Gators Face Nazareth in E8 Semifinal
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College faces Nazareth in the 2023 Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Semifinals on Friday night.
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Team Stats
Nazareth
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Nazareth |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-59) | (26-50) |
| Field Goal % | 35.6% | 52.0% |
| Rebounds | 34 | 33 |
| Assists | 8 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 17 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 9 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 7 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 23 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College faces Nazareth in the 2023 Empire 8 Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Semifinals on Friday night.
2023 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Semifinal: Nazareth (Two Seed) vs. Russell Sage College (Three Seed) at Saint John Fisher
Friday, Feburary 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM | Manning and Napier Gymnasium, Pittsford, N.Y. | Live Stats | Video
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Gator Bites: Nazareth and RSC played a week ago, Saturday, Feb. 18, a 66-61 home win for the Gators...RSC is in the midst of its third appearance in the E8 Championship Tournament…The Gators reached the semifinals in each of their runs, including making the championship game in 2020…Sophomore guard Syrita Faraj (Troy, NY/Tamarac) was announced as the E8 Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday...She entered the playoffs as the conference's leading scorer with 20.0 points per-game…The 2021-22 E8 Rookie of the Year ranked fifth in rebounding and in field goal percentage…Faraj eclipsed 500 career points on Dec. 29 vs. Rhode Island College…She scored 32 points, fifth-most in a game by an RSC player, twice this season (1/28, 2/4)…Forward Giuliana Pritchard (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam/Hartwick), a graduate student, was voted second-team All-Conference...The transfer filled up the box score this season…She began the postseason ranked third in the E8 in scoring (15.4), second in rebounding (10.1), and third in both blocks per-game (1.3) and assists per-game (3.6)…Pritchard, who registered 13 double-doubles, surpassed 1,000 career collegiate points on Jan. 13 vs. Medaille...Senior guard Sammy Pasinella (Mechanicville, NY/Mechanicville) became the ninth Gator to score 1,000 career points on Feb. 11 at Medaille…The two-time All-Conference selection, opened the season ranked sixth in program records with 120 career made three-pointers…Head coach Allison Coleman, in her ninth season at the helm, sports an overall record of 135-83…She secured her 125th career victory on Dec. 3, 2022 vs. Keuka.
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