BUFFALO, NY- Peacocks fall to Canisius in what was a competitive five-set match (25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 20-25, 14-16)
Saint Peter's recorded 10 aces, 11 blocks, and 52 digs, with Addision Baglio adding 13 kills on offense.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
The Peacocks would come out to the game with a quick 4-1 run, with Julia Whaley getting the first kill for Saint Peter's
SPU continued to apply the pressure as Baglio and Whaley dominated the set, with Canisius struggling to find an answer, but were unable to, as Baglio would get two kills to seal the set at 25-19.
SET TWO-
It would be much the same going into the second set as Victoria Pruvost would get her first kill of the set after Canisius committed one service error and two attack errors.
Elina Arsov played a role in the second set as they got two service aces following a kill from Karolina T. Rodriguez Mednez.
The set ended as Pruvost and Whaley both added kills to their line, and with the Griffins committing another attack error, the set ended at 25-22.
SET THREE -
Canisius would hunker down in the third set as they started with a three-point run, with the Peacocks responding with a kill from Pruvost, but the Griffins continued to put up a barrage of points leading to a four-point run to close the set at 15-25.
SET FOUR-
With the Peacocks having a set advantage at 2-1, they looked to close it out at Buffalo, but the Griffins had other plans as they started the set with a 6-2 lead, with Pruvost and Arsov bringing the Peacocks back with a run of their own to have the set sit at 9-6 in Saint Peter's favor.
The Griffins began to pull away later in the set, with Mendez and Pruvost getting a kill each as Canisius extended the series with set four ending at 20-25.
SET FIVE-
With the Peacocks put in a must-win scenario, they started off the final set strong with a three-point run started by Mendez, with Baglio getting two additional kills to have SPU sit with a two-point lead.
As Saint Peter's began to extend their lead, the Griffins would come back with a 7-1 run that would end the set at 14-16.
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are off to Niagara Falls as they face the Purple Hawks on Oct 31st at 2 p.m.
