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Winner Canisius Canis 3-2,0-0 MAAC
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Mercyhurst Mercy 0-3,0-0 NEC
Winner
Canisius Canis
3-2,0-0 MAAC
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Final
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Mercyhurst Mercy
0-3,0-0 NEC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius Canis 20 27 25 25 (3)
Mercyhurst Mercy 25 25 21 13 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Collects Road Win at Mercyhurst

Senior Kara Zaucha notched a season-high 17 kills to pace Canisius in a 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-13) victory at Mercyhurst in collegiate volleyball action Thursday at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center in Erie, Pa.
 
The Griffs the final three sets to improve to 3-2 on the season through their first five non-conference matches. The Lakers, meanwhile, dropped to 0-3 on the young campaign. 

The reigning MAAC Player of the Week, Zaucha committed just one attack error in 27 total attempts to post a .593 hitting percentage for the match. Sophomore Lauren Hubert joined Zaucha in double figures with 15 kills as she hit .293 (15-5-34). Fellow sophomore Kalia Reisma finished the contest with a season-high four total blocks. Senior Jillian Hanna recorded a team-best 17 digs, one of three Canisius players with double-digit digs as Zaucha chipped in 15 to complete her double-double while graduate student Sofia Hedqvist added 16. 
 
Junior Bella Mosquera registered back-to-back service aces early as the Griffs jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set. Mercyhurst battled back through, using an 8-1 run later in the frame on its way to claiming the opening frame, 25-20.
 
Mercyhurst jumped out to an 18-15 lead in the second set, thanks in large part to a 7-2 spurt midway through the frame. The Lakers had four chances to close out the set and grab a 2-0 match lead, but the Griffs managed to tie the set at 24-24. Zaucha pieced together three kills in a row to take the second set, 27-25.
 
Canisius held a 13-9 lead in the third set before the Lakers rattled off five unanswered points to grab a 14-13 lead. The Griffs regained the lead moments later, embarking on a 7-2 run that gave them a 21-18 advantage. Consecutive points from Mercyhurst temporarily halted Canisius' momentum, but the Griffs responded by notching four of the last five points of the frame to post a 25-21 victory and take a 2-1 lead in the match. 
 
The Griffs never trailed in the fourth set, taking advantage of an 8-2 spurt to open the frame on its way to a 25-13 victory to claim the set and match.
 
GAME NOTES
• Thursday's contest served as the first meeting between the two programs
• Zaucha has recorded double-digit kills in four of the Griffs' five matches this season
• Zaucha's double-double on Thursday was her team-leading third of the campaign 
• Junior Ella Bourque dished out 39 assists on Thursday, her fourth outing with 35-or-more assists in five matches this season 
• Canisius posted a team attack percentage of .200 or higher for the third time in five matches as it finished with a .225 attack clip on Thursday (48-17-138) 

UP NEXT
The Griffs head back to Main Street to host Mercyhurst in their home opener on Sunday at noon. The game will be broadcast on the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network.
 
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