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Volleyball Opens MAAC Road Schedule with Sweep of Rider

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Volleyball Opens MAAC Road Schedule with Sweep of Rider

The Canisius College volleyball team started its conference road schedule by carrying over its momentum from last weekend's conference matches as the Golden Griffins defeated Rider University 25-19, 25-21, 25-16. The Golden Griffins improve to 8-4 overall and are 3-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the first time in program history.

Two Golden Griffins had double-doubles for the second consecutive match. Senior Morgan Ammons led Canisius with 13 kills and also had 10 digs while freshman Janelle Davis had 26 assists and 10 digs. Sophomore Renee Lettow had nine kills and 10 digs while senior Sarah Podlesh led the team with 13 digs.

“Today was a good bounce back performance for us after Thursday's match,” Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. “You can never take conference road matches for granted, so this was a quality win.”

Canisius broke open the first set by winning nine of 11 points, turning an 11-9 deficit into an 18-13 lead. During the run, freshman Layne Adams and senior Brittany Gerde each had two kills. The Broncs came back by winning three consecutive points, but would get no closer than two points in the set.

Canisius took control midway through the second set as well, winning eight of 11 points to break up a 10-10 tie. The Griffs got two kills from Ammons during the stretch, who then served four consecutive points to give Canisius an 18-13 lead. Rider cut the Canisius lead to two points once again, but never got any closer.

Canisius had little trouble in the third set, only trailing after Rider won the first point. The Griffs went on an 8-2 run, capped by a kill from Lettow to go up 19-9 and closed out the match comfortably.

Lacey Johnson led Rider (7-6, 0-3) with 12 kills to go along with 14 digs. Kristy Love hit .875 by recording seven kills on eight attempts. Amy Jeary led all players with 22 digs.

Canisius returns to the court on Sunday, when the Golden Griffins take on Loyola. Match time is set for 2 p.m.

Match Notes: Canisius is 4-0 in road matches this season... Canisius has won the last five matches against Rider, including the last 11 sets... Freshman Danielle Brawn recorded her first career kill in the match... Ammons has led Canisius or tied for the team lead in kills for the ninth time in 2008... Davis had her fourth double-double of the season... Canisius held Rider to an attack percentage under .130 in all three sets... Canisius had four players with double-digit digs in back-to-back matches.

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Players Mentioned

Layne Adams

#13 Layne Adams

MH
6' 0"
Freshman
Morgan Ammons

#7 Morgan Ammons

OH
5' 11"
Senior
Danielle Brawn

#1 Danielle Brawn

OH/RS
5' 9"
Freshman
Renee Lettow

#2 Renee Lettow

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Sarah Podlesh

#3 Sarah Podlesh

DS
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Layne Adams

#13 Layne Adams

6' 0"
Freshman
MH
Morgan Ammons

#7 Morgan Ammons

5' 11"
Senior
OH
Danielle Brawn

#1 Danielle Brawn

5' 9"
Freshman
OH/RS
Renee Lettow

#2 Renee Lettow

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Sarah Podlesh

#3 Sarah Podlesh

5' 7"
Senior
DS