The Canisius College volleyball team lost its first match in the Best Western Falcon Plaza Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday night. SIU-Edwardsville defeated the Golden Griffins 25-22, 25-27, 25-19, 25-23 as Canisius is now 4-3 on the season.

Three Golden Griffins reached double-digits in kills on the night, led by 17 kills from sophomore Emily Elek, who posted a double-double as she also had 14 digs. Senior Danielle Brawn and junior Samantha Good each had 11 kills, with Good adding four blocks. Junior Allyson Severyn had a team-high 21 digs while senior Janelle Davis had 42 assists and eight digs.

The teams played a tightly contested first set, as no team held more than a two-point lead until late in the set. The Cougars went up 14-12, but the Griffs responded with a 5-2 run to take the lead on a kill from senior Layne Adams. With the score tied at 19-19, SIU-Edwardsville scored two quick points, getting a kill and service ace, to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish and won the first set.

Canisius responded by winning the first four points of the second set, but the Cougars would fight back into the set and take an 11-9 lead. With the score tied at 14-14, Canisius scored three straight points to take a 17-14 lead. During the three straight points, the Griffs used a kill from Brawn, block from sophomore Jessica Warner and Good and a kill from Good to take the three-point lead. However, SIU-Edwardsville fought off two set points and eventually took a 25-24 lead to get a set point of its own. The Griffs then won three straight points, capped by a kill from Elek to tie the match at one set apiece.

SIU-Edwardsville came right back, winning the first three points of the third set en route to building a 17-6 lead, a lead the Canisius couldn't overcome as the Cougars took a 2-1 lead in the match. The Cougars pulled away midway through the fourth set, turning a 13-11 Canisius lead into a 19-14 advantage as SIU-Edwardsville went on an 8-1 run. The Griffs would stave off two match points, but the Cougars clinched the win on their third match point.

Canisius plays two matches on Saturday, taking on Michigan State (1 p.m.) and Bowling Green (5:30 p.m.).

Notes: Canisius has gone to extra points in four sets in the last four matches... Canisius and SIU-Edwardsville met for the first time... Brawn extended her streak of consecutive matches with double-digit kills to nine... Sophomore Jessica Warner had a career-high 10 digs. Warner came into the match with eight digs on the season... The double-double was the second of the season for Elek and fourth of her career... Davis now has 19 matches in her career with 40-plus assists... Severyn now has 33 matches of 20-plus digs in her career... Good has four or more blocks in nine of the last 14 matches and 28 times overall.