The Canisius volleyball team closes out the 2026 season on the road when its squares off against Metro Conference foes Fairfield and Sacred Heart in its final two matches of the 2026 season.
The first serve for Friday's match against the league-leading Stags is scheduled for 5 p.m., at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Conn. Saturday's contest against Sacred Heart is set for a 6 p.m. opening serve at the William H. Pitt Athletic and Convocation Center in Fairfield, Conn.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Canisius opens its final weekend of play with an overall record of 5-21 and a record of 4-12 in league play. The Griffs are coming off an 0-2 weekend that saw them drop conference contests against Siena (3-2) and Marist (3-0) in their final home matches of the season.
• Canisius heads into the final weekend of the regular season ranked first in the Metro and 12th nationally in service aces per set (1.98).
• Junior Emma Isroff sits second in the conference in service aces per set (.50) and ranks first in that category in conference games (.77).
• In 100 sets played, senior libero Brenda Reynaga leads the team with 445 digs, giving her a 4.45 digs per set on the season, good for third place in the Metro in that category.
• Freshman setter Kenslie Warmbrodt tallied a team-leading 548 assists during her rookie campaign. Warmbrodt has registered 20-or-more assists in six of the Griffs' last seven matches.
• Redshirt-freshman McKenna Corcoran leads the team in total blocks (92.0) and blocks per set (0.95). Corcoran finished with 11 total blocks during the Griffs final two home matches of the season, highlighted by a seven-block (1 solo, 6 assisted) peformance against the Red Foxes.
• Fairfield enters Friday with a conference record of 16-0, looking to post an unblemished record in conference play for the first time since the 2018 season.
• The Stags lead the all-time record with a 44-16 mark in the series. Fairfield has won the previous 11 matchups against the Griffs, dating back to the 2021 season.
• Saturday's contest against Sacred Heart features a Pioneers team that enters the weekend on a four-match winning streak. The Pioneers carry an 18-10 overall record and 11-5 mark in Metro conference play.
• In five previous meetings, Sacred Heart leads the series, 4-1, and has won three of the last four contests.
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