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CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Fredonia State opened its 2012 women's volleyball season with a 3-0 win Friday over York on the first day of the SUNY Cortland Red Dragon Classic.

Match scores were 25-22, 25-16 and 25-16 in favor of the Blue Devils.

Senior outside hitter Lindsey Olson (Portville) had 12 kills and junior outside hitter Hannah Manning (Apalachin) added 10 for the Blue Devils, who hit 31.2 percent as a team (40 kills, 10 errors, 96 attempts).

Freshman setter Kelly Edinger (Rochester) was credited with 29 assists and freshman defensive specialist Lauren Hokaj (Lancaster) and freshman opposite Paulina Rein (Baldwinsville) had 13 digs and 12 digs, respectively.

The Blue Devils lost their nightcap, 3-1, to Richard Stockton. Fredonia State won the first set 25-22 before Richard Stockton won the next three 25-18, 25-22, and 25-23.

Olson had 15 more kills, Manning 14 more, and Edinger 32 assists to go along with three service aces, one solo block, and one block assist. Hokaj led the Blue Devils with nine digs and freshman middle blocker Jessica DiChristopher (Buffalo) added two block assists.

28th ANNUAL CORTLAND RED DRAGON WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC
Friday-Saturday, August 31-September 1, 2012
Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium; SUNY Cortland; Cortland, N.Y.


FRIDAY'S RESULTS:

POOL A
Cortland def. Pitt Bradford, 3-0 (25-10, 27-25, 25-17)
Cortland def. Rochester, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-19)
Rochester def. Pitt-Bradford, 3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-22)

POOL B
Fredonia def. York, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-16)
Richard Stockton def. Fredonia, 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23)
Richard Stockton def. York, 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-23)

POOL C
Buffalo St. def. Lebanon Valley, 3-2 (17-25, 25-12, 25-16, 23-25, 15-7)
Rowan def. Lebanon Valley, 3-0 (25-15, 27-25, 25-21)
Buffalo St. def. Rowan, 3-0 (25-27, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-12)

POOL D
Nazareth def. Baruch, 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-15)
Skidmore def. Nazareth, 3-2 (14-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11)
Skidmore def. Baruch, 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20)


SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE

Court 1 (Championship Pool)
10 a.m. - (A1) Cortland vs. (D1) Skidmore
12 p.m. - (B1) Richard Stockton vs. (C1) Buffalo St.
2 p.m. (Third Place) - A1/D1 loser vs. B1/C1 loser
4 p.m. (Championship) - A1/D1 winner vs. B1/C1 winner

Court 2 (Gold Pool)
10 a.m. - (A2) Rochester vs. (D2) Nazareth
12 p.m. - (B2) Fredonia vs. (C2) Rowan
2 p.m. - A2/D2 loser vs. B2/C2 loser
4 p.m. - A2/D2 winner vs. B2/C2 winner

Court 3 (Silver Pool)
10 a.m. - (A3) Pitt Bradford vs. (D3) Baruch
12 p.m. - (B3) York vs. (C3) Lebanon Valley
2 p.m. - A3/D3 loser vs. B3/C3 loser
4 p.m. - A3/D3 winner vs. B3/C3 winner


NOTES:

* Six of the tournament's 12 teams were 2011 conference champions/NCAA participants – Cortland (SUNYAC), Baruch (CUNYAC), Nazareth (Empire 8), Skidmore (Liberty League), Richard Stockton (New Jersey Athletic Conference) and Lebanon Valley (Commonwealth Conference).

* Cortland, ranked 13th nationally in Div. III, has won 16 of the previous 27 Red Dragon Classics. Cortland won the title in 2011, but before that had not won since capturing four in a row from 2003-06. The Red Dragons have also finished second five times.

* Skidmore is playing in the championship pool for the second straight year and second time overall. They finished second in 2011, losing to Cortland in the championship match. The Thoroughbreds are making their seventh Red Dragon Classic appearance (2005-09, 2011-12).

* Buffalo State is playing in its 19th Red Dragon Classic (1993-97, 1998-2012). The Bengals have played in the championship bracket twice previously – they finished third in a three-team championship bracket in 2002 and lost in the semifinals to Cortland in 1993 (tied for third place).

* Richard Stockton is playing in the Red Dragon Classic for the second time. The Ospreys lost in the “Gold Pool” finals last season.