Niagara volleyball takes on Canisius in ‘Battle of the Bridge’ match

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

• Niagara concluded their home schedule at the Gallagher Center last weekend with a pair of MAAC matches. Niagara fell to Iona in straight sets on Oct. 27 before earning a five-set win against Manhattan on Oct. 28.
• In the win against Manhattan, Mary Redl notched a double-double with 14 digs and a career-high 16 kills.
• Jessica Streuer led the team in assists against the Jaspers with 33, while Mirna Kovacevic added a career-high 16 assists.
• Emilie Wright had a team-best 15 digs in addition to her six assists.
• Niagara’s 6-3 record at home this season marks their fifth consecutive season with a winning home record.
• The Purple Eagles are now 6-0 this season in five-set matches.

• Caroline Leitch leads the Purple Eagles in kills, averaging 2.89 kills per set. She is seventh in the MAAC in kills.
• Streuer leads the team in assists; she has tallied 705 total assists and averages 7.92 assists per set, which is the seventh-best in the MAAC.
• Two Purple Eagles are among the conference leaders in digs this season. Wright is ninth in the conference (3.49 per set), while Jaycie Roberts is currently 10^th (3.33 per set).
• The Purple Eagles are fourth in the MAAC in hitting percentage this season (.190).

• The Golden Griffins are first in the MAAC in hitting percentage (.244) and second in assists per set (12.06), kills per set (13.33) and service aces per set (1.62).
• Camila Vazquez leads the conference in hitting percentage (.354), while Sofia Lopez Acosta ranks first in the MAAC in digs per set (5.31).
• Niagara leads the all-time series against Canisius, 36-34.

• The Purple Eagles conclude the regular season next weekend, taking on Fairfield on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 1:00 p.m. and Quinnipiac on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00 p.m.

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