PITTSFORD, N.Y. –  Junior setter Statia Walker (Schodack, NY/Maple Hill) became just the ninth Russell Sage College women's volleyball player to register 1,000 career assists tonight at St. John Fisher. Walker, now with 1,009 career assists, recorded 11 digs to pick up her ninth double-double of the fall in the 3-0 Empire 8 Conference setback. 

Junior right side Caitlin Hammecker (Warnerville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) led the Gators with seven kills. Middle hitter Celia Gagnon (Troy, NY/Ichabod Crane), a graduate student, added six kills on .200 hitting, while senior defensive specialist Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany), the conference leader in digs and digs per-set, topped all participants with 17 digs. 

St. John Fisher, now winners of four in-a-row, aced 17 serves and hit .221 as a team in the home sweep. Senior outside hitter/middle block Sydney French paced the Cardinals (8-4/3-0 E8) with eight kills. Setter Katie Leaty, a graduate student, dished out 17 assists, while freshman libero Kiera Hartpence (Scotia, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) elevated 11 RSC attacks. 

Looking ahead, the Gators have two matches tomorrow at Nazareth. RSC (4-13/1-2 E8) plays the hosting Golden Flyers at 11:30 am and faces SUNY Brockport at 4:30 pm. 

Notes: Walker's achievement is another in the many career milestones hit this fall...Head coach Sandy Augstein-Collins, now in her 13th season coaching at RSC and 26th overall, picked up her 375th career victory on September 14 vs. SUNY Cobleskill…Moisidis, who topped the Empire 8 Conference with 492 digs, 4.82 per-set, last fall, became the 15th RSC player to surpass 1,000 career digs on September 10 at the SUNY New Paltz Tournament.

#SageNation