SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Russell Sage College had three players score in twin figures against Drew this morning at the Saint Pete Classic, held at Eckerd College.
Junior guard Olivia Huneau (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) established a career-high of 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the 77-58 loss.
Sophomore guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) recorded 13 points and six rebounds, while freshman guard/forward Danielle Waldron (Cayuga, NY/Union Springs) scored a career-high 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
Freshman forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) and sophomore forward Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn) added six points apiece. Kelley topped the Gators with seven boards.
Sophomore guard Maddy Morgan paced Drew (4-6), which opened the contest on a 35-8 run to hold a 43-17 lead at the break, with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting. She contributed six rebounds and five steals for the Rangers.
RSC (1-8) returns to the court with a pair of home games on December 30 and December 31. The Gators host Union on Saturday and the United States Coast Guard Academy on Sunday. Both non-conference games are slated to begin at 1:00 pm.
Gator Bites: RSC made its 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…Acosta started the week leading RSC with a 12.6 scoring average.
