ALFRED, N.Y. – Russell Sage College dropped this afternoon's Empire 8 Conference contest 3-0 at Alfred.

Junior outside hitter Macey Salvione (Johnstown, NY/Gloversville) and sophomore middle hitter Aniyah Kelley (Newcastle, DE/William Penn) topped the Gators (6-12/1-3 E8), in kills, while defensive specialist/libero Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany), a grad student, the reigning Empire 8 Conference Libero/Defensive Player of the Year, elevated 13 Alfred (5-9/2-2 E8) attacks.  

The Saxons, celebrating their "Senior Day" during Homecoming Weekend, held the Gators to -.195 hitting in the sweep.  Sophomore outside hitter Taylor Malone registered 11 kills and 12 digs in the home victory.  

RSC continues E8 play on Friday vs. Saint John Fisher.  Start time at the Kahl Campus Center is set for 6:00 pm.  

Notes: The fall marks the debut of Rosilyn Cummings at the helm of the Gators…She took over for Sandy Austein-Collins '87, who retired in March after 26 seasons of collegiate coaching, 13 of which came at RSC…Cummings earned her first official victory on October 6 at Elmira...Junior outside hitter Macey Salvione (Johnstown, NY/Gloversville) began the week leading the Gators in kill per-set (2.35) and digs per-set (3.98)…She's registered six double-doubles, including four in-a-row between Sept. 16-29…Defensive specialist Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany), a grad student, surpassed 1,500 career digs on Sept. 9 at the SUNY New Paltz Invitational...She started the weekend fifth in school annals with 1,622 career digs…The reigning Empire 8 Conference Libero/Defensive Player of the Year topped the conference in both digs and digs per-set in each of the past two seasons.

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