SHERMAN, TEXAS - Cortland finished 1-1 during the second day of the Austin College Women's Volleyball Invitational after falling to McMurry University and defeating Rust College, both in straight sets. The Red Dragons ended 1-3 at the tournament and are 4-4 on the season.
McMurry defeated Cortland 25-23, 25-18, 25-16.
Nicole Silberer (Centereach),
Courtney Silberer (Centereach) and
Janine Patora (Salt Point/Arlington) led the Red Dragons with eight kills each.
Alexandra Graff (Apex, NC), who was named to the all-tournament team, registered 19 digs, and
Sarah Piacentini (Webster/Webster Schroeder) totaled 30 assists. Patora added 13 digs, N. Silberer and
Deja Smith (Suffern) each had three blocks, and
Samantha Czeczotka (Elwood/John H. Glenn) served three aces.
Cortland closed the tournament with a 25-5, 25-11, 25-11 win over Rust.
Nadia Moore (Durham, NC/Durham School of the Arts) led the team with nine kills and no errors in 11 attempts for a .818 attack percentage.
Anna Scarpinito (Wading River/Shoreham-Wading River),
Amanda May (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and C. Silberer added four assists each.
The Red Dragons finished the match with 28 aces, the most they've had in a match since serving 38 aces versus York College (N.Y.) in 2004. Graff and
Valerie Fischer (Williston Park/Mineola) each recorded six aces, Scarpinito had five, and Patora,
Meg Pembroke (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) and Czeczotka added three each.
Pembroke led the team with three blocks and
Maria Gelyon (West Seneca/Immaculata Academy) handed out 17 assists.
Cortland will travel to the University of Scranton on Wednesday, September 14, for a 6 p.m. non-league match.
Tournament Program (PDF)
