The Canisius volleyball team closes out the home portion of its 2026 schedule this weekend as squares off against Siena and Marist in a pair of Metro Conference matches.
First serve for the matchup between the Griffs and Saints is slated for Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday's match agianst the Red Foxes is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.
The contest against Marist serves as the program's Senior Day, with the team honoring its senior student-athletes in a pregame ceremony.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Canisius enters its final two home games of the 2026-27 season with an overall record of 5-19 and a conference record of 4-10 after splitting its two league matches last weekend.
• Friday's contest against Saint Peter's featured a reverse sweep, with the Griffs falling behind 2-0 before battling back to win the final three sets. Canisius was unable to complete the three-win week as Rider recorded a sweep in their contest on Saturday.
• As a team, Canisius ranks first in the Metro Conference in service aces per set (1.97). The Griffs recorded 24 service aces during their two matches last weekend, highlighted by a season-high 17 aces against Saint Peter's.
• Senior libero Brenda Reynaga leads the Blue and Gold and ranks third in the conference in digs per set (4.43). Reynaga has recorded double-digit digs in each of her last 13 contests.
• Freshman setter Kenslie Warmbrodt recorded 70 assists between the two matches last weekend, including a season-high 43 assist showing during the match on Friday. Warmbrodt heads into the penultimate weekend of the regular season ninth in the Metro in assists per set (5.62).
• Junior Emma Isroff paces the league in service aces per set (.77) during conference play, with eight of her 44 total aces came in last weekend's matchups.
• Winners of five of its last six matches, Siena enters Friday's match in second place in the Metro with a 10-4 league record and a 16-12 overall mark following a sweep of its conference matches against Iona and Manhattan last weekend.
• Siena leads the all-time series by a 37-27 margin after defeating Canisius in the team's previous meeting earlier this season.
• Canisius looks to slow down a Marist team who is currently on a six-match win streak. The Red Foxes head into weekend tied with Siena for second place in the Metro standings at 10-4, part of a 15-12 overall record.
• Canisius holds the edge in the all-time series with the Red Foxes, 28-22. The Griffs have won four of the last five matchups between the two programs, dating back to the 2023 season. The lone loss for Canisius in that stretch came in the form of a sweep at the hands of the Red Foxes earlier this season.
UP NEXT
Canisius closes out the 2026 regular season Nov. 13-14 with road matches versus Metro Conference foes Fairfield and Sacred Heart.
The Griffs and Stags are slated for a 5 p.m. contest at Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Conn. The regular-season finale aginst the Pioneers is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the William H. Pitt Athletic Center.
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