ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College plays at Nazareth in the Quarterfinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament on Saturday morning.

2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Gators (Five Seed) at Nazareth (Four Seed)

Saturday, November 2, 2024 | 11:00 AM | Live Stats| Live Video

#5 RSC Gators (6-6-5/5-3-3 E8): Roster| Stats

#4 Nazareth (10-5-2/7-2-2 E8): Roster| Stats

RSC Women's Soccer in the E8 Championship Tournament: The Gators are making their fifth appearance in the E8 Championship Tournament...The Gators, the 2020-21 E8 Tournament Champions, reached the semifinals in each of their appearances, including falling to Nazareth in both the 2022 and 2023 editions.

Gator Bites: 15 players, including eight starters, returned from last year's E8 Tournament team…First-team All-E8 Conference picks junior defender Courtney Bush (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen) and forward Marissa Key (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury), a grad student, highlight the group...Sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Horan (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) ranks third in program records with 10.5 career shutouts…Senior defender Amelia Geesler (Glenmont, NY/Bethlehem Central) was selected the E8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 20...She scored two goals, including the game-winning goal on October 16 vs. Utica, to help RSC pick up a pair of E8 victories.

Up Next: The winner of the contest advances to Wednesday's semis, and will face either top-seeded SUNY Brockport or Elmira, the eight seed.