ALBANY, N.Y. – Visiting Dean broke a 7-7 deadlock with three fourth quarter goals just 1:58 apart to hold off Russell Sage College 11-9 tonight.
Trailing 10-7 with 2:59 left, the Gators scored twice in 42 seconds to get within one, 10-9, with 1:54 to go. However the Bulldogs won the ensuing face-off and added an insurance tally to improve to 5-0.
Midfielder Adam Willig (Buffalo, NY/Amherst Central), a grad student, recorded a career-high of four points on three goals and an assist to pace the RSC offense.
Freshman goalkeeper Jordon Hankel (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) stopped 12 Dean shots, while freshman defender Eli Himelein (Irving, NY/Lakeshore Central) registered three caused turnovers and five groundballs.
Senior attacker Diego Alvarez-Segee led Dean with five goals and an assist.
The non-conference contest was tightly-contested throughout, with the RSC and Dean defenses up to par on a cold and windy Friday night. The squads were knotted up a 4 at the half, and Dean held a 6-5 lead going to the fourth period.
RSC (0-4) heads to Virginia Beach for a pair of games next week. The Gators will face Curry on Monday and Greensboro on Wednesday.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the first with Erich Skelly at the helm of the Gators…He arrived at RSC from Albright College in late January… Attacker Bailey Martin (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga Central), a grad student, and senior defender Joe Johnson (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls) headlines the 19 returning Gators…Johnson received an honorable mention for USILA All-American team and earned first-team All-Empire 8 Conference accolades in 2024, program firsts in both awards… Martin commenced the season as the program's career leader for points (146) and goals (96)…Willig, Johnson, and midfielder Anthony Marrone (Monroe, NJ/Monroe Township), a grad student, were voted co-captains...Marrone tops the Gators with 13 points on 12 goals and an assist on the young spring.
