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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team (18-9, 4-2 SUNYAC East) was unable to earn the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) East Division's No. 1 seed on Friday afternoon during the first day of the second round of SUNYAC East Division Pool Play at SUNY Plattsburgh, falling, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-16), to No. 18 SUNY Cortland after beating SUNY Potsdam, 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-12).

Cortland locked up the East Division's top seed into the 2011 SUNYAC Volleyball Championship Tournament and will host the event from Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5. The conference toggles hosting duties between the East Division and West Division each year, and the East Division's No. 1 seed is set to host the championship this season.

Against Potsdam, junior middle hitter Dana Vosilla (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) hit .500, leading the team with 10 kills. Sophomore setter Marissa King (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy) handed out a match-high 26 assists, while sophomore libero Carrie Hack (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) boasted a team-high 16-dig total. Five different Hawks had a block assist, and senior outside hitter Melinda DiGiovanna (West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead) floored two service aces.

The Bears were led offensively by Dakota Pruiss, who landed 10 kills. Jenna Blujus racked up 18 assists and 18 digs to post a double-double, while Jillian Dye also had a double-digit dig total with 10 on the match. Blujus was strong off the serve, as she boasted four service aces and no service errors.

The 18th-ranked Red Dragons cruised past the Hawks in straight sets, earning 27 points during the match off New Paltz attacking errors. DiGiovanna's 15 kills and .278 hitting percentage keyed the offense, as did King's 16 assists. Hack and DiGiovanna registered 12 and 11 digs, respectively, while junior middle hitter Laura Stanhewicz (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley), Vosilla, King, sophomore middle hitter Elizabeth Hauser (East Williston, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) and sophomore outside hitter Alessandra Young (Lebanon, N.J./North Hunterdon) all had two block assists.

For Cortland, Sheena Asibey and Kaitlyn Cooper steered the attack with 11 and 10 kills, respectively, while Kristen Guercio dished out a match-high 32 assists. Jaclyn Lawrence (15), Ashley Coyle (12), Guercio (11) and Krissy Silk (10) all collected double-digit totals in digs, while Asibey charted a match-high three block assists.

New Paltz aims to secure the East Division's No. 2 seed tomorrow afternoon, as it takes on host Plattsburgh at 10 a.m. before wrapping up league divisional play with a noon bout with SUNY Oneonta.