ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College faced a red-hot St. John Fisher squad this afternoon in the Kahl Gymnasium. The Gators played the visitors tightly throughout, but were unable to cool off the streaking Cardinals, falling 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20).
Senior outside hitter Emma Parkington (Dalton, MA/Wahconah Regional) topped RSC with eight kills in the Empire 8 Conference matinee. Senior middle hitter Celia Gagnon (Troy, NY/Ichabod Crane) contributed six kills on .316 hitting and two total blocks. Sophomore right side Statia Walker (Schodack, NY/Maple Hill) passed out 17 assists, while sophomore defensive specialist Rylie Gray (Bombay, NY/Salmon River Central) (above) elevated 12 Cardinal attacks, equaling a season-high.
Looking ahead, RSC (4-11/0-2 E8) competes at the Skidmore Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Fisher, now winners of nine of its last ten games, returns to the court on Tuesday, October 5 when it hosts SUNY Brockport.
Notes: Parkington and Gagnon began the weekend among the E8 leaders in points per-set…Parkington, who recorded her 500th career kill on Saturday, September 11 at SUNY New Paltz, was sixth with 3.21 points per-set...The co-captain, currently with 601 career kills, has 13 career double-doubles, four of which came this season…Gagnon ranked seventh with 3.11 points per-set… Junior libero Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany), who has been in double figures in digs for all but two of the matches this fall, ranked third in the conference with 4.63 digs per-set...She registered her 500th career dig on Saturday, September 11 at SUNY New Paltz...The RSC libero currently has 658 digs in her time as a Gator…Walker has contributed seven double-doubles this fall.
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