BUFFALO, NY – The Rider University volleyball team took a set Sunday afternoon, but would fall in four to Canisius. The Broncs fall to 4-13 on the season, including 2-5 in the MAAC. The Golden Griffins improve to 8-9 overall and 6-2 in league play.
 
Canisius slowly pulled away in the first. Leading 9-8, The Golden Griffins went on a 6-2 run to open up a 15-10 lead. Leading 18-14, Canisius won three-straight points, going on to take the set 25-18.
 
The Golden Griffins controlled the second set from the start, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. Leading 15-10, Canisius went on another 4-0 run to pull away. Down 24-16, Rider attempted to rally, scoring four points on the serve of Kianny Santiago (San Juan, PR/Hudson Catholic (NJ)), but the Golden Griffins would get the side out they needed to close out the set.
 
Out of the break, the Broncs fired back, taking a 3-0 lead. The lead would be short lived however, with Canisius storming back with a 9-3 run to take a three-point lead of their own. Down 14-11, Rider went on a 3-0 run on the serve of Santiago to tie the set. Canisius again pulled ahead, earning a double-match point at 24-22, but Rider scored four-straight points, capped by back-to-back kills from Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) to win the set 26-24.
 
Canisius led for a majority of the fourth. Up14-12, the Golden Griffins scored four-straight to take an insurmountable lead. Canisius would go on to take the set 25-21.
 
QUOTES & NOTES
- Canisius extends its lead in the all-time series to 31-15.
- Romano had 13 kills to lead the Broncs. She added 13 digs for her third double-double of the season.
- Molly Strah (Akron, OH/Archbishop Hoban) led the Broncs with a career-high 19 digs. Her third double-digit dig match of the season.
- Carley McAleavey (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) had her fifth double-digit kill match of the season with 12.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- The Broncs hit .132 in the match, to Canisius' .212.
- Rider had just 42 kills to 53 for the Golden Griffins.
- Canisius had 68 digs to 57 for the Broncs.
- Sydney Bond (Homestead, FL/Westminster Christian) led the Broncs with 15 assists in the match.
- Santiago has a career-high four aces in the match.

UP NEXT
Rider returns home to begin a four-match homestand on Wednesday. The Broncs host Manhattan at 7 p.m.