Women's Volleyball | 9/2/2013 8:31:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY - Freshman right side/outside hitter Sarah Szybist (Chicago, IL/Ramstein) of the RIT volleyball team, was named the Liberty League Volleyball Rookie of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Sept. 1, 2013. It is the first weekly honor of her collegiate career.

Szybist made her collegiate debut a memorable one, slamming 69 kills (4.3/set) to go along with 16 digs (1.0/set) and 11 solo blocks (0.7/set) over 15 sets, as RIT finished 3-1 at Cazenovia's Blue and Gold Invitational over the weekend. She was named to the All-Tournament Team.

On Friday, Szybist slammed 15 kills in a four-set win over Alfred then added 18 kills, while hitting .484 in a win over Baptist Bible. On Saturday, she opened the day with 20 kills and five aces in a five-set win over Lasell, then had 16 kills and six solo blocks vs. Houghton.

RIT is right back in action on Friday and Saturday at the Nazareth Golden Flyer Tournament. RIT opens on Friday with a match against the hosts at 2 p.m., then plays Hilbert at 8 p.m.