PANTHERS FALL TO SAGE 3-0 IN SKYLINE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Old Westbury at Sage Boxscore

TROY, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) - The No. 6-seeded SUNY College at Old Westbury women's volleyball team could not overcome a -.036 hitting percentage as the Panthers dropped a 3-0 decision to the third-seeded Sage Gators in the first round of the Skyline Conference Tournament on Wednesday evening in Troy.  The Panthers finish the season at 16-18 while Sage improves to 12-22 and will face second-seeded St. Joseph's-L.I. on Saturday.  The set scores were 25-10, 25-17 and 25-18.

Junior Tanaya Vinson (Woodside, NY) paced the squad with five kills on 15 swings to hit .200.  Junior Ashley Greene served up a team-best three aces while sophomore Kristina Giordano (Huntington Station, NY) added two while handing out 10 assists.  Giordano chipped in with four digs and classmate Tynishia George (Medford, NY) led the Panthers with six digs to go with four kills.

In the first set, the Panthers came out flat, hitting just -.091 as the Gators hit .267 to win 25-10. The second set was much like the first, with the Gators holding the Panthers to a .167 hitting percentage. In the third set, the Panthers hit nine errors, while the Gators hit six e route to capturing victory with a 25-18 showing. 

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