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The Canisius volleyball team celebrates a kill in a win over Saint Peter's Oct. 16, 2021 at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Lindy Feider
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Saint Peter's SP 1-19,0-9 MAAC
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Winner Canisius Canis 6-12,6-3 MAAC
Saint Peter's SP
1-19,0-9 MAAC
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Final
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Canisius Canis
6-12,6-3 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Peter's SP 26 11 18 22 (1)
Canisius Canis 24 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Takes Care of Saint Peter’s

Three Canisius players recorded double-digit kills, led by senior Rachel Kinney's match-high 15, and the Golden Griffins' defense held visiting Saint Peter's to a .126 attack percentage for the match, as the Blue and Gold scored a 3-1 victory over the Peacocks in MAAC volleyball action Saturday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center.
 
After dropping the first set 26-24, Canisius rebounded to post set wins by scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-22 to earn the victory. The Griffs are now 6-12 overall and 6-3 in league play this season, while Saint Peter's fell to 1-19 overall and 0-9 in conference action with its 10th consecutive loss.
 
MATCH RECAP
Saint Peter's took an early 1-0 lead in the match with a 26-24 victory in the first set after Canisius was charged with four service errors while hitting just .136 as a team for the frame. The Peacocks led the first set 24-20 before the Griffs scored four-straight points to tie the set score at 24-24. From there, Saint Peter's scored the final two points to claim the win, highlighted by one of Angeleyshka Curbelo's team-high 11 kills.
 
In the second set, the Canisius defense held Saint Peter's to just 11 points en route to the 25-11 win. Out of the intermission, Canisius took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-18 victory in set No. 3, with Kinney, senior Hannah Nelson and junior Ella Loussia combining to account for 11 kills in the frame.
 
Canisius closed out the victory, its second-straight and fourth win in its last five contests with a 25-22 win in the fourth set. In the deciding set, Kinney fueled Canisius' offensive attack with five kills, while Loussia added contributed three kills and a pair of service aces.
 
Kinney ended the contest with 20 digs, her third match of the season with 20-or more digs to her credit, while hitting .333 on 30 swings. Nelson had 11 kills and five digs, while Loussia posted 10 kills, six digs, four service aces and a block assist. Senior Camila Vazquez was good for nine kills and a pair of block assists for the Griffs, and freshman Kara Zaucha put down six kills to go with three block assists and an assist.
 
Freshman setter Avery Dole dished out a team-high 27 assists for Canisius, while senior Ashley Kekeisen was good for 17 assists, five digs and an ace. Junior libero Bree Long added a match-high 28 digs to Canisius' victory, her 28th career match with 20-plus digs to her credit.
 
GAME NOTES
• Canisius has won 19 of the last 20 meetings with Saint Peter's in volleyball, dating back to 2011.
• The 11 points allowed in the second set stand as the fewest points scored against Canisius (in the current 25-point rally scoring system) since Nov. 17, 2019 when the Blue and Gold held Quinnipiac to 10 points in a 25-10 set victory. Canisius went on to sweep the Bobcats in that match.
• The 15-kill, 20-dig effort for Kinney stands as her second double-double of the season.
• Loussia's 10 kills gives her double-digit kills in seven of the team's nine MAAC contests this year, where she's averaging 3.21 kills per set.
• The 27 assists for Dole are her most this season in conference play. She had a season-high 32 assists against Penn on Sept. 4.
• Long's 28 digs in the win gives her 1,140 for her career, which ranks seventh in program history.
• Junior Elle Shult recorded both of Canisius' solo blocks on Saturday. She ranks second on the team in that category with seven, two behind Vazquez's team-leading nine.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will close out its weekend homestand on Sunday at noon when the Griffs play host to Rider. The match against the Broncs will be the first meeting between the two schools since Rider defeated Canisius in the MAAC Volleyball Championship finals last April. Sunday's contest will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
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