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CU Volleyball Preview - vs. RIT/Ithaca (10/23-24)

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Kaelyn Buehler

Women's Volleyball | 10/22/2026 9:00:00 AM

Vying for a playoff spot, the Clarkson University Volleyball team is at home this weekend for a pair of Liberty League games when the team hosts RIT on Friday night and then faces Ithaca College on Saturday afternoon.

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The Series: Clarkson has won five straight matches against the Tigers and is now 25-27 all-time against the Tigers. The Golden Knights are 11-32 all-time against Ithaca and have met seven times in the postseason since 2015, including two NCAA Tournament battles where Clarkson came away with the win.

Key Stats for Clarkson (12-7, 2-3 Liberty League): This past weekend Olivia Baxter became the latest Golden Knight to clear 1000 digs in her career, becoming the 18th player in program history. Her 63 digs in two matches last weekend sent her flying up the leaderboard and made her only the fifth player in the last decade to reach that mark for the Knights, as the team plays fewer regular-season matches than it once did. With six more matches remaining in the regular-season, Baxter can potentially climb into the top 15 all-time at Clarkson.

Key Stats for RIT (7-14, 1-4 Liberty League): The Tigers are led by Isabel Leon, a 6-1 sophomore setter who does it all for RIT. She leads the team in hitting percentage (.203) while averaging 7.90 assists per set as well as 2.15 digs (second on team) and 0.69 blocks per set (first on team), which includes 20 solo blocks. Anna Wasula (3.29 kills per set) and Layla Parker (2.62 kills per set) are Leon's most frequent targets to put the ball down for the Tigers.

Key Stats for Ithaca (19-3, 6-0 Liberty League): The Bombers have won 24 consecutive sets since falling behind Skidmore 2-0 in their conference matchup. Ithaca's offense is one of the best in the country with an overall hitting percentage of .288, easily the best in the Liberty League. Naomi Clauhs hits .327 from the outside with 3.23 kills per set and middle Addison Leadbetter is hitting .374 (2.07 kills per set), which ranks in the top 20 nationally.  

 
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Olivia Baxter

#13 Olivia Baxter

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5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Olivia Baxter

#13 Olivia Baxter

5' 6"
Junior
DS