ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Soccer played host to Utica on Wednesday, playing the visiting Pioneers to a scoreless tie in the Wednesday afternoon Empire 8 Conference match.

The Gators (3-7-2/1-4-1 E8) had three different attackers take shots-on-target as they recorded their second scoreless draw in their last three contests.

Sophomore goalkeeper Hailey Blake (Schenectady, NY/Colonie Central) (2-1-1) stopped all six Pioneer shots-on-goal.

Up next for the Gators is another home Empire 8 Conference match on Saturday against Nazareth.

Gator Bites with Papa John's: The Gators are coming off of their third-straight appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…RSC, the 2020-21 E8 champs, has 16 players back from last year's squad…Junior goalkeeper Olivia Horan (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville), senior midfielder Jaclyn Benedetti (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes), and senior forward Gianna Viscusi (Duanesburg, NY/Schalmont) highlight the returning Gators…Horan commenced the autumn with a 0.95 career goals-against average, a program record, and sat third among RSC keepers with 11 career shutouts… Head Coach Garrett Cobb, now in his tenth season at the helm of the Gators, added 12 newcomers to the program.