Gators Earn Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Berth With Late Goal

Anthony Geis (Avery Tam - @through_aves.lens)

October 29, 2025

Gators Earn Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Berth With Late Goal

Russell Sage College Men's Soccer earned a spot in the Empire 8 Conference Championship tournament with their 3-2 victory over Hartwick on Wednesday.

Hartwick

5-9-2/4-6-1 E8

Russell Sage College

10-6-2/4-5-2 E8

Final	1	2	T
Hartwick (5-9-2/4-6-1 E8)	1	1	2
Russell Sage College (10-6-2/4-5-2 E8)	2	1	3

Scoring Summary

1st - 15:46 - Mount, Wilson (Hartwick)

1st - 23:07 - Anthony Geis (Russell Sage College)

1st - 28:15 - Peter Martillotta (Russell Sage College)

2nd - 52:18 - Six, Mathieu (Hartwick)

2nd - 81:00 - Dylan Rosenberg (Russell Sage College)

Game Leaders

Hartwick

G: 2 Players (#12, #20) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Mount, Wilson - 5

Sv: Cover, Drew - 3

Russell Sage College

G: 3 Players (#6, #7, #13) - 1

A: 2 Players (#6, #22) - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#6, #7) - 3

Sv: Aiden Van Oostveen - 6

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Hartwick	Russell Sage College
Shots (on goal)	17 (8)	11 (6)
Saves	3	6
Fouls	9	8
Corner Kicks	3	3
Offsides	1	0

Full stats

ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Soccer earned a spot in the Empire 8 Conference Championship tournament with their 3-2 victory over Hartwick on Wednesday.

The Gators (10-6-2/4-5-2 E8) held a 2-1 advantage at the half, thanks to goals from sophomore midfielder Anthony Geis ( Newburgh, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) and junior forward Peter Martillotta ( Gasport, NY/Royalton Hartland), who recorded a hat trick in the win over Houghton on Saturday.

Hartwick (5-9-2/4-6-1 E8) tied it up in the third period on a penalty kick from Matheiu Six in the beginning of the second period. That score would hold for the majority of the game, until RSC got a corner opportunity with just nine minutes left on the clock.

Geis took the corner, placing a perfect cross for freshman defender Dylan Rosenberg ( Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale), who used his head to find the back of the net and put the game away in the direction of the Gators.

"Coming in as a freshman and helping out my seniors in what could've been their last game ever for Sage, putting that ball in the back of the net was just an unreal feeling," shared Rosenberg after the victory.

Senior goalkeeper Aiden Van Oostveen (Westfield, MA/Westfield) (4-0-0) stopped six Hawks shots to help Russell Sage win their fourth straight contest.

"A week and a half ago we met as a group and committed to the cause. We knew we had it in us and we knew if we won out we’d be in," shared Head coach Amir Pasic. "The boys were brave enough to go out and execute the impossible and it all started with a belief within the group. I'm so happy for everyone, especially our seniors who have been through some really difficult moments over the years to get where we are at now as a group."

RSC kicks off its playoff run on Saturday at Brockport.

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 defender 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 in the 2-1 home E8 win vs. SUNY Brockport on September 13.