RSC Falls in Home Opener

September 7, 2024

RSC Falls in Home Opener

ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College dropped its home opener to Union 4-0 on a rainy and windy Saturday afternoon at UAlbany.

Union

3-1

Russell Sage College

0-2

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Union (3-1)	1	1	2	0	4
Russell Sage College (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

1st - 2:13 - Bobbi Serino (Union)

2nd - 23:43 - Shaelyn Kelley (Union)

3rd - 35:47 - Maddie Greco (Union)

3rd - 38:55 - Bobbi Serino (Union)

Game Leaders

Union

G: Bobbi Serino - 2

A: N/A

Sh: 3 Players (#2, #14, #22) - 5

Sv: Sophie Brady - 1

Russell Sage College

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Alexa Wentz - 1

Sv: Jaia Caron - 18

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Union	Russell Sage College
Shots (on goal)	34 (24)	1 (1)
Saves	1	20
Fouls	46	29
Penalty Corners	9	0

Full stats

ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College dropped its home opener to Union 4-0 on a rainy and windy Saturday afternoon at UAlbany.

Junior goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union), among the national leaders in saves per-game, turned aside 18 Union shots, while midfielder Alexa Wentz (Whitney Point, NY/ Whitney Point), a grad student, took a shot on goal.

Freshman midfielder Bobbi Serino led Union (3-1), which held advantages of 34-1 on shots and 9-0 on penalty corners, with two goals.

Looking ahead, RSC (0-2) hosts Saint Joseph's (Conn.) on Tuesday at 6:00 pm.

Gator Bites: The fall marks the first with Head Coach Carissa Warren leading the Gators…She arrived to Albany from two-time defending Empire 8 Conference Champion Hartwick…RSC made the E8 Championship Tournament for the first time in 2023…11 players, including All-Conference selections: midfielder Alexa Wentz (Whitney Point, NY/ Whitney Point), a grad student, junior goalkeeper Jaia Caron (Bellows Falls, VT/Bellows Falls Union), forward Alyssa Fitzgerald (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury), a grad student, and sophomore midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), returned from the squad…Caron, who holds the program record for most career shutouts with four, has seen a lot of shots in the early going...She ranks among the national leaders with 37 total saves and 18.50 saves per-game…Fitzgerald opens the autumn with 29 career goals and 64 career points, both second all-time among RSC players…She tied for second in the E8 with 17 goals last season…As a rookie, Zobel ranked seventh in the country and second in the E8 with 0.75 assists per-game.