Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Cortland swept Sage Colleges and lost a four-set match to Skidmore to finish 1-2 at the Skidmore Women's Volleyball Classic. The Red Dragons opened Saturday with a 25-8, 25-10, 25-22 win over the Gators, but lost to the Thoroughbreds 25-21, 25-21, 11-25, 24-26.

Junior Alexandra Graff (Apex, NC) was named to the all-tournament team. The libero averaged 5.1 digs per set in the three matches. She totaled 11 digs versus Sage and 25 against Skidmore.

Cortland (7-10) jumped out strong versus Sage (5-16) with a .407 team attack percentage in the first set and a .517 percentage in the second set. Things got interesting in the third when Sage cut a 23-14 Cortland lead to 23-20, and eventually 24-22, but an attack error gave Cortland the set and the match.

Eighteen players saw action for Cortland, led by Nadia Moore's (Durham, NC/Durham School of the Arts) nine kills and .571 attack percentage (one error in 14 attempts). Gabby Amelio (Pine Bush) finished with four kills and no errors in five attempts, along with 33 assists, three aces and eight digs. Valerie Fischer (Williston Park/Mineola) had six kills and three blocks.

Sage was paced by Alyssa Nellis and Miranda Nethaway with four kills each.

Fischer led Cortland versus Skidmore with a career-high 18 kills along with eight digs, and Courtney Silberer (Centereach) matched her career best with 16 kills, and also chipped in with three blocks and eight digs. Silberer ended with a .452 attack percentage (two errors in 31 attempts) and Fischer had a .361 attack percentage (five errors in 36 attempts).

Bridgette Moran (Massapequa Park/St. John the Baptist) finished with seven kills and a team-high five blocks. Amelio totaled 46 assists, three aces and 10 digs and Moore chipped in with five kills and three blocks.

Caite Canfield led Skidmore (11-6) with 22 kills along with 15 digs. Bailey Hutchins had 15 kills and Allie Dillon registered 20 digs.

Cortland opened with two tight set losses to the Thoroughbreds. The Red Dragons were within 22-21 in the first after an Amelio ace, but Skidmore scored the final three points on a kill and two Cortland misplays. The Red Dragons were down 22-20 in the second after a Silberer kill, but Skidmore scored three of the last four points, two on Katy Ehnstrom kills.

Cortland dominated the third set, using a 13-1 run to turn a 6-6 tie into a 19-7 lead. The Red Dragons finished the set with 15 kills and just one error in 28 attempts (.500). Trailing 24-21 in the fourth, Cortland fought off three Skidmore match points on a kill by Moran and two from Silberer, but Canfield's kill put Skidmore back on top and a Hutchins kill ended the match.

Cortland will return to SUNYAC play next weekend with three matches at Geneseo. The Red Dragons face the host Knights Friday at 5 p.m. and will play Plattsburgh and New Paltz Saturday at noon and 2:30 p.m., respectively. Cortland is currently 1-2 in SUNYAC action with six matches remaining.