Canisius junior Emma Isroff had five of her match high 14 kills in the fifth set, to help the Golden Griffins rally for a 3-2 reverse-sweep victory over Saint Peter's in Metro Conference volleyball action Friday night at the Koessler Athletic Center.
Canisius improved 5-18 overall and 4-9 in conference play with its second straight victory. Saint Peter's fell to 5-21 and 4-9 in league play with their ninth straight loss.
Isroff recorded her 14 kills on 26 swings, and she also added a match-high six service aces in the win for Canisius. Senior Azoria Davis recorded 11 kills, as did sophomore Alli Farmer. Four of Farmer's kills came in the fifth and deciding set, capped by the match winning point. Freshman setter Kenslie Warmbrodt registered a season-high 43 assists and also posted four service aces. As a team, Canisius had 17 service aces, a season high for the Blue and Gold.
Addison Baglio had a team-high 13 kills, while teammate Karolina Rodriguez recorded 11 kills, a solo block, and five block assists. Three Saint Peters players had a dozen or more assists on the night, led by Meleksu Ozmen, who had a team-high 22.
In the fifth set, Canisius trailed 13-10 before junior Olivia Van Kooten recorded one of her three aces on the night to force a Saint Peter's timeout. Out of the timeout the teams traded points, giving Saint Peter's 14-12 lead. From there, Canisius scored the final four points of the set to win the frame 16-14. In that late run, Farmer recorded two kills, Warmbrodt had a kill and senior libero Brenda Reynaga posted one of her two service aces on the night.
Out of the intermission, Canisius trailed Saint Peter's 2-0. The Peacocks took set one 25-19, before taking the second frame 25-22. Canisius cruised to a 25-15 victory in the third set, thanks to four block assists from redshirt-freshman McKenna Corcoran. In the fourth set, Canisius jumped out to a 5-1 lead before Saint Peters pushed back with an 8-2 run midway through the frame. Later in that set, a kill by Farmer tied the score at 18-18. From there, Isroff recorded three kills to help give Canisius a 24-18 advantage. The Griffs ended up winning the set 25-20 thanks to a Saint Peters service error on set-point.
Reynaga ended the night with a match-high 23 digs, while sophomore Madi Cowan added seven digs and a kill to the winning cause.Â
GAME NOTES
• Friday's match was the 60th all-time meeting between the two schools. The Griffs are 44-16 all-time against the Peacocks.Â
• This was Canisius' sixth five-set match of the season. The win snapped the program's six-match skid in five-set contests dating back to last season.
• Canisius has now won three-straight home matches in Metro play, dating back to the Oct. 17 win over Merrimack.
• The team's 17 service aces on Friday are the most for the program since Nov. 4, 2023 when the Griffs had 21 service aces against Rider.
• Canisius had 20 block assists as a team, the fifth time this year the team had 20 or more block assists in a match.
• Isroff has recorded double-digit kills in ten of the team's last 11 outings.
• Isroff's team leading 42 aces on the season rank 12th most for a Griff in a single season.
UP NEXT
Canisius wraps up the weekend with a match against Rider tomorrow, the contest is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be streamed live to GGBN.
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