ELMIRA, NY - The Sage Gators dropped their first contest of the weekend to #15 Lasell 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-18) in a neutral site match Friday night.
Sage (8-6) was led by Ryan Guyton (Lockport, NY/Lockport) with eight kills while Casey Fitzpatrick (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill) led the way for the Gators in assists with 19.
On defense, Fitzpatrick had a squad-high four digs and two blocks while Zachary Karl (West Monroe, NY/Central Square), Jarod Martel (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) and Bailey Cecchi (Agawam, MA/Agawam) each chipped in two blocks apiece.
Fitzpatrick now has a total 985 career assists. The junior needs 15 assists to join the 1000 assists club.
Chris MacArthur's (Ancram, NY/Taconic Hills) one solo block tonight put him in 6th place in career solo blocks. The senior's 20 solo blocks put him above Kyle Ray in the record books.
#125 Lasell (12-1) is the first nationally ranked team that Sage has faced thus far this season.
Tomorrow, Sage takes on Elmira at noon followed by a 2 p.m. match-up with D'Youville.
