After losing the first two sets, the Canisius College volleyball team rallied to win the next three and complete the come-from-behind win over the Loyola Greyhounds in the Koessler Athletic Center on Saturday. The Golden Griffins won 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19 and 15-12 to improve to 7-8 overall and 3-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Junior Layne Adams led the Griffs with a career-high 14 kills to go along with four blocks. Sophomore Samantha Good had 13 kills and four blocks while senior Jasmine Brennan added five kills and a career-high five blocks. Senior Renee Lettow had 12 kills. Junior Janelle Davis had a double-double with 34 assists and 14 digs while sophomore Allyson Severyn had a match-high 25 digs.

"Any time you come from two sets down and get a win, that is a character win for your team. It shows you can never count us out," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "Loyola played very well in the first two sets and once we found a way to win the third set, the momentum came to our side and we rode that to the victory."

Loyola (5-11, 0-3 MAAC) controlled the first two sets, combining for 28 kills and just four errors in the set to take the 2-0 lead in the match. Senior Nina Camaioni had nine kills on 16 swings for the Greyhounds in the first two sets.

The Griffs used a four-point run midway through the third set to turn a 12-12 tie into a 16-12 lead. Loyola tried to climb back into the set late, winning three straight points to make it 24-23. The Griffs then used a kill from Adams to win the set.

Canisius easily won the fourth set, breaking it open early with a 9-2 run, highlighted by two service aces from from freshman Jessica Warner. The Griffs never let the Greyounds get closer than three points the rest of the way and forced the decisive fifth set.

Canisius won the first three points in the fifth set on a kill from Good, service ace from Davis and block from Good and Lettow. The Greyhounds battled back to take a 6-5 lead on back-to-back kills from Nicole Sarby. The Griffs then scored five of the next six points to go up 10-7 on a kill from Adams. With the score 12-11, the Griffs used a kill from Good and kill from Brennan to force match point. After a Loyola kill, Good had another kill to complete the victory.

Camaioni led all players with 22 kills to go along with 10 digs. Brittany Born led Loyola with 21 digs while Aubrey Kirven led all players with 49 assists.

Canisius concludes the weekend against Rider on Sunday, with match time in the Koessler Athletic Center set for 2 p.m.

Match Notes: Canisius starts 3-0 in the MAAC for the second time in the last three seasons... Canisius rallies from a 2-0 deficit for the first time since Sept. 21, 2008, against Marist in the Koessler Athletic Center... Canisius defeated Loyola for the second time in the last three years in the KAC... Canisius improves to 24-11 in its last 35 MAAC matches when recording 10 or more team blocks... Canisius is now 13-4 in its last 17 five-set matches... Lettow is 48-for-49 on service receptions in the last three matches... Davis had her second double-double of the season... The 16 assists for freshman Sydney Palka are the most since she had 25 against Texas State on Aug. 28... Severyn's 25 digs are a season-high... Warner had a career-high two service aces off the bench... Adams had three or more blocks for the seventh consecutive match... Good had 13 or more kills for the fifth time this season and third time in the last five matches.