ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College junior guard Lauren Sanderson (Ravena, NY/RCS) equaled a career-high with 20 points in this evening's 68-51 non-conference loss to visiting SUNY Cobleskill.
Sophomore guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) added 15 points, while sophomore forward Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn) registered eight points and eight rebounds.
SUNY Cobleksill, under the direction of former RSC standout Megan Bowman '15, controlled the inside to move to 5-0. Senior forward/center Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls) helped the Fighting Tigers outscore RSC 42-4 in the paint tonight. She tallied a double-double of 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting and 15 rebounds.
Looking ahead, RSC (1-4) begins Empire 8 Conference play on Friday at 5:30 pm vs. Nazareth.
Gator Bites: The Gators made their second-consecutive appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Semifinals last season…10 players returned from the team…They joined five newcomers to make up this year's roster…Head coach Allison Coleman began her tenth season at the helm with an overall record of 136-84...Bowman is the program career assists leader with 458...She ranks sixth in school annals with 1,080 career points and helped the Gators win the 2013-14 Skyline Conference Championship Tournament.
