dominated game three en route to defeating the University at Buffalo 30-20, 30-27, 30-15 Tuesday night at the Koessler Athletic Center.

Michella Domo (Vancouver, B.C.) had nine kills on 11 attempts for an .818 attack percentage while Brittany Gerde (Cincinnati, Ohio) also had nine kills for Canisius (2-9). Renee Lettow (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Nicole Fafard (East Setauket, N.Y.) each had seven kills while Michelle Godfrey (Tonawanda, N.Y.) had six.

Gerde and Lauren Lackovich (Bloomington, Ill.) each had 17 assists for the Golden Griffins. Mary Curran (West Islip, N.Y.) led the Griffs with two solo blocks and six block assists while Domo had seven block assists as Canisius totaled 12 team blocks in the contest.

”It's nice to celebrate our first significant win of the season. Tonight, we had a great team effort,” Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. “Our challenge now is to carry this momentum into our first conference weekend.”

Buffalo took a 6-3 lead in game one, and the Griffs tied it at 8-8. Then the Griffs tallied seven consecutive points on Lettow's serve to gain control of the game. In game two, Buffalo went up 9-1 and held a 16-11 lead before Canisius went on an 8-2 run to go ahead 19-17. The teams stayed close throughout the rest of the game, but Canisius won four of the last five points to go up two games.

Claudia Neba led all players with 10 kills while Kelsey Lueders had seven kills on 14 attempts for Buffalo (1-12).

Canisius opens MAAC action this weekend with two home matches. The Griffs start their conference schedule on Saturday, when they host Rider at 2 p.m.

Match Notes: The three-game sweep is the first in program history for Canisius... The Griffs have won two of the last three matches between the schools at the Koessler Athletic Center... The eight blocks by Curran were the most by a Canisius player since Mary Boller had nine against Loyola Nov. 16... The 11 team aces were the most since the Griffs had 16 against Saint Peter's Oct. 22.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Boller: MH; 5' 11"; Senior

#8 Mary Curran: MH/RS; 6' 1"; Freshman

#11 Michella Domo: MH; 6' 0"; Freshman

#6 Nicole Fafard: OH; 5' 8"; Junior

#12 Brittany Gerde: S; 6' 0"; Junior

#14 Michelle Godfrey: MH/RS; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#10 Lauren Lackovich: S; 5' 9"; Senior

#2 Renee Lettow: OH; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Mary Boller
: 5' 11"; Senior
: MH

#8 Mary Curran
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: MH/RS

#11 Michella Domo
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: MH

#6 Nicole Fafard
: 5' 8"; Junior
: OH

#12 Brittany Gerde
: 6' 0"; Junior
: S

#14 Michelle Godfrey
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: MH/RS

#10 Lauren Lackovich
: 5' 9"; Senior
: S

#2 Renee Lettow
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: OH