After falling behind 2-0 in the match, Canisius volleyball posted three-straight set wins to complete its comeback bid over Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foe, Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon. With the win Canisius improves to 7-18 overall and 5-11, while Quinnipiac drops to 19-11 and 11-6 in conference action.

The Bobcats opened up fast in the contest, recording set wins in the first two frames, 25-16 and 25-17, as the Griffs headed to the intermission down, 2-0.

However Canisius battled back, reeling off three-straight set wins, 25-23,  25-23 and 16-14, to stun the second-place Bobcats, 3-2.

On a day that the team celebrated its three seniors, all-three players proved to have key contributions. Katlyn Tyler and Jacklyn Malusa led the way offensively, with 16 kills and 13 kills, respectively. Freshman Carly Shifflet also recorded double-figure kills with 11.

Meanwhile fellow senior Gabrielle Vetere recorded a career-match in her final home contest, recording a career-high seven kills and two blocks to aid the Canisius effort.

Cassidy Ceriani posted her 14th double-double of the season, as she recorded 45 assists and 13 digs, while Tyler led the way with 20 digs  as she recorded her own double-double.

Quinnipiac had five players reach double-digits in kills with Natalie Alechko pacing the team. Freshman Maria Pansari had 50 assists, while Alechko also led in digs with 14.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH VAZQUEZ:
"After the first two sets I changed the lineup a bit," head coach Lenika Vazquez said. "When Carly came in she lit a fire. Then i put Vetere in the middle. I have not done that and left her in an entire match this season. I swear that young woman just put it all out there. Whatever she had, she gave it to her teammates and then some and it made a huge impact."

"Defense is what won the match for us today," Vazquez said. "We out dug them and out blocked them. They had a stellar offensive performance. They had a higher hitting percentage than us, but at the same time we showed a lot of grit and when we needed to finiish balls we finished them."

GAME NOTES:
• Canisius bests Quinnipiac in the 12th meeting between the two teams, as Canisius now leads 11-1.
• Canisius is a perfect 4-0 against Quinnipiac when playing at the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Today's match was first time Canisius has won a match when trailing 2-0 since beating Fairfield at home Oct. 13, 2012.
• Gabrielle Vetere set a new career-high in kills in a match with seven on her senior day.
• Canisius is now 4-1 in five-set matches this season, and have won three five-set matches at home.
• Katlyn Tyler was one dig shy of her career-high with 20 in the match.

NEXT UP:
While the Griffs have officially wrapped up its home schedule, the Blue and Gold will head out on the road, looking to play the role of spoiler, for two final matches. Canisius plays Iona on Nov. 12 and Manhattan on Nov. 13, both matches at 1 p.m.