From University of Rochester Athletics

Rochester put together its most comprehensive team effort of the season and rolled past RIT, 3-0, at the Palestra on Friday evening. The Yellowjackets won, 25-13, 25-17, 25-10.
 
With the victory, Rochester improved to 10-13 and snapped a four-match losing streak. RIT is 13-10.
 
Senior Xiaoyi Li was honored in pre-match ceremonies, then went out and compiled 23 assists, five digs, one block assist, and one kill – on the match-clinching point as it turned out.
 
Emma Gira led Rochester with seven kills and hit .636. She had four of Rochester's 14 service aces. Meghan Connor had five aces, Ashley Hunter had three (and six digs) and Jennie Ford added two aces to go along with five kills.  Allie Fredrickson had six kills, second to Gira's seven.
 
The Yellowjackets hit .373 as a team for the night with 27 kills, five attack errors, and 59 attacks. RIT hit .154 for the night. The Tigers hit .333 in the second game. Rochester hit .500 in the second game and .381 (10-2-21) in the third.
 
Sarah Szybist had 10 kills for RIT and Amy Van Hienen had seven. Arielle Pariente had nine assists and Laiz Novaes had eight. Bethany Davis led the way in digs with six.
 
Rochester pulled away in the first set, going from a 5-5 tie to an 18-7 lead. In the second set, a kill by Van Hienen pulled RIT within 17-14. Ford had a kill for UR, followed by one from Gira and Ford added an ace in a 5-1 burst that put Rochester ahead, 22-15.