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RIT Athletics / Emma Kostraba
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Winner St. Lawrence SLU 17-10
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RIT RIT 24-4
Winner
St. Lawrence SLU
17-10
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Final
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RIT RIT
24-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
St. Lawrence SLU 20 17 25 25 15 (3)
RIT RIT 25 25 14 21 11 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball falls to St. Lawrence, 3-2, in Liberty League Semis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT senior outside hitter Katie Hobler logged a season-high 22 kills and blocked six shots, but it was fourth-seeded St. Lawrence upsetting the top-seeded Tigers, 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-14, 25-21, 15-11) in the Liberty League Women's Volleyball Tournament Semifinals, Friday.
 
St. Lawrence (17-10) advances to Saturday's championship match at 2:00 p.m. to face third-seeded Clarkson, which defeated second-seeded Ithaca, 3-1 (16-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-19), in the night's other semifinal.
  • RIT senior outside hitter Taylor Higgins added 19 kills and a match-high 23 digs.
  • Tiger freshman setter Sydney Neff logged 51 assists for her third 50-plus assist performance of the season. She also added nine digs in the losing effort.
  • RIT blocked a season-high 26 shots, including a team-high seven by freshman middle blocker Cat Vento as well as five apiece by freshman middle blocker Samantha Cox (1 solo, 4 assisted) and senior middle blocker Calista Gasper (5 assisted).
  • Senior libero Kiana Walker totaled 18 digs while sophomore defensive specialist Jessica Klein added 15.
Ranked first in the NCAA Region III rankings the past two weeks, RIT (24-4) awaits a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The 64-team field will be announced Monday (Nov. 8) at 12:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.