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The Niagara Purple Eagles, who have won three of their last four matches, will host Iona on Saturday and Manhattan on Sunday to wrap up their five-match home stand.
 
Purple Points
·         The Purple Eagles (9-12, 5-5 MAAC) swept archrival Canisius on Wednesday night to sweep the regular season series.
·         NU is 11-2 in its last 13 meetings with Canisius.
·         Niagara's .349 hitting percentage is a season-high while its nine blocks are the most in a three-set match and the seven aces are the second most in a three-set match this season. 
·         Niagara had 75 digs against Fairfield (Oct. 19) for the most in a four-set match this season.
·         Niagara is 2-1 on its five-match home stand. The Purple Eagles will host Iona and Manhattan this weekend. 

Purple Eagles in the MAAC
·         Alexis Gray's 54 assists at Colgate are the tied for the third-most by a MAAC player this season.
·         Allison Reis' 35 digs at Colgate are the third most by a MAAC player this season.
·         Alex Stone's 10 total blocks (1-9) at Manhattan are tied for the second-most by a MAAC play on the year.
·         Stone's nine total blocks (4-5) versus Gardner-Webb is third amongst MAAC players this season.
·         Rylee Hunt's six aces at Delaware State are tied for the most by a MAAC player this season.
·         Niagara had 16 aces in five sets at Delaware State which is a MAAC-high.
·         NU's 64 assists vs Canisius on Oct. 4 are tied for the fourth most by a MAAC team.
·         Niagara's .295 hitting percentage in the four-set win over Providence ranks third in the MAAC for percentage in four-set matches.
·         Niagara's .283 hitting percentage vs. Canisius on Oct. 4 was the highest percent from a MAAC team in this season
·         Gray is third in the MAAC in assists with 9.36 per set.
·         Rayenne Hale is third in the MAAC in service aces with 0.36 per set.
·         Stone is fourth in the MAAC with 1.12 blocks per set.
 
Across the Net: Iona Gaels (5-17, 2-8 MAAC)
·         Niagara has a narrow 21-16 lead in the all-time series against Iona.
·         The Purple Eagles defeated the Gaels in three straight sets in the first match of the season on Oct. 12.
·         Iona's most recent outing saw them lose to NJIT in five sets on Oct. 21.
·         Leaders: kills per set – Catrina Warren (3.30), assists per set – Natalie Ziskin (7.72), digs per set – Katie Marabella (4.68), blocks per set – Karly White (1.16)
 
Across the Net: Manhattan Jaspers (14-8, 7-3 MAAC)
·          Manhattan has a slight 20-15 edge in the all-time series between the two programs.
·         The Purple Eagles fell to the Jaspers in four sets in the first match of the season on Oct. 11.
·         Manhattan's most recent outing saw them sweep St. Peter's 3-0 on Oct. 22.
·         Leaders: kills per set – Malia McGuinness (3.45), assists per set – Teodora Peric (8.39), digs per set – Allie Yamashiro (4.93), blocks per set – Anna Kitar (0.65)
 
Up Next
After this weekend, Niagara hits the road for a trip to the Garden State where it will be at Saint Peter's on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1:00 p.m. and at Rider on Sunday, Nov. 2. Both matches are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.