Gators Finish Spring at Nazareth
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Russell Sage College finished up its spring with a 28-4 Empire 8 Conference loss at Nazareth this afternoon.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Russell Sage College finished up its spring with a 28-4 Empire 8 Conference loss at Nazareth this afternoon.
Midfielder Anthony Marrone (Monroe, NJ/Monroe Township), a grad student, who opened the week leading the Conference in points, goals, points per-game, and goals per-game, topped RSC (5-12/2-7 E8) with a pair of goals in the road setback. Based upon results around the league, he finished the season atop the E8 in goals and goals per-game, second in points, and third in points per-game.
Senior attacker Sebastian Carazo (Urbana, MD/McEachern) and senior defender Joe Johnson (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls) netted the other Gator goals.
Freshman Jordon Hankel (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane), announced as the E8 Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday, stopped 19 Nazareth (12-5/8-1 E8) shots. The rookie topped the Conference in saves and saves per-game.
The Golden Flyers, now 9-1 at home, received multiple points from nine different players.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the first with Erich Skelly at the helm of the Gators…He arrived at RSC from Albright College in late January…Attacker Bailey Martin (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga Central), a grad student, and Johnson headline the 19 returning Gators…Johnson received an honorable mention for USILA All-American team and earned first-team All-Empire 8 Conference accolades in 2024, program firsts in both awards…Johnson was selected for the USILA Division III Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16…He registered six goals, 19 groundballs and six caused turnovers in a 3-0 week…The senior made the USILA D3 Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 13...He totaled nine points on eight goals and one assist, nine groundballs and five caused turnovers across two games…Johnson became the first Gator to caused 100 career turnovers at SUNY Geneseo on April 5…Martin commenced the season as the program's career leader for points (146) and goals (96)… He surpassed both the 150 career points and 100 career goals marks in the victory at Saint Joseph University - Long Island on March 15...Marrone was announced as the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 13…The graduate student registered 14 goals on 27 shots across two games…He opened the week leading the Empire 8 Conference in points (57), goals (52), points per-game (3.80) and goals per-game (3.47)…Marrone netted eight goals, the second-most in a game by a Gator, in the E8 victory at Keuka on April 12…He set the program record for goals in a season in the road win…Marrone became just the fifth RSC player to reach 100 career points vs. VTSU: Castleton on March 19…Hankel was selected the E8 Goalkeeper of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16…The rookie only permitted nine goals and registered a .775 save percentage in a 3-0 week…He also earned the Conference's Goalkeeper of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 20…Hankel registered 39 saves and a 62.9 save percentage across two contests…He began the week leading the E8 with 207 saves, 13.80 saves per-game…Midfielder Adam Willig (Buffalo, NY/Amherst Central), a grad student, Johnson, and Marrone were voted co-captains.