The Canisius College volleyball team continued its perfect start to the conference schedule with a three-set sweep of the Rider Broncs in the Koessler Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Griffins won 25-14, 25-14, 25-18 to improve to 8-8 overall and 4-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, with the 4-0 start in conference play standing as the first in program history.

Sophomore Emily Elek led all players with 10 kills, hitting .429 on the day. Sophomore Samantha Good added eight kills and three blocks while junior Layne Adams had eight kills and also hit .429 in the match. Sophomore Allyson Severyn led all players with 15 digs while junior Janelle Davis had 25 assists and four kills on six attack attempts.

"It was nice to come back and get a 3-0 win today. We didn't come out flat after Saturday's emotional victory," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "In the past after a big win, we would waste our momentum from the last match and today we didn't do that."

Canisius dominated the first set, winning the first two points and going up by as many as 13 points. Up 12-5 after a kill from Adams, the Griffs won six straight points on the serve of freshman Sydney Palka to go up 18-5. A kill from Elek closed out the set.

Canisius took control with a run midway through the second set. Holding an 8-7 lead, the Griffs won eight of 10 points, getting kills from five different players during the run, to take a 16-9 advantage. Canisius then cruised to the second set win, taking the set on a Rider service error.

Rider (1-12, 0-4 MAAC) stayed close for the majority of the third set, as a kill from Megan Knott cut the Canisius lead to 17-16. After a kill from Lettow, Adams then served four straight points, getting a service ace, kill from Good, block from Lettow and Good, and kill from Lettow to go up 22-16. The Griffs won the match on a Rider attack error.

Knott led the Broncs with nine kills while Amanda Piccolini recorded a match-high 26 assists.

Canisius hits the road next weekend, facing Saint Peter's on Saturday, and Manhattan on Sunday. Match time each day is set for 2 p.m.

Match Notes: Canisius defeats Rider for the ninth consecutive meeting and holds a 16-3 lead in the all-time series... Canisius committed a season-low nine attack errors for the second time this season (Sept. 18 at Siena)... The 11 service aces matched a season-high (11 against Hofstra on Aug. 27)... Canisius hit a season-high .385, the highest in a conference match since Sept. 17, 2006, when the Griffs hit .402 at Marist... The four service aces for Davis tie her career high... Severyn is now 57-for-58 on service receptions during the last three matches... Good had three or more blocks for the sixth time in the last seven matches... Elek posted a career-high in attack percentage and had double-digit kills for the sixth time in 2010... Adams is hitting .403 at home this season... Canisius is 28-10 in the last five seasons in home conference matches.