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Troy, NY (Nov. 2, 2013) – Undefeated in the conference, host Sage topped Purchase 3-0 Saturday at the Neff Center.

The Gators, celebrating Senior Day, posted a 25-23, 25-17, 25-11 final to conclude a perfect campaign in the Skyline Conference this fall. The victory also secured the top seed for Sage in the upcoming tournament.

Sage stands at 16-16 overall and went 9-0 in the league. Purchase falls to 9-12 overall and 4-5 in the conference.

Purchase, under the direction of first-year head coach Marc Solondz, has earned the No. 6 seed in the tournament – a program first since reentering the NCAA. The Panthers will play on Wednesday, November 6 at No. 3 seeded Farmingdale State.

Meanwhile, the Gators earned a first round bye and will play on Saturday, November 9 at 11 a.m. on the campus of Mt. St. Mary College (Newburgh, NY), the host site of the 2013 Skyline Conference Fall Festival.

In Saturday's defeat, Purchase was paced by Alex Lally (FR/Sunnyvale, TX) and fellow rookie Alicia McCarthy (FR/Plano, TX) as they each added six kills.

Lally finished with nine digs and two aces, while McCarthy had seven digs with two aces. Rookie setter Olivia Schoeller (FR/Ronkonkoma, NY) chipped in with 18 setting assists and had four kills with an ace and four digs.

The Gators, who honored Joanie Cooney on Senior Day, were led by Helen Putriment. She finished with 11 kills on the afternoon. Her 11th kill of the day was her 1,000th career kill and sealed Sage's unbeaten Skyline run.

Cooney, who has been forced to the sidelines, was able to start the senior day match and now has 2,973 career setting assists, which is No. 2 all-time at Sage.

-Sage Sports Information Contributed to this report