| 10/26/2002 9:26:45 PM

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Ithaca, NY: In match two of the Empire 8 Crossover Tournament in day one, RIT loses to Ithaca (30-27, 30-28, 20-30, 18-30, 12-15).

Afer studying the Bombers' previous matches, the Tigers started off aggressively working every angle on the court. The fierce Ithaca defense couldn't hold off the Tigers for the first to games. After acknowledging the first two losses, the Bombers pulled themselves together and took ack the courtside advantage winning 30-20. The Bombers maintained their momentum into the fifth game, narrowling escaping with a victory 15-12).

Leading the Tiger offense was Missy Groginski (Brewerton, N.Y./Paul V. Moore)(Brewerton, NY) with 15 kills and 20 digs and teammate Katie Sander (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)(Scotia, NY) with 12 kills.