Volleyball Uses Strong Offensive Output to Sweep Saint Peter's

Box Score Kalia Reisma, Bella Mosquera and Emma Mans all hit north of .500 as Canisius swept Saint Peter's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference volleyball action Saturday afternoon at the Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center in Jersey City, N.J.

Mosquera led the Golden Griffins (4-11, 2-5 MAAC) with a career-high 14 kills and five total blocks while Mans added 11 kills of her own. Sophomore setter Ella Bourque collected 35 assists and Alyssa Rich added a team-best 10 digs. Freshman outside hitter Lauren Hubert would post a match and season-high four service aces. As a team, Canisius hit at a season-best .393 (45-10-89) in the sweep.

The Peacocks (0-18, 0-7 MAAC) were paced by nine kills from Mackenzie Tucker and 12 assists from Lily Konrad. Morgan Thurlow would add three blocks and as a team, the home side hit at a clip of .256 (31-11-78).

Tied 11-all midway through the first set, the Griffs offense would take off, erupting for a 10-4 spurt that saw the visitors take control of the set, 21-15. After an exchange of the next three points, the Blue and Gold would close the frame with a short 3-0 spurt, led by two kills from junior outside hitter Kara Zaucha and a service ace from junior libero Jillian Hanna to claim the opening frame, 25-17.

In a back-and-forth second set, the Griffs and Peacocks would be knotted at 17-17 late in the frame. The Griffs broke the deadlock with a kill from freshman outside hitter Lauren Hubert, which ignited an 8-2 run that saw the Griffs take the frame, 25-19, and a 2-0 match lead.

The third set was another close affair, with the two sides tied at 16-all midway through the frame. The Blue and Gold would use a 6-1 run to take a 21-17 lead before the two sides closed the match exchanging scores, capped by Mosquera notching her career-best 14th kill to secure the 25-21 set victory and the sweep.

MATCH NOTES
• The Blue and Gold hit at a season-best clip of .538 (16-2-26) during the second set on Saturday
• Bourque posted 30-or-more assists for the seventh time this season and 30th time in her career
• Reisma's .500 hitting percentage represented a season-high for that category
• Both of the Griffs conference wins have been sweeps
• This is the second straight match Canisius has swept Saint Peter's
• Mans' 11 kills are a season high and the most since a 13-kill performance last year at Saint Peter's (Nov. 6, 2022)

UP NEXT
The Blue and Gold return to action Sunday at 1 p.m. when they travel to Rider. The match will be streamed on Broncvision.

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Players Mentioned

#18 Emma Mans: MB; 6' 4"; Sophomore; Milwaukee Sting VBC

#11 Kara Zaucha: OH; 5' 10"; Sophomore; NOVA Juniors

#6 Ella Bourque: S; 5' 11"; Freshman; Sports Performance Volleyball Club

#10 Alyssa Rich: L; 5' 5"; Freshman; Volleyfx

#3 Lauren Hubert: OH; 6' 0"; Freshman; Niagara Frontier

#7 Jillian Hanna: L; 5' 9"; Junior; NOVA Juniors

#14 Bella Mosquera: MB; 6' 2"; Sophomore; Sports Performance Volleyball Club

#15 Kalia Reisma: MB; 6' 0"; Freshman; Florida Gulfside Volleyball Academy

Players Mentioned

#18 Emma Mans
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; Milwaukee Sting VBC
: MB

#11 Kara Zaucha
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; NOVA Juniors
: OH

#6 Ella Bourque
: 5' 11"; Freshman; Sports Performance Volleyball Club
: S

#10 Alyssa Rich
: 5' 5"; Freshman; Volleyfx
: L

#3 Lauren Hubert
: 6' 0"; Freshman; Niagara Frontier
: OH

#7 Jillian Hanna
: 5' 9"; Junior; NOVA Juniors
: L

#14 Bella Mosquera
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; Sports Performance Volleyball Club
: MB

#15 Kalia Reisma
: 6' 0"; Freshman; Florida Gulfside Volleyball Academy
: MB