LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Volleyball team matched the longest winning streak since 2015, as the Green and Gold won their sixth straight match with a come-from-behind 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 15-10) victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins. The win for Siena also ends a four-match winning streak for the Golden Griffins.
 
Four Saints finished with double-digit kills, led by a 17-kill, 17-dig effort from sophomore Sara Wagner. Graduate student Emily Wunder chipped in with 15 kills, while both Hailey Hinkel and Ece Emrullah finished with 12 kills. Hinkel added 10 digs for a double-double, while Emrullah added nine blocks – which included the match-clinching block with Wunder. Senior Gracie Halley fell one dig shy of tying her career-high, ending with 28 digs. Sophomore Claire Isaksen did the same, finishing with 45 assists.
 
Canisius saw both Taylor Baldwin and Kara Zaucha finish with 18 kills apiece, while freshman Ella Bourque tossed out 48 assists. Senior Bree Long matched Halley's effort, getting 28 digs on the match.
 
Both sides played neck and neck through the first set, with neither side gaining a lead by more than four points. As the set stood 21-all, Siena jumped ahead courtesy of a kill from Isaksen. With Siena holding a 22-21 lead, Canisius scored four of the next five rallies to take a 25-23 win as the match went to the second.
 
Siena evened the score in the second set, Wagner and Wunder set the tone on the Siena offense with a 25-22 win. With the match split 1-1, the Golden Griffins proceeded to take the third set 25-18. With their backs against the wall, the Saints came from behind in the fourth set to force a fifth.
 
In the fourth, Siena trailed 17-11 before ripping off an 8-2 run to tie things at 19-all. Both sides traded points before Wagner stepped up with three kills in the final four points for Siena to take a 25-23 win going into the fifth. Siena shut the door in the final set, as they took a 9-8 Canisius lead and turned in a 7-1 run to finish the match and take the win. Siena finished the fifth set with a zero errors on 31 total attacks, and a .355 attack percentage.
 
The Saints look to win their seventh straight match when they return to the court on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. when they head to the city to take on Manhattan.