Women's Volleyball | 11/14/2019 12:53:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY – Three members of the RIT women's volleyball team were selected to the 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-New York Region team. Katie Hobler (Rochester, NY/Our Lady of Mercy), Kelly Waters (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) were selected, Taylor Higgins (Peru, NY/Peru) was a honorable mention selection.

Hobler, a 2018 AVCA All-New York Region selction, led RIT and was second in the Liberty League with 469 kills, averaging 4.65 kills per set. A 2019 First Team All-Liberty League selection, Hobler was eighth in the league with a .281 hitting percentage. She had a season-best 24 kills against SUNY Cortland Nov. 2.
 
Waters played in all 30 matches, while appearing in 102 sets. She finished second in the Liberty League hitting .336 and tied for sixth in the league with 59 total blocks, averaging 0.58 per set. Waters had a season-high seven blocks against Marywood Oct. 5, and had 16 kills at Vassar College on Oct. 12.
 
Higgins, a 2019 First Team All-Liberty League selection, finished second on the team and fifth in the Liberty League with 352 kills, surpassing the 1,000-kills plateau against New York University Nov. 1. She finished sixth in the league, averaging 3.20 kills per set and was second on the team with 361 digs. Higgins had a season-best 22 kills twice against SUNY Canton (Sept. 6) and at St. Lawrence (Oct. 25).
 
RIT finished with an 18-12 overall record and was 5-2 in the Liberty League. The Tigers were defeated by Ithaca College in the Liberty League Semifinal.