ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Russell Sage College lost Friday night’s Empire 8 Conference matchup 75-56 at Nazareth.
The Gators, which entered the weekend as winners of six of their past seven, were led on the offensive end by senior guard Malena Gereau (Schroon Lake, NY/Schroon Lake Central) and junior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City), announced as the E8 Player of the Week on Monday, who scored 15 and 14 points respectively. Gereau added 8 rebounds in the effort.
Sophomore forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) registered a near double-double of eight points and twelve rebounds.
Nazareth (17-6/11-3 E8) got off to a hot start, holding a 23-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Golden Flyers were led by Madalyn Kelly, who topped all scorers with 33 points.
Looking ahead, RSC (9-14/7-7 E8) plays next tomorrow at Saint John Fisher.
Gator Bites with Papa John’s: With a February 8 win at Utica, the Gators clinched their fifth appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…RSC will play in the Quarterfinal round on Saturday, February 22…The season marked the first with Michael Branche as the Head Coach of RSC Women’s Basketball…He had been an assistant women’s basketball coach since July 2020…12 players, making up just shy of 94 percent of the team scoring returned for the Gators…The dozen combine with five newcomers on this year’s squad…RSC finishes the regular season with seven of its last eight games away from home…Senior guard Malena Gereau (Schroon Lake, NY/Schroon Lake Central), junior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City), and senior guard Lauren Sanderson (Ravena, NY/Ravena-Coyemans-Selkirk) he
