ELMIRA, N.Y. –  Russell Sage College dropped a pair of matches on Saturday afternoon at the Elmira Tournament.  The Gators (3-7) fell to Medaille 3-0 and were upended by Hilbert 3-1.

Junior outside hitter Corey Topple (Hudson, NY/Hudson) totaled 14 kills on .276 hitting and 11 digs at the Tournament.  Senior opposite Deshawn Fleary (Newark, NJ/Immaculate Conception Montclair) (above) added a combined nine kills on .278 hitting and 12 digs, while setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Twp.), a graduate student, registered four aces and 29 assists on the day. 

Looking ahead, RSC competes next on Wednesday at 7:00 pm at Elms.

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 only two players that returned from the 2020 RSC team…Jennings ranks second in program records with 1,832 career assists…Kyle Ray '13 has the top spot with 2,910 career assists.

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