The Canisius volleyball team bounced back with a four-set win over Manhattan College in the Koessler Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Griffins won 28-26, 16-25, 25-16, 27-25 and ended the Jaspers' six-match winning streak.

Four Golden Griffins had at least 12 kills on the day, led by the ninth double-double (14 kills, 17 digs) of the year from junior Rachel Kline. Fellow junior Grace Streicher also had a double-double with 45 assists and 10 digs.

Junior Lauren Siebert added 12 kills and six blocks, as Canisius had 12 team blocks on the day. Sophomore Jacklyn Malusa posted 13 kills while sophomore Katlyn Tyler had 12 kills and five blocks.

“That was a really emotional match today, and we kind of lost our way in that second set,” Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. “I'm proud of the way we regrouped multiple times throughout this match and a number of people stepped up at various points.”

The first set featured 19 ties and nine lead changes. Manhattan won the first three points of the match, but neither team would lead by more than two points the rest of the way. A kill from Siebert fought off a set point and made it 25-25. After the teams traded sideouts, kills from Streicher and Tyler put the set away.

After Manhattan (14-9, 7-4 MAAC) easily won the second set, Canisius returned the favor in the third set as the Griffs scored the first four points and built a quick 8-1 lead. The Griffs hit a match-high .357 in the set and also had four blocks as they never trailed en route to going up 2-1 in the match.

Canisius appeared to be on its way to closing out the match as the Griffs held a 24-19 lead. Manhattan staved off five match points to make it 24-24. The teams traded sideouts, as Kline came up with three kills on the final four points to give Canisius the win.

Malia McGuinness led all players with 24 kills to go along with 12 digs. Jade Gray had 52 assists and 14 digs. Claire Van Dyk also had a double-doubule with 15 kills and 14 digs.   

Canisius (6-14, 6-5 MAAC) wraps up the weekend against Iona College on Sunday afternoon in the program's annual “Dig Pink” contest. All fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match, which starts at 1 p.m. in the KAC.

Notes: Canisius defeats Manhattan for the seventh time in the last nine years in the KAC… Canisius had 10 or more blocks for the sixth time this season… Canisius improved to 6-2 this season in sets that go extra points… Four Golden Griffins posted at least 12 kills for the first time since Oct. 21, 2012 against Marist… Malusa matched her season high (Oct. 12 at Manhattan) with the 13 kills… Tyler has at least 12 kills in four of the last five matches… The six blocks from Siebert matched her season high (Sept. 5 vs. Montana State).