ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College had nine student-athletes named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Soccer Teams.
Senior forward Alessandro Cerbara (Rome, Italy/SS Lazio/Saint Rose), junior midfielder Alejandro Aleo (Alicante, Spain/Ira Macia Abela/Saint Rose), and senior defender Mason Kievit (LaGrange, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) represented men's soccer, while junior defender Courtney Bush (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen), forward Marissa Key (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury), a grad student, junior forward Madison Albanese (Goshen, NY/Goshen), sophomore midfielder Katelyn Nelson (East Islip, NY/East Islip), senior defender Amelia Geesler (Glenmont, NY/Bethlehem Central), senior forward Julia Hanlon (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park), were selected from the women's soccer team.
Kievit, Bush, Key, and Hanlon also earned the honor last season.
The2024 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced December 10 (men) and December 11 (women).
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The trio helped the Gators (7-8-3/4-4-3 E8) qualify for the E8 Conference Championship Tournament for the fifth time...RSC fell 1-0 at top-seeded Saint John Fisher in the Quarterfinals on Nov. 2...Head CoachAmir Pasic completed his third season at the helm of the Gators…RSC has now made the E8 Tournament twice during his tenure…21 newcomers combined with 16 returnees to comprise this fall's roster…Forward El Hadji Iba Sy (Bronx, NY/Emma Lazarus), sophomore forward Dimitri Gogas (Merrick, NY/W.C. Mepham), and senior midfielder/forward Joe Piperata (Rensselaer, NY/Catholic Central) highlighted the returning Gators…Aleo, Diebold, and senior forward Darien Espinal (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose) headlined the crop of new faces…Senior defender Taiwo Afolabi (Arlington, TX/Mansfield Summit/Medaille), Kievit, and Aleo, served as the team captains…Freshman goalkeeper Maximilian Bertmann (South Burlington, VT/South Burlington) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week three times this fall (for the periods ending: Sunday, Sept. 15, Sept. 22, and Oct. 6)…The rookie began the week ranked fourth in the Conference with 51 saves…Iba Sy was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 20…He closed his season tied for second in the E8 with nine goals and sat tied for third in the Conference with 20 points...Gogas finished his fall tied for second on the circuit with six assists...The duo of Iba Sy and Gogas each had three game-winning goals during the regular season, tied for second-most in the E8.
