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Ella Loussia vs Purdue Fort Wayne
Rachel Von
3
Winner Lindenwood Linden 1-0,0-0 OVC
0
Canisius Canis 0-1,0-0 MAAC
Winner
Lindenwood Linden
1-0,0-0 OVC
3
Final
0
Canisius Canis
0-1,0-0 MAAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lindenwood Linden 25 25 25 (3)
Canisius Canis 19 17 23 (0)
3
Winner Canisius Canis 1-1,0-0 MAAC
2
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW 0-1,0-0 Horizon
Winner
Canisius Canis
1-1,0-0 MAAC
3
Final
2
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW
0-1,0-0 Horizon
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Canisius Canis 25 25 14 13 15 (3)
Purdue Fort Wayne Pur-FW 11 19 25 25 11 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball takes down Purdue Fort Wayne in Opening day of Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational

The Canisius volleyball team took down host Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-2, to salvage a split of its opening-day matches at the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational in Fort Wayne, Ind. 
 
In the Golden Griffins (1-1) opening match against Lindenwood (2-0), a late rally in the third set to tie the game at 20-20 was not enough as the Lions were able to pull away and secure the sweep (17-25, 19-25, 23-25).
 
Against the Mastodons, Canisius jumped ahead to an early 2-0 lead, but Purdue Fort Wayne was able to storm back and force a deciding fifth set. The Griffs would go on an 8-3 run to close out the fifth set, securing head coach Tom Hanna's first victory at Canisius (25-11, 25-19, 14-25, 13-25, 15-11).
 
MATCH ONE RECAP
After exchanging the opening two points of the match, Canisius went a quick 4-0 run courtesy of kills from Taylor Baldwin and Ella Loussia. A surge by Lindenwood allowed them to take a 15-11 edge heading into the media timeout. The Lions wrapped up the first set with a 4-0 run to secure the 25-17 victory. 
 
Kara Zaucha led the way for Canisius with three straight kills to open the second set. It continued to be a tight affair until a 4-1 stretch by the Lions gave them a 10-6 edge at the media timeout. After the break, the Griffs nabbed two quick points courtesy of an attacking error from the Lions and a service ace from Isabella Bourque to cut the deficit to 10-8. Lindenwood would answer with a 7-3 run of their own to force a timeout from Canisius before sealing the match, 25-17.
 
During the third set, the Griffs fell behind early but rallied, led by a trio of kills from Zaucha along with kills from Baldwin and Alexa Albinson, to knot the match at 20-20. Lindenwood jumped back ahead, 23-21, but Canisius found a way back with Zaucha and Baldwin again nabbing kills to make it 24-23. Still, the Lions came out on top with a kill from Nyah Wilson to lock up the 25-23 set victory and complete the sweep. 
 
Zaucha led all players with 12 kills while Bourque dished out 26 assists and scored two aces in her NCAA debut. As a team, Canisius was held to a .105 hitting percentage (33-21-114). 
 
Wilson led the way for Lindenwood with 11 kills while her teammate Allie Otten notched a match-high 30 assists. The Lions hit at a .225 clip (40-15-111) for the match. 
 
MATCH TWO RECAP
Just as they did in the first match of the day, the Griffs used a quick run out of the gate to secure a 4-2 lead. After a quick score from Purdue Fort Wayne, the Griffs embarked on a 9-3 run, culminating with a kill from Loussia. The Griffs continued to cruise in the opening set, ending the frame on a 5-1 run to lock up a 25-11 victory and a 1-0 lead. 

The Mastodons jumped out to a 5-2 lead to open the second set, but Canisius was able to storm back thanks to a 6-1 run and reclaim the lead, 9-6. Once they were ahead, the Griffs never looked back, leading by as much as six en route to a 25-19 victory.
 
Purdue Fort Wayne came out hot in the third set, rattling off five unanswered points to take a 12-6 lead. A 5-2 spurt moments later stretched their lead to 20-12. Two kills from Baldwin would help cut the deficit to, 22-14, but the Mastodons took the 25-14 victory to extend the match.
 
The fourth set saw a similar trend to the third with Purdue Fort Wayne going on a pair of lengthy runs to build a comfortable lead as it posted a 25-14 victory to force a decisive fifth set. 
 
With the score tied at 7-all in the final frame, the Griffs would rattle off five straight points with multiple kills from Baldwin to push the Griffs to the brink of victory. Ahead 14-11, Baldwin served the ball to Purdue Fort Wayne and after a rally, the Mastodons mishandled the ball, giving Canisius the 3-2 victory. 
 
Baldwin led the way for Canisius with 14 kills with Bourque serving 35 assists in just her second NCAA match. The Griffs hit at a .199 clip (47-19-141), an improvement from the first match of the day.
 
As for the Mastodons, they were led by Sidney Schiller with 15 kills and Tanya Haffner's 40 assists. Purdue Fort Wayne finished with a .165 hitting percentage (55-29-158) against the Griffs.
 
DAY ONE MATCH NOTES
• Baldwin, Albinson and Stella Johnson all made their debuts for Canisius against Lindenwood.
• Bourque and Rylee McKinney each played in their first ever NCAA matches during day one of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.
• With her 14 digs against Lindenwood and 13 against Purdue Fort Wayne, senior libero Bree Long passed Emily Litwin (2012-14) and moved into fourth place on Canisius' career digs chart with 1,387.
• Friday's match served as the first meeting for Canisius against both Lindenwood and Purdue Fort Wayne. 
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to the court tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. to take on Western Illinois in the final match of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.
 
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