SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Union College women's volleyball team finished up the 2018 season on Saturday, sweeping Lasell College by a 3-0 score and dropping a 3-2 match to SUNY Potsdam at Skidmore College's Williamson Sports Center.
 
Sophomore Steph Libonati led Union with 24 kills on the day, followed by classmate Katie Moss with 19. Fellow sophomore Sage Shimamoto added a team-leading 52 assists in six sets, while sophomore Kaylee Velasquez ended the afternoon with a team-best 35 digs.
 
Union 3, Lasell 0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-19)
 
Union had little trouble with Lasell in the first match of the day, getting a combined 23 kills from Libonati and Moss to secure the sweep. Libonati hit .500 with 12 kills on 24 errorless attacks, while Moss added 11 kills and two blocks.
 
The Dutchwomen hit .381 on the day, putting down 39 kills with seven kills on 84 attacks. Junior Maegan Teets helped guide the attack with 23 assists in two sets of work, followed by Shimamoto with 10 assists in one set of action.
 
Potsdam 3, Union 2 (32-30, 25-15, 15-25, 25-27, 15-12)
 
Union battled back from a two-set deficit to force a decisive fifth frame in its final match of the year, but the Dutchwomen came up a few points short in a close 3-2 loss to Potsdam.
 
Libonati again led the Union side with 12 kills, followed by sophomore Julia Louis with nine. Seniors Alaina Thaxter and Emma Sprotbery chipped in eight kills apiece in their final collegiate match, while classmate Caroline Everts chipped in eight digs and three aces as well.
 
Defensively, Velasquez dug out a team-leading 27 balls, while Shimamoto recorded 42 assists.
 
The match brings the Union season to a close with a 16-10 record. The Dutchwomen finished the year in a tie for fifth place in the Liberty League standings and return all but three players as the team looks to make a run at a postseason berth in 2019.