CASTLETON, Vt. – Russell Sage College began the final week of its season by winning 3-1 (15-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20) at Castleton this evening.
Junior outside hitter Macey Salvione (Johnstown, NY/Gloversville) equaled a season-high with 18 kills on .317 hitting to help the Gators secure the road comeback victory. She added 14 digs and eight aces. It marked her ninth double-double of the fall.
Sophomore middle hitter Aniyah Kelley (Newcastle, DE/William Penn) and freshman outside hitter Madeline Mott (Fultonville, NY/Fonda-Fultonville) registered eight kills apiece. Mott elevated nine Castleton attacks, while Kelley tallied a .375 hitting percentage.
Sophomore setter Emma Freidel (Utica, NY/New Hartford) dished out 28 assists and junior outside hitter Savannah Petersen (Schenectady, NY/Schenectady) recorded 15 digs.
Junior outside hitter Hailey Martinovich paced Castleton (6-15), now losers of six-straight, with 11 kills and 11 digs.
RSC (7-16), which ended a five-match slide, closes its campaign with a Saturday tri-match with Vassar and Marywood. The event, hosted by Vassar begins at noon.
Notes: The fall marked 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 registered her first official win on October 6 at Elmira…Salvione has registered nine double-doubles, including four in-a-row between Sept. 16-29, this autumn...She began the week leading the Gators in kill per-set (2.45)…Defensive specialist Elaina Moisidis (Albany, NY/Albany), a grad student, moved into second place on the RSC career digs record book on October 27 at Houghton…Helen Putriment '14 was third with 1,700 career digs, while Alison Archambault '03 was second with 1,708…The reigning Empire 8 Conference Libero/Defensive Player of the Year, now with 1,711 career digs, topped the conference in both digs and digs per-set in each of the past two seasons.
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