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The Purple Eagles look to rebound after dropping two straight matches as they host the Siena Saints on Saturday, October 3 and the Marist Red Foxes on Sunday.
 
Last Time Out

• After opening its conference schedule with wins over Fairfield and Quinnipiac, the Purple Eagles fell at Iona and Manhattan last weekend.

 
In The MAAC

• Rylee Hunt has a 4.59 digs per set average, good enough for third best in the MAAC
• Niagara is second in blocks per set with 2.00, only behind Manhattan who is at a 2.33 average.
• As a team Niagara is seventh in the MAAC in Assists per set average of 10.33, being led by Alexis Gray who is sixth in assists with 342 and an average of 6.71 per set.

 
Across the Net: Siena Saints (6-7, 3-1 MAAC)

• Niagara has a 13-24 all-time record against the Saints, going 3-7 in the last 10 matches.
• The last time out for the Saints, rival Rider snapped its four-game match win streak and gave Siena its first MAAC loss of the year.
• Siena has allowed the fourth lowest opponent hitting percentage in the MAAC so far, holding opponents to a .174 percentage.
• Brianna Flag's 3.91 kills per set avg. leads the Saints this year; while Haley Howell leads the team with a 10.33 assist per set avg.

 
Across the Net: Marist Red Foxes (9-6, 2-2 MAAC)

• Niagara is 23-10 against Marist all-time, with a 7-3 record in the last ten matches
• Marist is 3-2 in its last five matches, losing to Saint Peters last time out.
• As a team Marist leads the MAAC in attack percentage (.125), assists per set (13.40), digs per set (20.27) and kills per set (14.13)
• Kelsey Ediger is averaging 3.22 kills per set, which leads the Red Foxes.

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