HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Soccer fell 2-1 to the Highlanders of Houghton on Saturday afternoon in an E8 matinee. 

The game stood scoreless through the first 45 minutes, before Houghton (10-4-3/4-4-2 E8) slid a goal across in the second half, which was enough to pick up the conference victory.

The Gators (5-9-2/3-6-1 E8) saw shots on goal from both senior forward Madison Albanese (Goshen, NY/Goshen) and senior midfielder Jaclyn Benedetti (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes).

Sophomore goalkeeper Hailey Blake (Schenectady, NY/Colonie Central) (4-2-1) stopped nine Highlander shots across the afternoon.

The Gators wrap up their regular season next Wednesday at Hartwick.

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.