KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Russell Sage College dropped this afternoon's Empire 8 Conference opener 5-1 at Keuka.
Sophomore forward Madisyn Bullock (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) finished off a feed from sophomore midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) for the lone Gator goal.
Junior goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union), who was announced as the E8 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, stopped eight Keuka shots. She began the week ranked third in the country with 18.50 saves per-game,
Senior forward Kirstin Billings paced Keuka (1-3/1-0 E8) with two goals and two assists.
RSC (0-4/0-1 E8) continues E8 play on Saturday afternoon vs. Saint John Fisher.
Gator Bites: The fall marks the first with Head Coach Carissa Warren leading the Gators…She arrived to Albany from two-time defending Empire 8 Conference Champion Hartwick…RSC made the E8 Championship Tournament for the first time in 2023…11 players, including All-Conference selections: midfielder Alexa Wentz (Whitney Point, NY/ Whitney Point), a grad student, Caron, forward Alyssa Fitzgerald (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury), a grad student, and Zobel returned from the squad…Caron, who holds the program record for most career shutouts with four, was selected the E8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 8…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.
