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.
The Buffalo Sabres returned to practice on Monday afternoon at the First Niagara Center, and as expected, reporters swarmed goaltender Ryan Miller following the session to get his reaction on getting pulled last week and benched in favor of Jhonas Enroth in consecutive games over the weekend.
According to the agent of tight end Mike Caussin, the Buffalo Bills have promoted Caussin from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. The Bills will now have to make a move either via waivers or Injured Reserve to make room for him. Indications seem cornerback Terrence Wheatley is the most likely candidate to go with Aaron Williams being close to ready to returning.
All things appeared in place for the Buffalo Bills to win their sixth game in eight tries this Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Facing the New York Jets, Buffalo entered the contest with the better record, an impressive body of work and the advantage of a sold-out home crowd. None of it mattered. The Jets flat out dominated the Bills in all three areas in front of a shocked and disappointed “White Out” Buffalo crowd, routing the Bills 27-11.
