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Volleyball Starters Huddle vs. UMBC
Marshal Filipowicz
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Canisius CAN 2-5
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Winner Loyola Maryland LOYOLA 3-5
Canisius CAN
2-5
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Final
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Loyola Maryland LOYOLA
3-5
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 19 25 23 19 (1)
Loyola Maryland LOYOLA 25 20 25 25 (3)
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Winner UMBC UMBC 3-5
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Canisius CAN 2-6
Winner
UMBC UMBC
3-5
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Final
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Canisius CAN
2-6
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UMBC UMBC 18 25 25 25 (3)
Canisius CAN 25 17 22 22 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Suffers Two Losses at Charm City Challenge

Playing a pair of four-set matches, the Canisius volleyball team could not take home a win against either Loyola Maryland or UMBC Friday afternoon at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Md. The Golden Griffins fell to the Greyhounds to start the day (19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 19-25), and could not build off a victory in the opening set against UMBC (25-18, 17-25, 22-25, 22-25).
 
Canisius' record shifted to 2-6 with the two losses, while Loyola moved to 4-5 and UMBC finished Friday with a record of 3-5 on the season.
 
Match One Recap
For the Griffs, seniors Gabrielle Darnaby and Leah Simmons both knocked down 14 kills, as Darnaby registered a .268 hitting percentage while Simmons had a .297 hitting clip and three total blocks. Sophomore Hannah Nelson shined on both sides of the ball, recording eight kills and 12 digs, while junior Andrea Diaz Lopez connected for all three of the team's service aces. Senior Cassidy Ceriani finished with 33 assists for the Blue and Gold, also tallying 17 digs, five kills and four block assists. Freshman libero Bree Long did her part as well, notching 22 digs and four assists, and fellow freshman Camille Vanleer had six block assists as well as three kills.
 
Loyola Maryland, Abby Hamilton led with 18 kills while Ann Ernst and Molly Jarvis both had 10 kills. Ashley Dwyer finished with 48 assists and Katie Forsythe had 22 digs. In all, Hamilton (16 digs), Ernst (21 digs) and Dwyer (11 digs) earned double-doubles.
 
In the opening set, Loyola rattled off a 10-0 run that forced Canisius to use both of its timeouts by the time the score was 18-7. The Blue and Gold fought back with a long run of their own, pulling off seven-straight points to make it 21-17. Despite the run and five kills from Simmons, the Greyhounds finished off the 25-19 set win.
 
Moving into the second set, the Griffs fell behind early but used a 9-2 stretch to take its first lead of the match at 21-19. Canisius continued to roll to the end of the set, going 13-3 to close out the 25-20 victory as Darnaby put down six kills in the frame.
 
The third set saw the Griffs once again fall behind to start and claw their way back to take the lead at 15-14 and then fight back to lead again, but Loyola finished off with three-straight points to win, 25-23. Loyola then took the lead in the onset of the fourth frame to eventually secure the 25-19 set victory and the match.
 
Match Two Recap
Simmons again led the Blue and Gold's offensive attack with 11 kills (.250 hitting percentage), also tallying two aces and two total blocks. Darnaby and Nelson both followed with nine kills apiece, as Darnaby also had eight digs while Nelson recorded 14 digs in the losing effort. Ceriani totaled 26 assists, 14 digs and six kills, while Long added eight assists to go along with eight digs. Vanleer led the team in blocks again with four block assists, while fellow freshman Ella Loussia had a season-high eight kills.
 
The Retrievers saw Carmen Freeman bust out for 22 kills and 12 digs, with Kamani Conteh adding on 13 kills. Taylor Dun posted 28 assists to Riley Putnicki's 23 assists, while Brooke Hayden led with 17 digs.
 
Opening the set, Canisius used an early 4-0 run to take a lead the stuck, as the Blue and Gold took the 25-18 win in the first set while Darnaby continued to roll with four kills in the opening frame. The second frame was a reversal of fortunes, as UMBC pulled off a 9-1 surge to take a 10-4 lead and maintain a healthy advantage on the way to a 25-17 set victory.
 
In the third set, Griffs got the 13-9 advantage early with a 7-1 stretch, but the Retrievers had a 9-1 of their own to grab a 20-18 lead that eventually helped UMBC take the set, 25-22. The fourth set fell the Retriever's way as well, as the early Canisius lead did not hold up and UMBC jumped ahead to power through to a 25-22 win in the clinching set.
 
Head Coach Lenika Vazquez's Postgame Comments
"There were glimpses of greatness today. As a group, we need to work harder and smarter towards leading with that high level of competitiveness and aggressiveness. Once that is done, we will get the wins."
 
Game Notes
• Friday moves the all-time series between Canisius and Loyola to 21-16 in favor of the Greyhounds.
• UMBC moves to 1-0 in the all-time series with the Griffs.
• The pair of double-doubles gives Ceriani 41 total for her career.
• Diaz Lopez's three aces against Loyola matches her career high, previously doing so on Oct. 20, 2018 against Siena.
• Nelson's four aces against UMBC are a new career high.
• Simmons now has double-digit kills in 30 career matches.
• Darnaby now has seven career matches with double-digit kills.
 
Up Next
The Griffs close the weekend on Saturday with a contest against Charlotte. That match will begin at noon from Reitz Arena.
 
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