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Box Score 2 FREDONIA, NY - The RIT volleyball team (11-8) secured a three-set win over Hilbert College (2-15) and fell to Buffalo State College (12-7) in three sets the Fredonia Blue Devil Invitational on Friday evening.
In the opener, RIT rolled to a 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 win over Hilbert. Sophomore outside hitter
Sarah Szybist (Chicago, IL/Ramstein) led the way with 15 kills and 11 digs, while
Abby Higgins (Peru, NY/Peru) added five kills and five digs.
Bethany Davis (Blasdell, NY/Frontier) added a team-high 15 digs.
The trio of
Arielle Pariente (Twinsburg, OH/Twinsburg),
Emma Dowdy (Cocoa, FL/Edgewood), and
Laiz Novaes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Centro Educational) combined for 26 assists, with Pariente leading the way with 15. Pariente also added a team-best three service aces.
Amanda Binder led Hilbert with 12 kills, eight kills, and three blocks, while hitting .400.
"Overall, I was pleased with our effort versus Hilbert," said RIT head coach
Jim Lodes. "They are a scrappy, relentless team and for the most part we matched their effort. I was also excited that we played many people in this match and they each stepped in and played well."
In the nightcap, RIT fell to Buffalo State in straight sets by scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-18. Davis led RIT with 24 digs, while Novaes nearly had a triple-double with 10 assists, eight kills, and eight digs, while hitting .350. Szybist slammed 16 kills to go along with 11 digs and two blocks. Dowdy added 23 assists and nine digs, while
Rebecca Bennett (Springfield, PA/Springfield) compiled 11 digs.
"We had stretches of competing versus a very good Buffalo State team," said Lodes. "With that said, we commit too many unforced errors and moments of tentativeness that just hold us back from winning a match of this magnitude. We will have two good opportunities tomorrow to see if we will step up to that challenge."
The Tigers are right back in action on Saturday at the Fredonia Blue Devil Invitational, with matches against Pittsburgh-Bradford at 1 p.m. and host Fredonia at 3 p.m.
