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Streuer
3
Winner Canisius CAN 4-9, 1-0 MAAC
1
Niagara University NIA 1-10, 0-1 MAAC
Winner
Canisius CAN
4-9, 1-0 MAAC
3
Final
1
Niagara University NIA
1-10, 0-1 MAAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 25 25 20 25 (3)
Niagara University NIA 19 18 25 23 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Purple Eagles Fall To Canisius, 3-1

Match 11
SCORE Canisius 3 – Niagara 1 (25-19, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23)
RECORDS Canisius (4-9, 1-0 MAAC) – Niagara (1-10, 0-1 MAAC)
LOCATION Gallagher Center
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles fell to Canisius, 3-1, to open MAAC play on Tuesday night.

Match Summary
First Set
  • Canisius took the lead, 12-6, early in the set.
  • Niagara came back within three points of the Griffs multiple times but Canisius held onto the lead, taking the first set, 25-19.
Second Set
  • The Griffs jumped out to a lead again in the second set, 11-5, but Niagara scored four straight points to cut the Griffs' lead, 11-9.
  • Canisius led, 16-13, but a 3-0 run from NU tied things up, 16-16. The Griffs, however, scored seven consecutive points, reclaiming the lead, 23-16.
  • The Griffs won the second set, 25-18, to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Third Set
  • The third set was a back and forth between the Purple Eagles and the Griffs.
  • Four straight points from Niagara, including two kills from Grace Hetterscheidt, put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 12-10.
  • The score was tied, 16-16, but another 4-0 run from Niagara, including two kills from Jessica Streuer and one from Jaycie Roberts.
  • The Purple Eagles held on to win the third set, 25-20, and trailed the Griffs by just one, 2-1.
Fourth Set
  • A 5-0 run from Niagara, including a kill and a service ace from Mary Redl and two kills from Roberts, put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 9-7.
  • Three points from the Griffs put them ahead, 10-9, but kills from Hetterscheidt and Roberts put NU back in the lead, 11-9.
  • Niagara trailed by just one point, 17-16, before Canisius went on a 4-0 run to extend its lead, 21-16.
  • A 5-0 run from Niagara, which included three more kills from Roberts, tied the score, 21-21. Canisius, however, came back to win the set and take the match, 3-1.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Hetterscheidt led the team with 16 kills, tying her career-high.
  • Roberts recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 12 kills and a team-high 19 digs.
  • Emillie Wright recorded 16 digs and Redl added 10.
  • Streuer led the Purple Eagles in assists with 38.
 
Up Next
  • Niagara takes its first MAAC road trip of the season, taking on Manhattan on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1:00 p.m. and Iona on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1:00 p.m.

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