ROCHESTER, NY – For the third straight year, NYU is the Champion of the 2005 RIT Volleyball Invitational.  For the second year in a row, NYU defeated Cortland State in five games to take the title.  Scores of the match were 30-28, 30-32, 27-30, 30-27, 15-7. Tournament MVP Elena Drinka, who also won the award in 2004, led the Violets with 18 kills and 13 blocks.  NYU defeated Ithaca for the second time in two weeks to reach the championship match, while Cortland State knocked off SUNYAC foe Fredonia State in the second semi-final. 

 

There are 12 teams in this weekend’s tournament, with all squads playing two games Friday, and then two more Saturday to determine the order of finish.

 

Host RIT finished 3-1 and earned fifth place honors on the weekend, after dispatching of Empire 8 rival St. John Fisher in three games on Saturday morning and Brockport State 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.  The Tigers finished 1-1 on Friday night, defeating Buffalo State 30-9, 30-18, 30-23 in their first match of the weekend, and falling to Fredonia State 32-30, 30-25, 30-19 in the night cap. 

Below is a complete rundown of this weekend’s action.

 

Bethany Kibbe – Fredonia State

Kaylen Fessette – Brockport State

Lizz Rikita – Cortland State

Tiffany Chatman – Cortland State

Katya Khmelnitskaya – NYU

MVP – Elena Drinka, NYU

 

RIT                              Ithaca                           NYU                            Cortland State

Buffalo State                 Brockport State            Nazareth                      Clarkson

Fredonia State              U of R                          Geneseo State              St. John Fisher

 

 

 

RIT defeated Buffalo State 3-0

30-9, 30-18, 30-23

RIT Leaders: Bonnie Harriman (Danbury, CT/Danbury) 10 kills, Laura Grell (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) 8 digs, Nichole Boxler (Vargsburg, NY/Attica) 28 assists.

Buffalo State Leaders: Jen Breier 6 kills, Sam Damstetter 11 kills, Nicole Gurski 18 assists.

 

Ithaca defeated Brockport 3-0

30-16, 30-19, 30-25

Ithaca Leaders: Katie Hause 9 kills, Mary Schaefer 9 digs, Casey Buss 18 assists.

Brockport Leaders: Shae Gilmore 11 kills, Jocelyn Hohman 6 digs, Kaylen Fessette 23 assists.

 

NYU defeated Nazareth 3-0

30-24, 30-18, 30-28

NYU Leaders: Natasha Boysaw 13 kills, Katya Khnelnitskaya 36 assists, 7 digs.

Nazareth Leaders:

 

Cortland State defeated Clarkson 3-1

30-28, 30-28, 28-30, 30-15

Cortland Leaders: Tiffany Chatman 15 kills, Kate Gosman 15 digs, Lizz Rakita 43 assists.

Clarkson Leaders: Claire Horvath (kills), Katie Benson (digs), Suzanne Clarvoe (assists)

 

 

Fredonia State defeated Buffalo State 3-0

30-10, 30-15, 30-18

Fredonia Leaders: JoHanna Dixon 10 kills, Allyson Strein 8 digs, Traci Pieczynski 23 assists.

Buffalo State Leaders: Jen Breier 6 kills, Sam Damstetter 11 kills

 

Brockport State defeated U of R 3-1

30-25, 30-24, 23-30, 30-26

Brockport Leaders: Shae Gilmore 26 kills, Kaylen Fessette 51 assists, 21 digs.

U of R Leaders: none provided

 

Nazareth defeated Geneseo 3-2

22-30, 30-26, 22-30, 30-23, 15-11

Nazareth Leaders:

Geneseo Leaders:

 

St. John Fisher defeats Clarkson 3-0

30-21, 31-29, 30-23

St. John Fisher Leaders: Jenna Engel 11 kills, Colleen Helak 10 digs, Hannah Cordes 29 assists.

Clarkson Leaders: Claire Horvath (kills), Katie Benson (digs), Suzanne Clarvoe (assists)

 

 

Fredonia defeats RIT 3-0

32-30, 30-25, 30-19

Fredonia Leaders: JoHanna Dixon 10 kills, Bethany Kibbe 13 digs, Traci Pieczynski 33 assists.

RIT Leaders: Christina Anabel (Apalachin, NY/Vestal) 16 kills, Ceclia Enestrom and Jessica Schaffer (Wellington, OH/Keystone) 11 digs each, Katie Werner (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) 33 assists

 

Ithaca defeats U of R 3-0

30-23, 30-25, 30-25

Ithaca Leaders: Katie Hause 18 kills, Amanda Hubbard 22 digs, Jenna Yehl 21 assists.

U of R Leaders: none provided

 

NYU defeats Geneseo State 3-0

30-22, 30-21, 30-14

 

NYU Leaders: Jen Gardikas 16 kills, Sarah Ashley 8 digs, Katya Khmelnitskaya 40 assists.

Geneseo Leaders:

 

Cortland State defeats St. John Fisher 3-0

30-27, 30-25, 30-22

Cortland Leaders: Tiffany Chatman 10 kills, 9 blocks, Lizz Rakita 37 assists, 12 digs.

St. John Fisher Leaders: Kristi Pallotta 9 kills, Emily Engle 7 digs, Hannah Cordes 24 assists.

 

Fredonia State 2-0 (9-2)

RIT 1-1 (9-2)

Buffalo State 0-2 (0-12)

 

Ithaca 2-0 (9-2)

Brockport State 1-1 (3-7)

U of R 0-2 (9-3)

 

NYU 2-0 (9-2)

Nazareth 1-1 (2-5)

Geneseo State 0-2 (7-5)

 

Cortland State 2-0 (11-0)

St. John Fisher 1-1 (2-4)

Clarkson 0-2 (6-6)

 

 

 

Cortland State defeats Fredonia State 3-0

30-25, 30-28, 30-26

Cortland State Leaders: Danielle Turner 15 kills, Kate Gosman 17 digs, Lizz Rakita 33 assists.

Fredonia State Leaders: Liz Scheller 14 kills, Paula Baire 15 digs, Traci Pieczynski 33 assists.

 

RIT defeats St. John Fisher 3-0

30-20, 30-21, 30-12

RIT Leaders: Laurie Underhill (East Aurora, NY/Mt. Mercy) 12 kills, Laura Grell (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) 15 digs, Katie Werner (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) 34 assists.

St. John Fisher Leaders: Kristi Pallotta 6 kills, Colleen Helak 14 digs, Hannah Cordes 20 assists.

 

Clarkson defeated Buffalo State 3-0

30-23, 30-14, 31-29

Clarkson Leaders:

Buffalo State Leaders: Jen Breier 11 kills, Sam Damstetter 12 digs, Nicole Gurski 23 assists.

 

NYU defeats Ithaca 3-1

34-36, 30-24, 30-23, 30-23

NYU Leaders: Elena Drinka 22 kills, Jennifer Gardikas 15 digs, Katya Khmelnitskaya 54 assists.

Ithaca Leaders: Amanda Hubbard 13 kills, Jen Cramer 15 digs, Casey Buss 20 assists.

 

Brockport State defeats Nazareth 3-1

30-25, 19-30, 30-27, 30-24

Brockport State Leaders: Shae Gilmore 19 kills, Sarah Beaumont 19 digs, Kaylen Fessette 42 assists.

Nazareth Leaders: None provided

 

Geneseo State defeats U of R 3-1

32-30, 30-17, 24-30, 30-25

Geneseo State Leaders: None provided

U of R Leaders: None provided

 

 

Fredonia State defeats Ithaca 3-2 (third place match)

Fredonia Leaders: Bethany Kibbe 25 kills, Liz Schaller 10 blocks, Paula Baire 40 digs, Traci Pieczynski 57 assists.

Ithaca Leaders: None provided

 

St. John Fisher defeats Nazareth 3-2 (seventh place match)

St. John Fisher Leaders: Kristi Pallotta 12 kills, Colleen Helak 30 digs, Hannah Cordes 34 assists.

Nazareth Leaders: None provided

 

U of R defeats Buffalo State 3-0 (11^th place match)

U of R Leaders: None provided

Buffalo State Leaders: Jen Breier 10 kills, Sam Damstetter 9 digs, Nicole Gurski 21 assists.

 

NYU defeats Cortland State 3-2 (Championship match)

NYU Leaders: Drinka 18 kills, 13 blocks, Jennifer Gardikas 15 digs, Katya Khmelnitskaya 54 assists.

Cortland State Leaders: Danielle Turner 13 kills, Kate Gosman 23 digs, Lizz Rakita 41 assists

 

RIT defeats. Brockport State 3-0  (fifth place match)

30-21, 30-22, 30-25

RIT Leaders: Bonnie Harriman (Danbury, CT/Danbury) 9 kills, Christina Anabel (Apalachin, NY/Vestal) 13 digs, Katie Werner (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) 22 assists.

Brockport State Leaders: None provided

 

Geneseo State defeats Clarkson 3-1 (ninth place match)

19-30, 30-27, 30-22, 30-26

Geneseo State Leaders: None provided

Clarkson Leaders: None provided

 

 

Champion - NYU 11-2

Second Place - Cortland State 12-1

Third Place - Fredonia State 10-3

Fourth Place - Ithaca 9-4

Fifth Place - RIT 11-2

Sixth Place - Brockport State 4-8

Seventh Place - St. John Fisher 3-5

Eighth Place - Nazareth 2-7

Ninth Place - Geneseo State 9-5

10^th Place - Clarkson 7-7

11^th Place - U of R 10-4

12^th Place - Buffalo State 0-12