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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth fell to New York University in the finals of the RIT Invitational in three games (25-19, 25-13, 25-20).  Senior Laura Persico was named to the All-Tournament team as she recorded seven kills against the Violets in the championship match and 18 kills against RIT in Nazareth's semifinal match.

With the loss, the Golden Flyers had their four-match win streak snapped and fell to 5-4 overall. NYU improved to 10-2 with the victory.

Against NYU, junior Carra Vanderstyne led the Golden Flyers with 11 kills and two aces. Freshman Audrey Zimmerman and junior Hillary Adam each added four kills for Nazareth while junior Kate Zwickl tallied a team-high 26 assists and junior Mallorie Clary added 13 digs .

Nazareth advanced to Saturday's championship match of the RIT Invitational as the Golden Flyers by knocking off the host school in five sets in a morning match.

Nazareth won by scores of 25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 20-25, 15-11. Persico tallied 18 kills while Zwickl added 43 assists to propel Nazareth to the title match. Junior Katelynn Reed also recorded six kills and a team-high four aces while Clary had 10 digs.

The Golden Flyers are in action again Wednesday, September 17, when they host St. John Fisher in a non-conference match.