The Canisius College volleyball team rallied from a two-sets-to-one deficit and defeated Siena College in five sets at the Alumni Recreation Center on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins won 25-18, 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-10 to improve to 7-10 overall and 2-4 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Senior Danielle Brawn led Canisius with 19 kills while senior Janelle Davis had her second straight double-double with 43 assists and 13 digs. Junior Samantha Good had nine kills and five blocks while senior Layne Adams had eight kills and three blocks. Junior Allyson Severyn totaled a match-high 26 digs while sophomore Emily Elek had seven kills and seven digs in the fourth and fifth sets.

"We got pushed by Siena today, and it was great to see our team push back," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "We were finally able to get a five-set win, and this truly was a collective team effort."

Canisius came out on fire, getting eight kills on its first 11 attack attempts of the match as the Golden Griffins raced out to a 13-5 lead. After the Saints won three of four points to make it 14-8, the Griffs got two kills from Good, along with a service ace from the junior, to regain the eight-point lead. Canisius didn't let Siena get closer than six points the rest of the way as the Griffs took the opening set.  

Siena responded by taking a 17-11 lead in the second set. Canisius battled back with a 7-1 run, which featured two kills from Brawn and a service ace from Severyn, to tie the set at 18-18. The Saints came back by winning three straight points and opened up a 23-20 lead. Canisius then won three straight points of its own, capped by a service ace from Good, to even the score at 23-23. After calling a timeout, Siena would win the final two points of the set to even the match.

Siena won the first three points and never trailed in the third set. The Saints built a 19-12 lead before Canisius fought its way back into the set. The Griffs used a 7-1 run to cut the Siena lead to 21-19 after a kill from senior Layne Adams. The Saints then won four of the last five points to take the third set and go up 2-1 in the match.

Canisius built an early fourth-set lead, going up 9-6 on a service ace from Severyn. The Griffs got four kills early in the set off the bench from Elek. The teams stayed close for the rest of the set, which featured 16 ties and six lead changes. With the score tied at 22-22, the Griffs scored the final three points, including kills from Elek and Brawn, to force a fifth set.

Canisius went up 9-7 in the fifth set on a kill from Adams, but the Saints then won three straight points to go up 10-9 on a service ace. Canisius then won the final six points of the set, which included four straight Siena attack errors, to win the match.

Taylor Akana led Siena (4-11, 2-5 MAAC) with a match-high 28 kills on 68 attempts, to go along with 21 digs. Colleen Ahearn had 12 kills and six blocks while Jacqueline Skeen had 10 kills.

Canisius concludes the weekend road trip on Sunday, when the Golden Griffins play at Marist. Game time at the McCann Center is set for 2 p.m.

Notes: Canisius won for the first time in five sets this season, ending a five-match losing streak in five-set matches... Canisius won for the second consecutive year in Loudonville after ending a seven-match losing streak at the Alumni Recreation Center in 2010... The double-double for Davis was the 24^th of her career... Brawn has double-digit kills in 17 of the last 19 matches... Severyn had two service aces for the second time in three matches... The eight kills for sophomore Jessica Warner were the most since she had 12 against Kent State on Sept. 13... Adams had three or more blocks for the sixth time in eight matches... Good had five blocks for the third time in five matches.