By Isabella Custodi
Canisius volleyball took on two losses after playing MAAC rivals the Fairfield Stags and the Sacred Heart Pioneers over the weekend. The Griffs fell in three sets to the Stags on Saturday, and in four sets to the Pioneers on Sunday.
Against Fairfield, senior Kara Zaucha totaled 11 kills, marking the 17th time she has recorded double digit kills in a match this season. Junior Ella Borque also had a strong match with 20 assists. Senior Jillian Hanna recorded 13 digs, a team-high. Overall, Canisius totaled 40 kills, three aces and a .214 hitting percentage. Meanwhile, the Stags finished with 49 kills, a .259 hitting percentage and two aces.
The Griffs put up a better fight against Sacred Heart, winning the second set 25–14, but dropping the first, third and fourth sets. Graduate student Sofia Hedqvist recorded 12 kills, junior Bella Mosquera notched eight kills and Zaucha had seven. Borque once again led the team in assists, this time with 41. The Griffs tallied up 52 kills, a .302 hitting percentage and five assists. The Pioneers notched 52 kills, a .288 hitting percentage and 10 aces.
Bourque’s 41 assists is the seventh time that she has recorded 40 or more assists in a match this season. Bourque now sits 33 assists away from fifth place on the program’s leaderboard for career assists.
Sophomore Lauren Hubert also played well in both games against Fairfield and Sacred Heart. She earned nine kills and four blocks against Fairfield, and 20 kills, two aces, 15 digs and a .444 attack clip against Sacred Heart. Her double-double marked her fourth of the season and the 15th time that Hubert has tallied 10 or more kills.
The two games brought the Golden Griffins to 14–13 overall and 10–6 in the MAAC. The Griffs close out their season with matches in Poughkeepsie, NY against Marist on Saturday, Nov. 16, and in Loudonville, New York against Siena on Sunday, Nov. 17.
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