The visiting UMBC Retrievers moved to 3-1 on the season thanks to a 3-0 sweep of Canisius on the third day of the Canisius/UB Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center.
The Retrievers hit .325 as a team en route to the victory, as UMBC won the match by set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-15. The Golden Griffins fell to 0-6 with the loss.
Four UMBC players had five-or more kills in the victory, led by Claudia Llamas, who recorded a team-high nine kills. Hannah Davis was good for six kills, five digs and three service aces.
For Canisius, sophomore Allie Farmer recorded a team-high nine kills to go with a service ace, while junior Emma Isroff and senior Hannah Kos added five kills, apiece. Senior libero Brenda Reynaga had nine digs on Saturday to give her 625 digs in her career as a Griff.
UMBC started the contest with a 25-13 set one victory. The Retrievers were led by Llamas in the opening frame, who recorded five kills on her first eight swings of the afternoon.
In the second set, Canisius trailed by as many as five points early, before a 4-0 run got the Blue and Gold within one at 14-13. Late in the set, a pair of kills by Farmer made the score 24-22 in favor of UMBC, but the Retrievers took a 2-0 lead in the match moments later on an attack error from the Griffs.
In the final set of the day, the Retrievers hit .370 as a team, where Jalynn Brown put down four kills on seven swings for UMBC. Up 16-11 midway through the frame, UMBC used a 5-0 scoring surge to put the contest away en route to the 25-15 set victory.
GAME NOTES
• Sunday marked the second meeting between the two schools in volleyball, and it was the first since the 2019 season.
• Freshman Kenslie Warmbrodt was credited with two service aces on Saturday. She now has multiple aces in four of her first six career matches.
• Kos has a total of 13 block assists in her last four home matches, dating back to last season.
UP NEXT
Canisius wraps up the Canisius/UB Invitational on Sunday afternoon when the team plays host to Dartmouth. Game time at the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 2 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast through the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network.
