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Celebration after Match Point vs Manhattan on Oct. 26, 2019
Dean Bogart
0
Manhattan MAN 6-18, 3-8 MAAC
3
Winner Canisius CAN 10-12, 7-3 MAAC
Manhattan MAN
6-18, 3-8 MAAC
0
Final
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Canisius CAN
10-12, 7-3 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Manhattan MAN 19 13 16 (0)
Canisius CAN 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Ends Skid with Sweep of Manhattan

The Canisius volleyball team remained perfect at home and ended a three-match slide with a 3-0 win over Manhattan Saturday afternoon in the Koessler Athletic Center. The Golden Griffins won the contest by scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-16 to move to 10-12 overall and 7-3 in MAAC play. The Jaspers are now 6-18 on the year, falling to 3-8 in conference action.
 
Sophomore Hannah Nelson led the Griffs' offensive attack with eight kills and four aces to go along with six digs in the winning effort. Freshman Ella Loussia chipped in seven kills and two aces, while senior Gabrielle Darnaby added six kills of her own to the winning cause. Canisius ended the match with a season-high 15 service aces, as seven different players in Blue and Gold earned at least one ace. Sophomore Ashley Kekeisen had 22 assists and nine digs, while freshman libero Bree Long ended the day with 19 digs on top of five assists.
 
On the Manhattan side of the court, Erin Hoener posted nine kills at a .615 hitting percentage, while libero Nashally Eleutiza dug 18 balls on the defensive end for the Jaspers.
 
Canisius broke the first set open with an 8-0 run midway through the frame, capped off by an ace from Long. In the second set, the Griffs used an 11-1 run midway through the stanza to open up a 17-5 advantage. In that run, Canisius posted three service aces and took advantage of four Manhattan attack errors, as the visiting Jaspers ended the day hitting .061 as a team. In the third set, Manhattan held a 10-7 lead before Canisius rallied to score 10 of the contest's next 11 points, highlighted by an 8-0 run that propelled the home team to an 19-12 lead. In that 8-0 spurt, the Griffs got three service aces from senior Leah Simmons.
 
The Griffs ended the match with 14 block assists, led by sophomore Camila Vazquez and freshman Camille Vanleer, who each had three to their credit. The Blue and Gold hit .178 as a team in the victory as six different players posted multiple kills in the contest.
 
Head Coach Lenika Vazquez's Postgame Comments
"Coming into this match, I was just looking at past practices and the last few matches where our performance had been, and that drove my decisions today. I did look at the court at one point and thought 'there's a lot of sophomores and freshmen out there right now', but they stepped up to the plate and did a very, very good job for us."
 
Game Notes
• Saturday marked the 38th all-time meeting between Canisius and Manhattan, with the Griffs holding a 31-17 lead in the series.
• Canisius has now defeated Manhattan in six-straight matches and have swept the Jaspers in both meetings this year.
• Canisius is now 3-0 at home this season and 15-5 in its last 20 home contests, dating back to 2017.
• The 15 service aces on Saturday stand as one shy of the program record for service aces in a three-set match. The record of 16 services aces by Canisius is a 3-0 win was set on Sept. 23, 2005 against St. Francis Brooklyn, with the record being matched twice during the 2006 season.
• Simmons' block assist in the third set gives her 215 for her career, which ranks 10th in program history and passes Jacklyn Malusa's 214 career block assists.
• Nelson has now recorded at least one service ace in 12 of her last 15 matches, posting multiple aces nine times over that stretch.
• Kekeisen's 22 assists is a career high and is her second-career match with 20-plus assists, previously notching 21 assists in her collegiate debut last season against Montana State.
 
Up Next
Canisius will close out its weekend homestand on Sunday, Oct. 27, when the Griffs play host to defending MAAC champion Iona. Match time is set for 1 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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