The Canisius College volleyball team was swept in both of its matches at the Hofstra/Asics Invitational on Saturday, in Hempstead, N.Y. The Golden Griffins lost the first match of the day to Missouri State, falling 25-16, 25-10 and 25-15 and fell 25-23, 25-14 and 25-19 to Texas State in the second match. Canisius is now 1-2 on the season.

Sophomore Samantha Good led the team in kills in both matches, recording 11 kills against Texas State and 10 kills against Missouri State en route to being named to the all-Tournament Team. Sophomore Allyson Severyn led the Griffs with 13 kills in the first match and 15 kills against Texas State while freshman Sydney Palka had 49 assists on the day.

"The two teams we played today are probably the best we will see all season, as they will be in or near the top 50 in the RPI," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "The perseverance we showed in the second match against a team of similar talent to the first match was more than encouraging. Our freshmen and whole team grew up emotionally today.

In the first set against Texas State, the teams went back and forth as the Bobcats took an early 4-1 lead, but the Griffs responded with an 11-5 run - getting two aces from Palka and two kills from senior Renee Lettow during the stretch. The Griffs maintained that lead and were up 19-16 before Texas State scored four straight points and eventually went ahead 22-20. Canisius bounced back with two straight points, including a block from Good and senior Jasmine Brennan to tie the match at 22-22. The teams exchanged points to tie at 23-23, but the Bobcats won the last two points to take the first set.

Texas State took the lead in the second set and never looked back to take the 2-0 lead in the match. In the third set, Canisius jumped out to an early 8-2 lead behind two more aces from Palka and three kills from Good. Texas State would answer right back and used a 12-4 run to take a 14-12 lead. The Griffs were never able to regain the lead as the Bobcats closed out the match.

In the first match of the day, Canisius used three straight kills - one from Brennan and two from junior Layne Adams to pull within 16-15 in the first set against Missouri State. The Bears then won four straight points to break the first set open and won nine of the last 10 to take the first set.

After Missouri State cruised to a second-set win, the teams played a third set similar to the first set. The Griffs were down 13-12 midway through the third set after a Missouri State service error. The Bears then would win five straight points to take command and eventually close out the match.

Canisius closes out play on the weekend with a match at St. Francis (N.Y.) on Sunday. Match time is set for 1 p.m.

Match Notes: Missouri State and Texas State were each first-time opponents for Canisius... Good had double-digit kills in all three matches on the weekend and now has 16 matches with double-digit kills in her career... Severyn now has double-digit digs in 30 of 32 matches in her career... Brennan had her first career assist in the match against Missouri State... Palka had four aces against Texas State after recording four aces against Hofstra on Friday.