TROY, NY - The Sage Colleges women's volleyball team hosted regional foe, Union College in the third annual Crankin' for a Cure match on Wednesday night in the Neff Athletic Center. Union College would triumph in three sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-17). With the win, Union is now 16-11 overall and Sage drops to 8-17.
Union's sophomore hitter
Eve Richards racked up 10 kills with eight digs, while junior
Jordan Remillardadded 10 kills and three blocks. Senior co-captain,
Veronica Mynders added a team-high 21 digs, while junior
Erika Van Valkenburghanded out 30 assists for the Dutchwomen.
The contest marked the third annual Crankin' for a Cure match featuring The Sage Colleges and Union College. Over the past two years, Sage and Union College have joined forces in conjunction with the American Volleyball Coaches Association program, Passionately Pink for the Cure® to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.
The event in 2008, which featured pink jerseys for both teams, was titled "Passionately Pink for the Cure" and nearly $600 was raised on site for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure program for breast cancer research. Including online and other donations, the event raised over $1800. The late Dr. Aggie Stillman was honored before the match began.
Stillman was a much-loved member of the Sage Community for over 35 years, who lost her battle with cancer in 2008. She arrived at Russell Sage in 1971 as an instructor in physical education. By 1980, she had become Associate Professor and served as head coach for both softball and women's tennis. In 1994, she was appointed to Associate Professor of Library Science and Director of Archives. Aggie never missed an athletic contest and was inducted in Sage's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. She is missed every day.
