After ending a five-match skid with a won over Merrimack last Saturday, the Canisius volleyball team returns to the road this weekend for a pair of Metro Conference contests at Marist (Oct. 23) and Siena (Oct. 24).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Canisius starts its weekend road trip with an overall record of 3-16 and a 2-7 record in Metro Conference play. Canisius is coming off a 3-1 win over Merrimack on Oct. 17.
• In the win against Merrimack on Saturday, the Golden Griffins recorded 10 service aces, the fifth time this season the team had 10-or more aces in a match. As a team, Canisius ranks second in the Metro with its 1.93 service aces per set.
• Junior Emma Isroff recorded a career-high eight aces in Saturday's match against Merrimack. She is one of three players in the nation to record eight-or more service aces in a four-set match this year.
• Isroff leads Canisius and ranks eighth in the conference with her 3.42 points per set. In the Griffs' nine league matches to date, she is posting 4.05 points per set, which ranks seventh in the league.
• Redshirt-freshman McKenna Corcoran, who recorded a hitting percentage north of .430 in her last two matches, posted a season-high nine block assists in the four-set victory over Merrimack last weekend. She leads the team and ranks ninth in the Metro with her 0.86 blocks per set.
• Senior libero Brenda Reynaga ranks third in the league with her 4.40 digs per set this year. She registered 44 total digs in eight sets last weekend against Quinnipiac and Merrimack.
• Freshman setter Kenslie Warmbrodt recorded a season-high 32 assists in Friday's match against Quinnipiac. She has recorded 20-plus assists in six consecutive matches and ranks ninth in the Metro with her 5.25 assists per set.
• Entering the weekend Marist is 10-12 overall and 5-4 in conference play. The Red Foxes are coming off a four-set victory at home over Sacred Heart last Saturday.
• Marist sophomore Caelyn Dumas currently leads the Metro in assists per set with 9.89 per frame.
• Canisius leads the all-time series against Marist with by a 28-21 count. The Griffs travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., having taken four straight from the Red Foxes, dating back to the 2023 campaign.
• Siena 12-11 overall and 6-3 in Metro play this year. The Saints are coming off a sweep of Le Moyne in non-league action Tuesday night.
• Saturday's match marks the 64th meeting between Siena and Canisius, the Golden Griffins have won the last five matches between the two schools.
UP NEXT
Canisius will open a five-match homestand on Oct. 27, when the Blue and Gold plays host to longtime rival Niagara in the second Battle of the Bridge match on this year's schedule. Game time between the two Wester New York rivals is set for 6 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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