PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Russell Sage College erased an early 2-0 deficit to tie its Empire 8 Conference opener at Saint John Fisher at 2-2 before falling 3-2 this afternoon.
The host Cardinals, which won the E8 Tournament Championship twice in the past three seasons, got started quickly in the Saturday matinee, scoring twice in the opening 7:30.
RSC battled back, using goals by freshman midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) and midfielder Amy Stevens (Castle Creek, NY/Whitney Point), a grad student,to knot the contest at 2 with 25:08 remaining.
A late third quarter tally by senior midfielder Sam Choate, her second of the day, put SJFU ahead.
The Gators earned some quality chances to re-tie things late, taking five shots and securing three corners during the final 3:51.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union) (Loss, 2-4) stopped 12 Cardinal shots, while senior goalkeeper Sophia Trozzi registered 13 saves for SJFU (2-5/1-0 E8).
The Gators (2-4/0-1 E8) are back in action on Thursday at Wells. The non-conference game is slated to begin at 6:00 PM.
SAGE GIVES: Gator Days of Giving: Sept. 24-26, 2023: The eighth annual fundraising event, SAGE GIVES, happening on September 26, which helps more than 300 student-athletes from all 21 RSC athletic programs, increased to three days for Athletics: Sunday, September 24-Tuesday, September 26. For more information, and to support the fundraiser visit: http://www.sagegators.com/x/
Notes: Forward Sara O’Connor (Rexford, NY/Niskayuna), a grad student, is the program record holder for career points (69), goals (28) and assists (13)...She boasts three of the top-seven single-season scoring campaigns, including a program-best 42 points in 2019...Between Stevens, forward Alyssa Fitzgerald (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury), a grad student, and O'Connor, the trio holds six of the top-ten single-season scoring performances.
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