UTICA, N.Y. – Russell Sage College fell 3-2 in the first round of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament this afternoon at Utica.
The Gators (6-10), seeded fifth, erased a pair of single-goal deficits to tie before dropping their postseason debut.
Midfielder Amy Stevens (Castle Creek, NY/Whitney Point), a grad student, the E8 leader in both points and goals, scored both of the RSC goals, while sophomore goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union) (6-10) stopped fives Utica shots.
With 13:14 remaining in regulation, forward Shannon Jedreicich, a grad student, registered her second goal of the day to put the Pioneers, the four seed, ahead for the third time.
RSC earned three corners and took four shots in its attempt to tie it, including two shots and one corner during the final 90 seconds. The Gators out-shot Utica 16-10 this afternoon.
The Pioneers (7-10) will face top-seeded Saint John Fisher in the Semifinals on Thursday.
Gator Bites: Forward Sara O'Connor (Rexford, NY/Niskayuna), a grad student, is the program record holder for career points with 81 on 33 goals and 15 assists...Forward Alyssa Fitzgerald (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury), a grad student, midfielder Amy Stevens (Castle Creek, NY/Whitney Point), a grad student, and O'Connor occupy the first three spots on the RSC career goal scoring and career points lists…The trio each hold the record for most goals by a Gator in a single game with four…Stevens leads the E8 in scoring with 49 points...She also tops the E8 with 20 goals and has set the program's single season records for points and goals...O'Connor held the previous RSC standards with 42 points and 17 goals in 2019…Fitzgerald is tied for second in the Conference with 17 goals and tied for fourth with 36 points...O'Connor ranks sixth in the E8 with 11 goals and eighth with 25 points…Freshman midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) dished out four assists, a program single-game record, in the 12-0 E8 shutout of visiting Elmira on October 21…The rookie now has the RSC single-season standard for assists with 12, good to tie for second in the Conference...Sophomore goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 8…She began the week with three shutouts, a program single-season record, and seven double-digit save performances.
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