PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team swept a pair of exhibition matches on Saturday at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh's Cardinal Classic in Memorial Hall. The Purple Knights downed SUNY Potsdam, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-16), before blanking the hosts, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-19).
 
SUNY Potsdam Match
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Alexandra Báez Rentas (San Juan, Puerto Rico/New Dimensions), 17 assists, 10 digs
• Senior Aaliyah Huihui-Martinez (Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame), 4 digs
• Sophomore Grace Almeida (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 8 kills, .353 hitting
• Sophomore Kyla Farnan (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle), 18 digs, 4 assists
• Sophomore Ashley Marshall (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Charter), 10 assists
• Sophomore Emily Winefield (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack), 2 aces
• First-year Kaeleigh Cucura (Redmond, Ore./Ridgeview), 2 aces
• First-year Mahili McKay (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd), 7 kills
• First-year Nora Schulze (Hingham, Mass./Hingham), 10 kills
• First-year D'Niaya Settles (Ames, Iowa/Ames), 8 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks

SUNY Plattsburgh Match
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Almeida, 6 kills, .444 hitting, 2 blocks
• Báez Rentas, 18 assists, 14 digs
• Huihui-Martinez, 4 digs
• Farnan, 9 digs, 4 assists, 3 aces
• McKay, 5 kills
• Schulze, 13 kills, .345 hitting, 2 aces
• Settles, 11 kills, .476 hitting, 9 digs
• Senior Jillian Orth (Bourne, Mass./Bourne), 2 aces

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH

• Saturday vs. Plymouth States University (12 p.m.) and Assumption University (4 p.m.).
• The Purple Knights open their regular season with their first home tri-match in 17 years.