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BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo volleyball team won its second consecutive five-game match in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion at Canisius College's Koessler Center tonight. The Golden Griffins won the first two games, 30-24 and 32-30, before the Bulls came back to earn the victory in their opening match of the Western New York Holiday Inn Volleyball Invitational. Buffalo took a 30-28 decision in game three and a 30-17 decision in game four before winning the fifth and final game by a 17-15 margin with the final point coming on a Canisius attacking error.

Lindsay Matikosh

Junior Lindsay Matikosh (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) led the Bulls with 21 kills and a career-high 25 digs, and sophomore Molly Schrantz (Depew, NY/Lancaster) recorded career-highs of 19 kills and 22 digs. Freshman Katie Weekley (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) and junior Alexis Bouie (Albion, NY/Albion) also posted double figures in kills with 12 and 11, respectively, and Weekley also added a match-high nine blocks, including two solos. Freshman Amy Brown (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) finished the match with 59 assists and 14 digs, and sophomore Kathryn Henry (Buffalo, NY/City Honors) contributed 17 digs.

The Bulls (6-6 overall) finish play in the Western New York Holiday Inn Volleyball Invitational tomorrow when they host Youngstown State and Niagara at 11 am and 2 pm, respectively, at Alumni Arena.