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Taylor Baldwin serves the ball in a match against Buffalo on Sept. 8 2022
Ken Morey
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Quinnipiac QU 1-8,0-2 MAAC
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Winner Canisius Canis 3-8,1-1 MAAC
Quinnipiac QU
1-8,0-2 MAAC
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Final
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Canisius Canis
3-8,1-1 MAAC
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Quinnipiac QU 15 25 25 23 7 (2)
Canisius Canis 25 20 20 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Defeats Qunnipiac in Five Sets

Led by 29 kills from sophomore outside hitter Taylor Baldwin, the Canisius volleyball team defeated Quinnipiac, 3-2, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference volleyball action on Sunday at the Koessler Athletic Center.

The Golden Griffins won with scores of 25-15, 20-25, 20-25, 25-23, and 15-7 across five sets. Canisius' record moves to 3-8 overall and 1-1 in MAAC play while the Bobcats slip to 1-8 on the season and 0-2 in league play with the setback. 
 
The Griffs were white hot out of the gate, opening the match on a 9-2 run led by kills from Baldwin and senior outside hitter Ella Loussia. Even with a slight Bobcat spurt in the middle of the set, a 7-2 run coupled with a 3-0 stretch by the Griffs to end the set saw them take the 25-15 set victory and 1-0 match lead.
 
Entering the second set, the two sides were stuck in a deadlock until a 5-0 run saw Quinnipiac take a sizable lead. The Griffs would remain in striking distance the rest of the set, even going on a 4-0 spurt captained by Loussia and Baldwin, but Quinnipiac would win the set, 25-20, and tie the match at 1-1.
 
Similar to how Canisius started the first set, Quinnipiac took control early in the third frame with an 8-2 run of its own. After cutting the deficit to five, the Griffs rattled off five unanswered points, highlighted by three straight service aces from Loussia to tie the match, 12-12. Each side was unable to pull away until the end when a kill from Quinnipiac's Alexandra Tennon ignited a 6-2 spurt to clinch the 25-20 victory and 2-1 match lead for the Bobcats.
 
Quinnipiac again took control early in the fourth set, opening the frame on a 7-1 run to force an early timeout from the Griffs. Graduate student defensive specialist Stella Johnson was able to lead the Griffs on a 5-0 rally once she began to serve thanks to two service aces. The Griffs and Bobcats remained close until the final point with senior middle blocker Elle Shult received a ball from freshman setter Ella Bourque to nab a kill and tie the match 2-2 and take the set, 25-23.
 
Tied through the first four points in the final set, Canisius pulled away with a 5-1 spurt due in part to kills from Baldwin and Loussia. Up 10-7, the Griffs never looked back, scoring the final five points of the frame to end the match with Baldwin picking up four straight kills and Shult tallying the match-winning kill.
 
Baldwin posted a match-high 29 kills while Bourque chipped in 55 assists. As a team, the Griffs totaled a season-best .307 (66-16-163) hitting percentage.
 
For the Bobcats, Giorgia Donghi led the way with 20 kills and Damla Gunes tied Ella Bourque in assists with 55. The Bobcats hit at a slightly lower clip of .294 (65-20-153).
 
MATCH NOTES
• Sunday's match served as the 25th all-time meeting between the two sides, Canisius now leads the all-time series, 17-8.
• With her 17 digs on Sunday, Bree Long officially moved past Erin Oveis (1996-99) into third place in career digs in program history. The next domino to topple is Jess Stackhouse (2004-07), who accumulated 2,095 digs while with the program.
• Taylor Baldwin set a career high with her 29 kills on Sunday. Her previous personal best was 18, established against Western Illinois earlier this season on Aug. 27.
• Sunday's victory was head coach Tom Hanna's first win at the Koessler Athletic Center as head coach of Canisius. While at Marist, Hanna won four times at the KAC, including a stretch of three-straight times from 2013-15.
• All three of Canisius wins this season have come in five sets.

Up Next
Canisius is back in action Sept. 24, at noon when they travel to Lewiston, N.Y. to take on Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara.
 
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