ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College received three or more kills from six different players in tonight's home sweep of MCLA (25-23, 25-16, 25-17).
Senior outside hitter Macey Salvione (Johnstown, NY/Gloversville), who started the week ranked in the top-45 nationally in kills, aces, points, and aces per-set, continued her strong play to start the fall, registering a double-double of 14 kills and 18 digs, and serving up five aces.
Middle hitter Caitlin Hammecker (Warnerville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville/
The Gators (8-6), now winners of two-straight, recorded 12 aces and limited MCLA (2-10) to .029 hitting across the three sets.
After rallying from a 23-19 deficit to take the opening frame, RSC got out to a 17-5 advantage in the second set to put itself in the driver seat.
The Gators, which surpassed last season's win total with the home sweep, travel to Castleton for a Saturday afternoon tri-match with Rhode Island College and the host Spartans
Gator Bites: RSC began the week leading Empire 8 Conference with 137 aces, 3.04 per-set…Nationally, the Gators rank 18th and 20th respectively in those stats…A dozen players returned to the court in 2024…Salvione, middle hitter Monalissa Carius (Hudson, NY/Hudson), a grad student, and junior middle hitter Aniyah Kelley (Newcastle, DE/William Penn) headlined the group…Head Coach Rosilyn Cummings added four newcomers including transfers senior libero Katelyn Atchinson (Alplaus, NY/Niskayuna/Saint Rose) and Rainville to the squad…Cummings will be inducted into the SUNY Plattsburgh Athletic Hall of Fame on September 27…Salvione was announced as the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 15…She commenced the week leading the Conference with 210.5 points, 173 kills, 37 aces, and 0.82 aces per-set…The stats put the outside hitter in the top-45 nationally in all of those categories.
