Skidmore Invitational
Friday-Saturday, October 31-November 1, 2014
Friday, October 31
New Paltz (26-5) vs. Union (22-10), 5 p.m.
Potsdam (7-20) vs. Skidmore (7-23) I Farmingdale State (13-18) vs. Fredonia (20-9), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 1
New Paltz vs. Farmingdale I Skidmore vs. Fredonia, 10 a.m.
Fredonia vs. Union I Potsdam vs. Farmingdale, 12 p.m.
New Paltz vs. Skidmore I Potsdam vs. Union, 2 p.m.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After defeating cross-river rival Vassar College, 3-1, on Wednesday night, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team will compete in the Skidmore Invitational from Friday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov.1.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 26-5 and have won nine of 10 matches… Farmingdale State College is 13-18 and has won five of six… Skidmore College is 7-23 and has dropped five of six… Union (N.Y.) College is 22-10.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (26-5): New Paltz is the No. 1 seed and will host the upcoming 2014 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament… The Hawks are the No. 3 team in the NCAA's New York Regional Rankings… Junior outside hitter
Becca Borquist led the attack with 17 kills on Wednesday against Vassar… Sophomore middle hitter
Morgan Roessler and senior middle hitter
Alli Coleman both had 11 kills each… Freshman setter
Maddie Zwickl finished with 40 assists and sophomore libero
Rachel Pierson recorded 10 digs… Borquist leads the SUNYAC in kills per set (3.51).
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Borquist (3.51 per set), Roessler (2.27 per set),
Katy Braddon (1.75 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Roessler (.287), Zwickl (.269), Borquist (.224)
Assists: Zwickl (8.71 per set),
Melannie Aquino (2.92 per set)
Service Aces:
Anna Paulik (.43 per set),
Katy Herbst (.39 per set), Braddon (.34 per set)
Digs: Herbst (5.13 per set), Borquist (3.07 per set), Paulik (2.95 per set)
Blocks: Roessler (.75 per set), Coleman (.57 per set),
Brittany Tyack (.43 per set)
SCOUTING THE RAMS (13-18): Farmingdale State defeated Skyline Conference opponent Maritime College, 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 25… Farmingdale State is 5-4 in the Skyline this season and has clinched a playoff berth… Senior outside hitter Sarah Palladino leads the Skyline in service aces per set (0.94)… The Rams return 2013 All-Skyline selections Palladino, middle blocker Maia Cadle-Hinton and setter Megan Pisciotta… Farmingdale State was predicted to finish tied for third of nine teams in the 2014 Skyline Conference Preseason Poll.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Palladino (2.06 per set), Maia Cadle-Hinton (1.90 per set), Barbara Wright (1.33 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Cadle-Hinton (.225), Wright (.171), Palladino (.158)
Assists: Megan Pisciotta (4.85 per set), Palladino (2.18 per set), Gina Giacalone (1.51 per set)
Service Aces: Palladino (.94 per set), Cadle-Hinton (.60 per set), Francesca Calderon (.50 per set)
Digs: Calderon (3.86 per set), Palladino (1.76 per set), Karen Ulysse (1.71 per set)
Blocks: Cadle-Hinton (.71 per set), Christina Hickey (.30 per set), Wright (.26 per set)
LAST MEETING:
The Hawks defeated Farmingdale State 3-0 when these two teams last met on Sept. 15, 2006.
SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (7-23): Skidmore has lost five straight and is 0-7 at home this year… The Thoroughbreds are 3-9 in Liberty League competition… Skidmore was predicted to finish sixth of seven teams in the 2014 Liberty League Preseason Poll… Senior outside hitter Aria Goodman ranks in the top-10 of the Liberty League in kills per set (3.07), service aces per set (0.49) and digs (3.09 per set).
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Aria Goodman (3.07 per set), Brittany Osborn (2.45 per set), Clara Jones (1.33 per set),
Hitting Percentage: Goodman (.188), Osborn (.127), Rachel Licata (.097)
Assists: Kalle Fox (7.41 per set)
Service Aces: Goodman (.49 per set), Jones (.37 per set), Marcela Familiar-Bolanos (.31 per set)
Digs: Familiar-Bolanos (5.88 per set), Goodman (3.09 per set), Fox (2.57 per set)
Blocks: Licata (.42 per set), Carolyn Lois (.40 per set), Emma Bloom (.37 per set)
LAST MEETING: The Hawks defeated Skidmore, 3-0, when these two teams last met on Nov. 2, 2013.
SCOUTING THE DUTCHWOMEN (22-10): Union is 7-5 in Liberty League action and 13-3 on neutral-site courts this year… Union most recently defeated Liberty League foe Rochester Institute of Technology, 3-2, on Oct. 25… Currently, Union is the No. 3 seed for the Liberty League playoffs… The Dutchwomen return 2013 All-Liberty League outside hitter Rachel Wyman and middle hitter Lauren Woods... Union was predicted to finish second of seven teams in the 2014 Liberty League Preseason Poll.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Wyman (2.71 per set), Kelley White (2.19 per set), Rajpreet Dhaliwal (1.87 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Woods (.256), Wyman (.222), Morgan Clark (.219)
Assists: Amanda Price (6.05 per set), Abigail Salamone (3.37 per set)
Service Aces: Clark (.43 per set), White (.37 per set), Katherine Moeller (.35 per set)
Digs: Moeller (5.75 per set), White (3.13 per set), Price (2.11 per set)
Blocks: Woods (.93 per set), Clark (.73 per set), Wyman (.51 per set)
LAST MEETING: New Paltz defeated Union, 3-2, when these two teams last met on Nov. 1, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks will prepare to host the 2014 SUNYAC Tournament from Nov. 7-9, earning the No. 1 seed during the regular season... Farmingdale State will prepare for the 2014 Skyline Conference Tournament from Nov. 5-8... Skidmore's season comes to an end... Union will compete in the 2014 Liberty League Tournament from Nov. 7-8.
