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2024 VB Player Huddle
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Iona Iona 8-18,6-8 MAAC
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Winner Canisius Canis 14-11,10-4 MAAC
Iona Iona
8-18,6-8 MAAC
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Final
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Canisius Canis
14-11,10-4 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona Iona 17 16 25 15 (1)
Canisius Canis 25 25 19 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Graham Smith / Athletic Communications Assistant

Iona Drops Last Away Game of Season to Canisius

BUFFALO, NY - The Iona University Volleyball team traveled to Buffalo for their 14th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference gameday, their final away trip of the season. The Gaels looked to avoid a second straight loss after a tough matchup with Niagara the day prior, while Canisius showed up fresh off a 3-0 victory vs. Manhattan.

AS IT HAPPENED

Grace Ehler continued her strong form from the Niagara match with four kills in the first set, but an 8-0 run by Canisius would see the Maroon & Gold drop the opener 17-25.  
 

Similar themes would continue in the second, as the hosts put up half a dozen unanswered mid-way through the second. This time Mija Jegers would be the one to tally four kills in the set, but ultimately the Gaels would face the same fate, losing the second set 16-25. 

Stuck on the wrong side of an 0-2 match, Iona set the tone with five service aces in the third set. Doubling the Griffs kills total in the third the Gaels would steal a set back, 25-19. 

The fourth saw an efficient Canisius put the game to bed hitting .500 as a team. Iona would lose the final set 15-25, and head home with a 1-3 loss. 

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Another day, another game for Grace Ehler with more than a dozen kills. The Graduate Student did so for her third game in a row, co-leading all players on court with 12. The Tucson, Arizona native led all Gaels in hitting percentage with .308.  
  • Emma Vu led all players on court with 22 assists. The Senior is now 50 assists shy of doubling her season total from the year prior.  
  • Mija Jegers counted 11 digs, a figure that led all players in Maroon & Gold. The Rookie also landed seven kills.  
  • Fellow Rookie Taylor Timko netted a career-high 9.0 points with seven kills and a pair of aces.  
  • Sanem Bas had her fifth game of the year with double-digit digs with 10. The Bursa, Turkey native also tossed out three assists.  

THE OPPONENT

  • Lauren Hubert finished the night with a double-double, counting a dozen in both kills and digs.  
  • Sofia Hedqvist led all players on court with 19.0 points after five service aces and 12 kills.  

UP NEXT

The Gaels are now finished with their 2024 road trips and can focus on a four game home stand to close out the regular season. A quadruple of games at Hynes will start with a 1:00 p.m. first serve against Saint Peter's on this upcoming Saturday.
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