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Jillian Hanna digs a ball at RMU Invitational on Sept. 2, 2023
Jason Cohn
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Canisius Canis 9-16,7-10 MAAC
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Winner Iona Iona 14-14,10-7 MAAC
Canisius Canis
9-16,7-10 MAAC
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Final
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Iona Iona
14-14,10-7 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Canisius Canis 25 25 17 21 14 (2)
Iona Iona 23 15 25 25 16 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops Heartbreaker at Iona

Iona rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Canisius, 3-2, Saturday afternoon in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference volleyball action at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, N.Y.
 
Pacing the Gaels (14-14, 10-7 MAAC) was Ava DeGuzman, who totaled a double-double with 12 kills and 22 digs while Jen Soto and Mackenzie Wiggins chipped in 13 kills apiece. Emma Vu chipped in 29 assists for the home side. Reigning MAAC Libero of the Year Hope Matschner notched a match-best 32 digs for the victors.
 
Junior Kara Zaucha led the Golden Griffin (9-16, 7-10 MAAC) offense with 15 kills and 18 digs for her own double-double while freshman Lauren Hubert and graduate student Ella Loussia notched 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Sophomore Ella Bourque added 41 assists in the losing effort. On the defensive side of the ball, junior Jillian Hanna totaled 30 digs and a match-best five service aces while sophomore Alyssa Rich notched 20 digs of her own.
 
Tied 2-2 in the match, the Griffs and Gaels traded points to begin the final frame until a kill by sophomore Bella Mosquera ignited a 6-0 run to give Canisius a 10-5 advantage.
 
Iona responded with a 7-2 spurt of their own, led by a pair of kills from Soto, to tie the match, 12-12. After another back-and-forth between the two sides, the Griffs would be within one point of winning the match, 14-13, after Zaucha's 15th kill of the match. The Gaels would survive though, capitalizing off a Canisius service error to tie the match before sealing their comeback victory with a pair of DeGuzman kills to win the fifth set, 16-14, and the match.
 
Earlier in the contest, the Griff would race out to an early 19-13 lead in the opening frame before a late 6-2 Iona rally would bring the Gaels within two, 21-19. Canisius and Iona exchanged the final four scores, with the Blue and Gold sealing the victory with Zaucha's four kill of the frame to win 25-23 and take a 1-0 lead. 
 
Canisius would nearly hit at a .300 clip in the second frame as it compiled a .297 hitting percentage, compared to just .053 from Iona, to win the frame in a convincing fashion, 25-15.
 
The Gaels would battle back, holding to Canisius to a sub .100 hitting percentage across the next two sets to tie the match, 2-2, and set the stage for the decisive fifth set.
 
MATCH NOTES
• With her five service aces today, Hanna now has 100 for her collegiate career, dating back to her time at Marist.
• During the second set, Hanna would total her second service ace of the day, passing Julia Hrycyk (2015-16) for 10th all-time for service aces in a single season.
• Canisius slipped to 1-7 this season in five-set matches.
• Bourque totaled 40-or-more assists for the ninth time this season. She has notched 40-or-more assists in both matches against Iona this season.
• Both sides hit below .200 for the match with Iona at .151 (63-32-205) and Canisius at .122 (50-25-205) 

UP NEXT
The Griffs conclude their season tomorrow at 1 p.m. when they face Manhattan. The match will be streamed through the Jasper Sports Network.
 
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