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Camila Vazquez
Dean Bogart
3
Winner Canisius Canis 5-12,5-3 MAAC
2
Siena Siena 3-17,3-6 MAAC
Winner
Canisius Canis
5-12,5-3 MAAC
3
Final
2
Siena Siena
3-17,3-6 MAAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Canisius Canis 25 25 22 25 15 (3)
Siena Siena 27 23 25 23 10 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Gets Past Siena in Five Sets

Canisius junior Ella Loussia matched a career-high with 21 kills and senior Camila Vazquez was good for a season-best 11 kills and eight blocks as the Golden Griffins defeated Siena 3-2 in MAAC volleyball action Sunday afternoon at the UHY Center in Loudonville, N.Y.
 
The win, Canisius' third in its last four outings, improves the Blue and Gold to 5-12 overall and 5-3 in league play. Canisius won the match by scores of 27-29, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 15-10. Siena fell to 3-17 overall and 3-6 in conference action with the home loss.
 
MATCH RECAP
After Siena scored a 27-25 win in the first set, Canisius evened the match at 1-1 with a 25-23 victory in set No. 2. Out of the intermission, Siena posted a 25-22 lead to take a 2-1 advantage in the contest, but Canisius battled back to win set four and then set five to score the victory.
 
In the fourth set, the Griffs trailed the Saints 22-20 before junior Elle Shult recorded one of her four kills on the day, and Vazquez followed with a pair of kills to put the Blue and Gold up 23-22. The two teams traded points to set-up set-point for the Griffs, and Canisius ended up forcing a fifth set thanks to freshman Avery Dole's first career service ace.
 
The fifth set started with Siena scoring the first three points of the frame to take a 3-0 lead, but Canisius battled back to eventually take a 9-8 lead on a kill by senior Hannah Nelson. Another Nelson kill moments later would put Canisius in the lead for good at 10-9, and the Blue and Gold would secure the victory by scoring five of the set's final six points, capped by a Siena attack error on match-point.
 
Loussia's 21 kills came on 38 swings, and she ended the day with a .447 attack percentage. She also recorded four block assists, a service ace and a dig in the winning effort. Vazquez's 11 kills came on 21 attempts (.476 attacker percentage) and she also added three digs, three solo blocks and five block assists. Nelson and freshman Kara Zaucha had eight kills apiece, and Nelson also recorded two block assists, as Canisius ended the contest with 21 total blocks as a team. Junior libero Bree Long tallied 23 digs, while senior setter Callie Chamulak recorded a career-high 25 assists to go with 10 digs.
 
MATCH NOTES
• Canisius has now defeated Siena in four straight, dating back to the 2021 spring season. The Griffs' win at Siena was the program's first since the 2018 campaign.
• Both of Canisius' wins over Siena this season came in five-set matches.
• The Griffs have now won two MAAC road matches in five sets in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the program joined the conference prior to the 1989-90 academic year.
• Loussia's previous career high of 21 kills came March 14, 2021 at Quinnipiac. Sunday marks the 26th time in her career where she's tallied double-digits in the kills column.
• The three solo blocks for Vazquez on Sunday stands as the fourth time in her career, and second time this season, where she has recorded three-or more solo blocks in a match.
• Long's 23 digs on Sunday moved her into eighth place on the school's career digs list with 1,112.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will return home for the first time in two weeks Oct. 16-17 with a pair of home MAAC contests. The Griffs will host Saint Peter's on Saturday before closing out the weekend against Rider on Sunday. That will be a rematch of the 2021 spring MAAC Volleyball Championship. Both contests are set to start at noon.
 
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