2022-2023 RSC Women's Basketball News

  • Faraj Named E8 Player of the Week
    January 30, 2023
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College sophomore guard Syrita Faraj (Troy, NY/Tamarac) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 29.
  • Gators Cruise at Utica
    January 28, 2023
    UTICA, N.Y. – Russell Sage College closed a stretch of four-straight Empire 8 Conference games by winning 90-69 at Utica this afternoon.
  • Gators Use Strong Defense to Start Weekend with Road Win
    January 27, 2023
    KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Russell Sage College outscored host Keuka 27-4 in the second quarter to pick up an 80-29 road Empire 8 Conference victory this evening.
  • RSC Unable to Down E8-Leading Cardinals
    January 21, 2023
    PITTSFORD, N.Y. - Empire 8 Conference-leading St. John Fisher shot 59.3 percent from the field and put six players in double figures to defeat visiting Russell Sage College 95-70 this afternoon.
  • Slow Start Curtails RSC Winning Streak
    January 20, 2023
    ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Russell Sage College saw its three-game winning streak come to end tonight at Nazareth.
  • Faraj Selected E8 Player of the Week
    January 16, 2023
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College sophomore guard Syrita Faraj (Troy, NY/Tamarac) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 15.
  • RSC Holds Off Visiting Houghton 75-67
    January 14, 2023
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College held visiting Houghton scoreless for the final 2:13 to conclude a stretch of three-straight home games with a 75-67 Empire 8 Conference victory this afternoon in the Kahl Campus Center.
  • Gators Cruise to E8 Home Win
    January 13, 2023
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College cruised to an 86-64 home Empire 8 Conference victory vs. Medaille this evening in the Kahl Campus Center.
  • Gators Return to the Win Column
    January 10, 2023
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College began a stretch of three-straight home games by defeating visiting Hartwick 71-58 tonight in Empire 8 Conference action.
  • RSC's Acosta earns Empire 8 Rookie of the Week acclaim
    January 09, 2023
    Hilton, NY--RSC's women's basketball player, rookie guard Layla Acosta was honored on Monday as the Empire 8 Rookie of the Week.
  • Faraj's 29 points not enough as Gators fall to Alfred
    January 07, 2023
    ALFRED, N.Y. – Russell Sage College’s women’s basketball team was in action Saturday at Alfred University in an Empire 8 match-up. Despite garnering 29 points from sophomore guard Syrita Faraj, RSC fell to Alfred University, 63-49.
  • Gators fall 77-69 at Elmira
    January 06, 2023
    ELMIRA, N.Y. – Russell Sage College was upended 77-69 at Elmira tonight in Empire 8 Conference action.
  • RSC Closes 2022 vs. Bates
    December 31, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College concluded 2022 by falling to visiting Bates 72-53 this afternoon in the Kahl Campus Center.
  • Gators See Winning Streak End to Red-Hot RIC
    December 29, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Playing for the first time in 26 days, and in Albany compared to the originally planned trip to Puerto Rico, Russell Sage College had its four-game winning streak come to an end with tonight's 63-49 loss to visiting Rhode Island College inside the Kahl Campus Center.
  • Women's Basketball Heading to Puerto Rico for the Holidays
    December 08, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – The Russell Sage College women's basketball team is heading to Puerto Rico for the holidays.
  • Pritchard Chosen E8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
    December 05, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College forward Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam/Hartwick), a graduate student, was named the Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, December 4.
  • Strong Start Propels RSC to Home Victory
    December 03, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College led 22-9 after the opening quarter on its way to this afternoon's 70-54 Empire 8 Conference victory over visiting Keuka.
  • Gators Use Big Second Half to Win E8 Opener
    December 02, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College used an 18-3 second half run spanning the third and fourth stanzas to defeat visiting Utica 78-65 this evening.
  • Gators Pick Up First Road Win of the Season
    November 28, 2022
    COBLESKILL, N.Y. – Russell Sage College kept SUNY Cobleskill scoreless for the final 2:33 of this evening's 73-70 road win.
  • Gators Upend Visiting Morrisville State 70-59
    November 22, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College outscored visiting SUNY Morrisville 25-13 in the fourth quarter of this afternoon's 70-59 victory.
  • Women's hoops drops non-conference game to Oneonta State on Saturday
    November 19, 2022
    Oneonta, N.Y. – Russell Sage College’s women’s basketball team travelled to Oneonta State for a non-conference match-up. The host Red Dragons posted the 71-55 win on Saturday.
  • Gators Hold Off Visiting Skidmore
    November 16, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College held off visiting Skidmore 87-77 tonight in the Kahl Campus Center.
  • Gators Begin Season with a Home Victory
    November 10, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College opened its season by defeating visiting Cazenovia 91-44 tonight in the Kahl Campus Center.
  • RSC's Allison Coleman Featured by Empire 8 as a Title IX Leader
    October 22, 2022
    Allison Coleman enters her ninth season at Russell Sage College as head coach of the women's basketball program in 2022-23. In addition, Coleman serves as Russell Sage's Senior Woman Administrator, Assistant Athletic Director and International Student Success Advisor. As head coach, Coleman has enjoyed a 119-74 record (.616 winning percentage), while her teams have collected post-season appearances five times. Coleman’s teams also captured a Skyline Conference regular-season championship, a Skyline Conference Tournament Championship, an Empire 8 runner-up title, and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.
  • Gators Heading to Puerto Rico for the Holidays
    September 28, 2022
    ALBANY, N.Y. – The Russell Sage College women's basketball team is heading to Puerto Rico for the holidays.
  • RSC Women's Basketball Team Saluted for Academic Excellence by WBCA
    July 20, 2022
    ATLANTA (July 20, 2022) – Russell Sage College’s women’s basketball team and head coach Allison Coleman were recognized today with the announcement of the 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls.