ALFRED, N.Y. – Freshman midfielder Mateusz Junior Cwalina (Shirley, NY/Longwood) scored in the 78th minute to help Russell Sage College Men's Soccer earn a 1-1 Empire 8 Conference draw at Alfred on Saturday afternoon.

The Gators (5-1-1/1-0-1 E8), off to their best-ever start since joining the E8 in 2017, outshot the host Saxons (3-3-1/1-0-1 E8) 14-10.  The total including taking the final five shots of the matinee, with the equalizer coming during the stretch.

RSC Head Coach Amir Pasic on Today's Result: "I am super proud of our group for the resolve they showed after going down a goal. I thought that we started really well in the second half and were unlucky to concede the way that we did. We stayed the course, and generated a number of quality chances eventually finding a deserved equalizer".

Up Next: RSC continues Conference play on Wednesday afternoon vs. Elmira.

Gator Bites with Papa John's: Pasic is in his fourth season at the helm of the Gators…RSC is coming off an appearance in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…21 players are back from last autumn…There are 11 newcomers on this year's squad...Sophomore defender Logan Diebold (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) was selected the E8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 14...He factored into both RSC goals in the 2-1 Conference win vs. SUNY Brockport on September 13...RSC entered the weekend with junior forward Dimitri Gogas (Merrick, NY/W.C. Mepham) atop the Conference in both points (11) and goals (5), while senior forward John Lewis Whalen  (Arlington, VT/Arlington Memorial/Saint Rose) had a league-leading six assists...His ten points was good for second on the circuit...The Gators started 5-2-0 in the abbreviated 2020-21 season, finishing at 5-3-0...In 2017, RSC began the campaign 3-3 before winning its next five matches.