ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT junior setter Sydney Neff and sophomore outside hitter Liv Benard were named Liberty League Women's Volleyball First-Team All-Conference, Wednesday.
 
Neff landed her second-straight first-team accolade after leading the conference with 976 assists (next closest was 853) and was second with 9.21 assists per set. She compiled at least 30 assists on 18 occasions, along with eight matches with better than 40, including a season-high 56 assists to go along with 12 digs in the 3-2 win at Skidmore (Oct. 28). Neff also finished 10th in the conference with 0.45 service aces per set.
 
Benard landed her first all-conference award after leading the Liberty League with 434 kills (next closest was 296). She is also ranked second in the conference with 3.65 kills per set and 10th with a .212 hitting percentage. She logged 10 double-doubles during the season, including 14 kills and 11 digs in the Liberty League Tournament Quarterfinal win over Vassar (Nov. 1) and registered double-digit kills on 23 occasions. Benard totaled career-highs of 28 kills and 20 digs in in the Skidmore win a week after notching 25 kills and 10 digs in a four-set victory over visiting Union (Oct. 21).
 
RIT finished the season with a 16-17 record, including a 5-3 Liberty League mark during the regular season. Seeded fourth for the conference tournament, the Tigers qualified for their fourth-consecutive Liberty League Semifinal appearance with the quarterfinal win over Vassar before falling to eventual champion Ithaca.