UTICA, N.Y. –  Russell Sage College fell 3-0 tonight at SUNY Poly. The Gators were swept by scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-21.

Senior opposite Deshawn Fleary (Newark, NJ/Immaculate Conception Montclair) topped RSC with five kills and eight digs. Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Twp.), a graduate student, (above) dished out 12 assists.

SUNY Poly (1-6), which hit .388 in the victory, received 10 kills from freshman outside hitter Jason Aubrey (Clifton Park/Shen).

Looking ahead, RSC (0-3) has its home opener set for Saturday afternoon. The Gators are slated to play Nichols at noon and Wells at 4:00 pm.  Nichols and Wells are to face each other in between.

Notes: The Gators went almost 700 days without playing due to the COVID-19 pandemic…RSC is making its debut as an associate member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) this season…League coaches picked the Gators to finish sixth in the NECC…The spring also marks the maiden voyage with Reid Hartl at the helm of the program…He took over as head coach in October 2021…Fleary and Jennings are the two only players that returned from the 2020 RSC team…Jennings began the campaign second in program records with 1,696 career assists…Kyle Ray '13 has the top spot with 2,910 career assists.

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