BUFFALO, N.Y. –  Russell Sage College dropped tonight's non-conference match at Medaille 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-18).

Sophomore setter/outside hitter Jack McWilliam (Fishkill, NY/Arlington) topped the Gators with seven kills.

Senior opposite Elijah Tortorici (Clifton Park, NY/Mohonasen) added six kills and eight digs, while setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township), a graduate student, dished out 17 assists and aced two serves.

Senior outside hitter Malachi Jackson paced the Mavericks (4-10) with 11 kills and three aces. Medaille hit .320 as a team in the sweep.

RSC (3-12) is back in action on Saturday afternoon against Hilbert and Mount Aloysius.

Notes: The Gators are in their second spring with Reid Hartl at the helm…He guided RSC to a spot in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship Tournament in his debut campaign…Seven players returned from the squad…The Gators were picked to finish seventh in the conference by the member coaches…Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township), a graduate student, and middle hitter Andrew Samson (Queens, NY/Pathways), both graduate students, were voted co-captains…Jennings began the season with 2,157 career assists, second-most by a Gator…Kyle Ray '13 holds the program record with 2,910 career assists…Four newcomers, two from New York, one from Colorado, and another from Texas, joined the program in 2023.

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