AMHERST, N.Y. - The Canisius College volleyball team lost 25-22, 25-23 and 25-18 to the University at Buffalo at Alumni Arena on Wednesday night. The Golden Griffins are now 6-8 on the season.

Senior Renee Lettow and sophomore Samantha Good led the team with seven kills apiece. Junior Layne Adams and Good each had three blocks. Junior Janelle Davis led the team with 15 assists and seven digs.

"We didn't carry over our quality of play from the two wins last weekend. That's what disappoints me the most today," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "It wasn't only the result of this match that bothers me, but our energy and effort. We need to correct that in time for our matches this weekend."

Buffalo (12-4) jumped out of the gates early, winning the first two points and going up by as many as six points at 13-7. The Griffs came back on an 8-1 run to take a 15-14 lead, getting two kills from Emily Elek and three blocks during the run. Buffalo responded with a 6-1 run, taking a 20-16 lead on a Canisius error. The Griffs would tie the match at 22-22 after a Buffalo error, but the Bulls won the final three points to close out the set.

Canisius held the lead for the first half of the second set, building a 16-12 lead on a Buffalo attack error. The Griffs then committed four straight errors, letting Buffalo take a 17-16 lead. The Bulls extended their lead to 22-18, but Canisius won four straight points - getting a kill and service ace from Davis and two kills from Good to tie the match at 22-22. The Bulls would win the next two points, including a service ace off the tape to take a 24-22 lead. After a Buffalo service error made it 24-23, the Bulls got a kill from Kristin Bignell to take the second set and a 2-0 lead in the match.

Buffalo won the first point and never relinquished the lead in the third set. The Griffs would tie the set at 10-10 on a Buffalo error, but the Bulls responded with three straight points to take a 13-10 lead and never let Canisius get closer than two points the rest of the way.

Canisius returns home for two matches this weekend at the Koessler Athletic Center. The Golden Griffins take on Loyola on Saturday, and Rider on Sunday, with match time set for 2 p.m. on each day.

Match Notes: Canisius and Buffalo met for the 61st time, with the Bulls standing as the second-most common opponent in program history behind Niagara... The teams have split their last four meetings... Lettow had two or fewer errors for the fourth time in the last six matches... Adams extended her streak of consecutive matches with at least three blocks to six matches and has 11 matches with at least three blocks in 2010... Good has at least two blocks in 12 of the 13 matches she's played in this season.