BOX SCORE - ClarksonThe St. John Fisher College volleyball team fell twice on Friday evening at the 26th annual Rochester Institute of Technology Volleyball Invitational.
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The Cardinals move to 3-8 on the year, but have yet to open Empire 8 competition.
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In the first match, No. 17 Clarkson University swept Fisher in three straight sets. The Golden Knights opened with a decisive 25-14 win before taking the second and third sets 25-16. Fisher tallied 10 errors in the loss.
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Madison Karwas paced Fisher's offense with six kills, enough to lead the team in the category over the season with 78.
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Brooke Meader,
Katie Mazierski and
Megan Miller delivered five kills apiece, while
Erica Stickler tallied 13 assists.
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On defense,
Erin Crandall collected eight digs and Meader added seven.
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In the nightcap against The College at Brockport, the Cardinals competed in the first set with a 25-22 score, before eventually took the three-set loss. Â Â
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This time it was
Amanda Miller who led the offense with seven kills. Stickler and Crandall added to their totals on the day with 18 assists and 26 digs, respectively.
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The Cardinals continue the round-robin tournament at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday against RIT (5-3) and SUNY Geneseo (8-1), respectively.