RSC Rallies to Force Overtime with USJ

Saint Joseph (Conn.)

Russell Sage College

Final	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Saint Joseph (Conn.) (3-2)	0	0	2	1	1	4
Russell Sage College (0-3)	1	0	0	2	0	3

Alexa Wentz (Kyle Young)

Scoring Summary

1st - 4:53 - Alexa Wentz (Russell Sage College)

3rd - 30:13 - Grace Kociszewski (Saint Joseph (Conn.))

3rd - 36:58 - Aurelia Barker (Saint Joseph (Conn.))

4th - 48:24 - Grace Kociszewski (Saint Joseph (Conn.))

4th - 49:36 - Alexa Wentz (Russell Sage College)

4th - 50:28 - Alexa Wentz (Russell Sage College)

OT - 61:36 - Grace Kociszewski (Saint Joseph (Conn.))

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph (Conn.)

G: Grace Kociszewski - 3

A: N/A

Sh: Grace Kociszewski - 13

Sv: N/A

Russell Sage College

G: Alexa Wentz - 3

A: Cheyanne Zobel - 1

Sh: Alexa Wentz - 6

Sv: Jaia Caron - 11

Team Stats

Saint Joseph (Conn.)

Russell Sage College

Shots (on goal)

24 (15)

6 (3)

Saves

Fouls

Penalty Corners

full stats

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College rallied from a 3-1 fourth quarter deficit to force overtime in this evening's 4-3 non-conference setback to the University of Saint Joseph.

Midfielder Alexa Wentz (Whitney Point, NY/ Whitney Point), a grad student, scored all three RSC goals, establishing a collegiate career-best.

Junior goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union), who was announced as the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, made 11 saves. She began the week ranked third in the country with 18.50 saves per-game.

Trailing 1-0 at the break, USJ knotted the contest just 13 seconds into the third period. The Blue Jays (3-2) continued the positive momentum to hold a 3-1 lead with 11:36 remaining in regulation.

Just 1:12 later, Wentz converted a feed from sophomore midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) to get RSC within one. She completed the hat trick with 9:38 left via a penalty stroke.

Freshman forward Grace Kociszewski netted three goals, including the overtime winner just 1:36 into the extra session to pace USJ.

RSC (0-3) begins E8 play on Saturday afternoon at Keuka. Start time is slated for 12:00 pm.

Gator Bites: The fall marks the first with Head Coach Carissa Warren leading the Gators…She arrived to Albany from two-time defending E8 Champion Hartwick…RSC made the E8 Championship Tournament for the first time in 2023…11 players, including All-Conference selections: Wentz, Caron, forward Alyssa Fitzgerald (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury), a grad student, and Zobel, returned from the squad…Caron, who earned E8 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, September 8, holds the program record for most career shutouts with four…She began the week ranked third in the country with 18.50 saves per-game...Fitzgerald opens the autumn with 29 career goals and 64 career points, both second all-time among RSC players…She tied for second in the E8 with 17 goals last season…As a rookie, Zobel ranked seventh in the country and second in the E8 with 0.75 assists per-game.