ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College plays at Nazareth in the Quarterfinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament on Tuesday evening.
2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Gators (Eight Seed) at Nazareth (One Seed)
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Live Stats| Live Video
#8 RSC Gators (14-13/4-7 E8): Roster| Stats
#1 Nazareth (15-13/10-1 E8): Roster| Stats
RSC Women's Volleyball in the E8 Championship Tournament: The Gators swept visiting SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, November 2 to punch their ticket to the E8 Championship Tournament for the first time.
RSC Head Coach Rosilyn Cummings on the Playoff-Clinching Sweep: 'I'm so thrilled for our team to make the E8 playoffs for the first time ever. We have been working so hard this year to earn our spot within the postseason. This win is a great confidence and momentum builder heading into our Quarterfinal match against Nazareth. We had career performances from several members of the team that helped us to show the real potential of this squad.'
Gator Bites with Papa John's: RSC, which had a double-digit victory total for the first time since 2016, headed into the postseason leading the E8 with 252 aces and 2.77 aces per-set, good for 31st and 36th respectively in NCAA Division III…A dozen players returned to the court in 2024…Senior outside hitter Macey Salvione (Johnstown, NY/Gloversville), middle hitter Monalissa Carius (Hudson, NY/Hudson), a grad student, and junior middle hitter Aniyah Kelley (Newcastle, DE/William Penn) headlined the group…Cummings added four newcomers including transfers senior libero Katelyn Atchinson (Alplaus, NY/Niskayuna/Saint Rose) and setter Emma Rainville (Castleton, NY/Columbia/Binghamton), a grad student, to the squad…Cummings was inducted into the SUNY Plattsburgh Athletic Hall of Fame on September 27…Salvione was announced as the E8 Player of the Week for the periods ending Sunday, September 15 and Sunday, September 29…She capped her regular season leading the Conference with 420.0 points, 77 aces, and 0.85 aces per-set…The stats all put the outside hitter in the top-25 nationally in all of those categories, including fourth in the country with 77 aces and 0.85 aces per-set…She tallied double-digit kills 17 times and achieved 11 double-doubles during the regular season.
Up Next: The winner of the contest advances to the semis and will face either Houghton, the four seed, or fifth-seeded Alfred on Thursday.
