Volleyball Welcomes Fairfield and Quinnipiac For Weekend Slate

The Canisius volleyball program heads into a critical stretch of its season and welcomes a pair of the conference's most competitive squads, as Fairfield and Quinnipiac, come to the KAC on Saturday and Sunday. Match times are slated for 1 p.m., each day.

NOTING THE GRIFFS
• The Blue and Gold come into the weekend with a 4-10 overall record and 2-2 conference mark, after splitting its first MAAC home weekend, last week, besting Siena (3-0) and falling to Marist (3-0).
• The win against the Saints was the first since the 2014 season.
• Claire Leonard continues to lead the team in kills per set, with a season-mark of 2.96 per frame. That average also ranks her third in the conference in that category.
• Sara Wesley has really turned her game up a notch in recent weeks, raising her hitting percentage to a team and conference-leading .338 success-rate.
• Cassidy Ceriani continues to lead the team in assists per set, averaging 8.38 helpers per frame, meanwhile Sofia Lopez Acosta still leads the team in digs per set with a 3.79 mark, despite yielding libero duties to Donnett Hickson, last weekend.
• Wesley continues to be a presence at the net, as she comes into the weekend sporting a 0.75 blocks per set average to lead the team.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST OPPONENTS
• Canisius comes into the contest trailing Fairfield 15-30 in the all-time series.
• The Stags hold slight advantage in the last 10 matches, as the Griffs trail 4-6.
• Quinnipiac's history with Canisius is a much shorter one, spanning just 11 contests. Canisius is 10-1 all-time against the Bobcats.
• Last season proved to be Quinnipiac's best in program history, and tallied its first and only win against Canisius, besting the Griffs 3-0 early in MAAC play.
• Canisius answered back later in the year, upsetting the Bobcats, 3-2 at the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Canisius is 9-1 in the last 10 games against Quinnipiac.

UP NEXT
Following this weekend Canisius readies for a three-match road swing, traveling to face Iona next Saturday and Manhattan on Sunday. Both matches are set for 1 p.m. On Oct. 12, the Griffs have a chance to tally critical points in the Battle of the Bridge series, facing rival Niagara in Lewiston, N.Y.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Cassidy Ceriani: S; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#11 Donnett Hickson: L/DS; 5' 3"; Junior

#15 Sara Wesley: OH; 5' 10"; Junior

#1 Claire Leonard: OH/MB; 6' 0"; Freshman

#2 Sofia Lopez Acosta: L; 5' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Cassidy Ceriani
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: S

#11 Donnett Hickson
: 5' 3"; Junior
: L/DS

#15 Sara Wesley
: 5' 10"; Junior
: OH

#1 Claire Leonard
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: OH/MB

#2 Sofia Lopez Acosta
: 5' 7"; Junior
: L