Women's Volleyball | 9/5/2009 5:50:12 PM

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ONEONTA, NY - For the second straight day, the RIT volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday at the Holiday Inn Invitational, hosted by Hartwick College.  RIT opened the afternoon by falling to Union College in three games, 25-10, 25-17, 25-20.  The Tigers ended the day by defeating host Hartwick in three games,  25-18, 26-24, 25-14.  The Tigers finished fifth out of eight teams in the tournament.  In addition, senior middle hitter Victoria Petko (East Amherst, NY/Clarence) was named to the All-Tournament Team.

In the win over Hartwick, Petko slammed 13 kills to go along with three service aces.  Christina Worth (Valencia, CA/Valencia) dished out 29 assists.

Yesterday, the Tigers opened the season with a four-game win over SUNY Oswego, and a three-game loss to St. Lawrence.

RIT will return to action on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Ithaca Tournament.  The Tigers will play SUNY Brockport at 6 p.m. and SUNY Oneonta at 8 p.m.