Sage women's volleyball squad falls on opening night at Plattsburgh Tournament
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23 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 1 |
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25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
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16 | 22 | 16 | 0 |
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25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Team Stats
Plymouth St.
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Plymouth St. |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .154 | .145 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Digs | 61 | 59 |
| Aces | 10 | 22 |
SUNY Canton
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | SUNY Canton |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | -.061 | .160 |
| Blocks | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Digs | 29 | 28 |
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
Plattsburgh, NY—The Sage Colleges' women's volleyball team opened the 2018 season on Friday competing at the two-day Best Western Cardinal Tournament at Plattsburgh State. Sage dropped the opener, 3-1 to Plymouth State (25-23,25-17,22-25,25-17) and then fell to SUNY-Canton, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-16). The Gators will return to action on Saturday taking on Plattsburgh State at 1 p.m. and Mt. St. Mary College at 3 p.m.
Against Plymouth State, sophomore outside hitter Gabby Rowell (Morrisonville, NY/Beekmantown) added 16 points with 13 kills, two aces, and 16 digs. Junior outside hitter Megan Ryder (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth) added five kills with two aces and eight digs.
Junior middle hitter Skylar Van Alstyne (Castleton, NY/Maple Hill) added seven kills, while junior Lidia LoPorto (Troy, NY/Averill Park) picked up 17 digs with an ace. Sophomore setter Brooke Monty (Copake, NY/Taconic Hills) had eight setting assists, while sophomore Renee Martin (Troy, NY/Troy) picked up five kills with two aces and eight digs.
Against the Kangaroos of SUNY-Canton, Sage was led by the efforts of Van Alstyne as she had four kills. Rookie outside hitter Emma Parkington (Dalton, MA/Wahconah Regional) added four kills with two aces and five digs. Senior outside hitter Amelia Taylor (Fort Edward, NY/Fort Edward) added two kills, while Ryder had seven digs with an ace.
