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After improving to 5-0 at home this season with wins over Iona and Manhattan last weekend, the Purple Eagles face archrival Canisus on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Purple Points

• Niagara is currently on a three-match win streak, as well as winning five of its last six matches.
• Madison May has had double-digit kills during the three-match win streak.
• Two Purple Eagles lead the team in double-doubles; Alexis Gray posted her eighth of the season in the win against Manhattan, with teammate Nicole Matheis recording her seventh against Manhattan as well.
• Libero Rylee Hunt is on a 19-match streak of double-digit digs.
• Niagara is entering the match off a tied season-high in digs in the win against Manhattan with 66.

Record Watch

• Alexis Gray is now tied for third all-time in service aces (122) with Hannah Hedrick. She is 17 behind Tammy Greek for second.
• Rylee Hunt currently stands at fourth all-time in digs (1,442) for the Purple Eagles, and is 43 digs away from tying Hedrick for third all-time.
• Alex Stone is 38 blocks short of being tied second all-time on the total blocks list with Tammy Greek.

MAAC Standouts

• Nicole Matheis ranks seventh in the MAAC in kills, averaging 3.03 kills per set, with teammate Madison May ranking eighth averaging 2.92 kills per set.
• Alexis Gray ranks second in service aces for the MAAC, averaging 0.43 aces per set, and sixth in assists, with an average of 7.29 assists per set.
• Alex Stone sits at third in blocks for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, with an average of 0.95 blocks per set.
• Rylee Hunt rests at fifth in the MAAC in digs, averaging 4.37 digs per set.

Across The Net: Canisius Golden Griffins (5-12, 3-5 MAAC)

• Niagara is 33-32 all-time against Canisius.
• The Purple Eagles are 8-2 in their last 10 matches with Canisius, including sweeping the series last season.
• Niagara is 6-1 in its last seven trips to Canisius (lone defeat was in 2013).
• Canisius' Katlyn Tyler currently ranks third in the MAAC in kills (3.17 kills per set) and points (3.48 points per set).
• Leaders: kills per set - Katlyn Tyler (3.17), assists per set - Cassidy Ceriani (7.82), blocks per set - Sara Wesley and Leah Simmons (0.72).

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