The Canisius College volleyball team wasn't able to win the close sets on Sunday, losing in four sets at St. Francis (N.Y.) in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. The Golden Griffins lost 22-25, 25-7, 23-25, 27-29 and are now 1-3 on the season.

Sophomore Samantha Good had a season-high 20 kills, while hitting a career-high .643 in the match to go along with five blocks. Fellow middle hitter Layne Adams matched her career high with 13 kills to go along with five blocks while sophomore Emily Elek had a career-high eight kills. Junior Janelle Davis led the team with 43 assists while sophomore Allyson Severyn had 15 digs.

"For as encouraged as we were after our play during the opening three matches, today was the complete opposite," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "Outside of the second set, not only didn't we execute well, but we didn't show any character or get any leadership on the court. That needs to change for us to be successful this season."

St. Francis jumped out to a big lead in the first match, going up 18-9 before Canisius made its run. The Griffs got as close as 23-22 after an ace from Severyn, but the Terriers won the last two points to hang on for the first set. Canisius dominated the second set, closing out the set by winning 13 of the final 16 points. The Griffs had 15 kills and zero attack errors in the set to even the match at one set apiece.

The teams played two close sets to end the match, as neither team held more than a three-point lead in the third set. The score was tied at 18-18 when the Terriers won four of five points to go up 22-19. The Griffs responded by winning three consecutive points - getting three straight kills from Good to tie the match at 22-22. The Terriers won the next two points and after another kill from Good staved off one set point, St. Francis took a 2-1 lead in the match on a kill from Christina Perez.

St. Francis had a 23-20 lead in the fourth set before the Griffs won four straight points - including a kill from Good, block from Good and freshman Roxanne Hernandez and kill from senior Renee Lettow to take a 24-23 lead. St. Francis would fight off two Canisius set points and eventually won the match on its third match point.

Canisius returns to the court for four matches at the Radford Invitational next weekend in Radford, Va. The Griffs start play against Davidson on Friday, with match time set for 3 p.m.

Match Notes: St. Francis defeated Canisius for the first time in four all-time meetings... Good had 20 kills in a match for the second time in her career, posting 21 kills against Siena on Oct. 4, 2009... The .643 attack percentage for the sophomore ranks as the fifth-highest in program history in a single match... The 13 service errors were the most by the Griffs since they had 16 at Iona on Sept. 23, 2007... Adams also had 13 kills against Manhattan on Oct. 17, 2009... Elek had eight kills on Sunday, matching her total from the first three matches combined... Canisius held a 10.5 to 3.5 lead in blocks, 61 to 50 edge in digs and .363 to .204 lead in attack percentage in the match... The .363 attack percentage for the Griffs was the highest in a loss in the last eight seasons.