ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Russell Sage College had six players with at least four points in Saturday afternoon's 83-54 Empire 8 Conference loss at Nazareth.
Sophomore guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) had 17 points on 8-of-18 shooting, and added four rebounds and a steal to her statline.
Junior guard Olivia Huneau (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) scored 17 points, four of those coming from the charity stripe, and reeled in four rebounds on the afternoon.
The Golden Flyers (17-2/9-1 E8), now 10-2 at home, were led by sophomore forward Molly Benetti's 17 points, four rebounds, three steals, and four blocks.
Guard Olivia Dobrovosky tossed in 15 points. The grad student, now with 15 or more points in each of the last four games, tallied three rebounds and two steals in the victory.
The Gators (4-15/2-8 E8) return to the court on Friday vs. Keuka. The E8 action is slated to begin at 5:30 pm.
Gator Bites: RSC made its second-consecutive appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Semifinals last season…Nine players returned from the team…They joined four 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…Sophomore guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) started the week leading RSC with a 13.5 scoring average, good for sixth in the E8…She scored 30 points on 45.0 percent shooting in the E8 victory vs. Elmira on January 12, becoming the just seventh Gator to score 30 or more points in a game.
