The Canisius College volleyball team lost its final match in four sets in the Canisius/Niagara Invitational in the Koessler Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. Bucknell defeated Canisius 25-22, 25-27, 25-19, 25-22 as the Golden Griffins fall to 4-7 on the season.

Junior Layne Adams had nine kills and zero errors on 16 attack attempts for a .562 attack percentage to go along with three blocks in the match. Sophomore Emily Elek had 15 kills while senior Renee Lettow added 12 kills. Junior Janelle Davis had 26 digs and seven kills on 13 swings while sophomore libero Allyson Severyn had 21 digs and seven assists.

"We weren't able to match our energy level from the two wins that we had on Friday," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "Combining that with the fact we had to play without one of our top players, it was a tough match for us today."

Canisius held an early lead in the first set, going up 7-3, before the Bison made a 9-3 run to take a 17-14 lead. Canisius battled back into the set, getting as close as one point on two occasions, but Bucknell (2-6) never relinquished the lead en route to the three-point win.

The Griffs jumped out to an early lead for the second straight set, going up 9-3 after a Bucknell attack error. The Bison would go on another run, using a 12-4 run to take a 15-13 lead. The Griffs responded and tied the set at five separate occasions, before taking a 22-21 lead on a kill from Elek. The Bisons had a set point at 24-23 before the Griffs scored two straight points, including a block from Elek and Adams to take a 25-24 lead. Canisius eventually won the set on a Bucknell attack error.

After Bucknell easily won the third set, the Bison appeared to be cruising to the four-set win, going up 6-1 early in the set and held a 18-12 lead. The Griffs then won eight straight points on the serve of freshman Jessica Warner to take a 20-18 lead after a kill from senior Jasmine Brennan. The Bison didn't fold as Bucknell won six of the next seven points to take a 24-21 lead and win the set on a kill from Ragin Jackson.

Canisius opens conference play next weekend when the Golden Griffins play two MAAC games on the road. The weekend starts at Siena on Saturday, with match time set for 2 p.m.

Match Notes: Elek was named to the All-Tournament Team after hitting .305 with 3.70 kills per set in the three matches... Adams has 16 kills and one error on 25 attack percentage in the last two matches... Canisius and Bucknell met for the 10^th time and the Bison now lead the series 8-2... Davis is hitting .511 in the last six matches... The 21 digs for Severyn were the most for the sophomore in the last five matches and the third time she's topped 20 digs this season... Elek has double-digit kills in three of the last six matches... Freshman Lindsay Hanggi has been perfect on service receptions (27-for-27) in the last four matches... Brennan had a season-high six kills on the day and has nine blocks in the last three matches... Canisius outhit its opponent in a loss for the second time this season.