Senior
Janelle Davis was named the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week while junior Allyson Severyn was
named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Davis and Severyn each
win the award for the first time this season.
Davis
averaged 9.83 assists per set and 2.50 digs per set to go along with a .588
attack percentage in Canisius sweeps of Marist and Siena last weekend. Davis
had 33 assists in the win against Marist and then had a double-double with 26
assists and 11 digs in the win over Siena. Davis posted an attack percentage of
.500 or better in each match, with 11 kills on 17 attack attempts.
Severyn
averaged 7.33 digs per set in the two Canisius sweeps. The 5-foot-5 libero
recorded 28 digs in the win over Marist, the most digs by a Canisius player in
a three-set match since Oct. 29, 2006. Severyn also recorded a 97.5 service
reception percentage, going 39-for-40 on the weekend.
On
the season, Davis is averaging a career-best 9.34 assists per set and is tied
for seventh in the MAAC at 0.35 service aces per set. Severyn ranks fourth in
the MAAC with a 4.72 digs per set average.
Davis
gives Canisius the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive
week with junior Samantha Good
winning the award last week.
Canisius
wraps up its regular-season schedule this weekend with two road matches at
Loyola and Rider. The Golden Griffins play at Loyola on Saturday, with match
time at 7 p.m. and at Rider on Sunday, with match time set for noon. Canisius (13-14, 8-8 MAAC) has won four straight matches and needs to win both matches to keep its MAAC Championship hopes alive.