RSC Edged 1-0 by Visiting Elmira
ALBANY, N.Y. – On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, Russell Sage College Men's Soccer was edged 1-0 by visiting Elmira.
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Team Stats
Elmira
| Game Statistics | Elmira | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 21 (8) | 11 (2) |
| Saves | 2 | 7 |
| Fouls | 14 | 16 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 4 |
| Offsides | 6 | 1 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, Russell Sage College Men's Soccer was edged 1-0 by visiting Elmira.
The lone goal of the Empire 8 Conference contest came in the 73rd minute, off the foot of Elmira co-captain Jhoan Chavez.
RSC, which got off to its best beginning to a season since joining the E8 in 2017, pushed aggressively for an equalizer. The Gators fired off four shots and garnered a pair of corner kicks during their pursuit.
Freshman goalkeeper Mateja Milutin (Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia/The Kiski School) (4-2-1) made seven saves, six of which came after the intermission.
Elmira (4-1-3/2-0-1 E8), coming off a trip to the Finals of the 2024 E8 Championship Tournament, out-shot the Gators by a 21-11 margin.
RSC (5-2-1/1-1-1 E8) is on the road on Saturday at SUNY Geneseo.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Head Coach Amir Pasic is in his fourth season at the helm of the Gators…RSC is coming off an appearance in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…21 players are back from last autumn…There are 11 newcomers on this year's squad...Sophomore Logan Diebold (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 14…He factored into both RSC goals of 2-1 E8 win vs. SUNY Brockport on September 13…The Gators got off to a 5-1-1 start, the best record to begin a season since joining the E8 in 2017...RSC commenced the afternoon with two of the three leading scorers in the Conference... Junior forward Dimitri Gogas (Merrick, NY/W.C. Mepham) topped the E8 with five goals en route to 11 points, second on the circuit, while senior forward John Lewis Whalen (Arlington, VT/Arlington Memorial/Saint Rose) was third with 10 points...Whalen entered the contest with a Conference-leading six assists.
