RSC Improves to 2-0 in E8 Play
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball kicked off its first back-to-back Empire 8 Conference weekend by winning 66-57 at Keuka.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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14 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 57 |
Team Stats
Keuka
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Keuka |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-70) | (22-64) |
| Field Goal % | 41.4% | 34.4% |
| Rebounds | 47 | 46 |
| Assists | 17 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 22 | 11 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 10 | 17 |
| Pts in the Paint | 40 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 19 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 27 | 16 |
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball kicked off its first back-to-back Empire 8 Conference weekend by winning 66-57 at Keuka.
Senior Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) led all participants with 29 points on 13-of-28 shooting. The guard, who tallied five assists and three steals, moved into fifth place on the program's career scoring list in the road victory. Acosta, now with 1,086 career points, passed Frankie Pearson '17 (1,081) and Megan Bowman '15 (1,080) to help the Gators improve to 2-0 in E8 play.
Guard Kyla Smith (Sprakers, NY/Fonda-Fultonville/Fredonia)
“Tonight was a tough road test," commented Head Coach Michael Branche. "I am happy with how the team battled through a very physical game and handled the adversity throughout. We received great contributions from a lot of different people. I am looking forward to continuing to build on tonight.”
RSC (7-4/2-0 E8) started slow against Keuka. The Wolves (5-5/0-2 E8) led 9-0 3:43 in and 14-11 after the opening quarter. The Gators turned the tide in the second period, using an 18-9 frame to hold a 29-23 advantage at the intermission. RSC increased its lead to as many as 16 in the second half.
Senior guard Mary Cotter topped the Wolves with 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting. Junior center Brooke Burd contributed a double-double of 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 13 boards.
RSC plays at Elmira tomorrow at 2:00 PM.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The 2025-2026 season marks the second with Branche at the helm…The Gators, coming off a trip to the Quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament, combine eight returners with four newcomers on this year’s roster…Acosta and Hopkins highlight the returnees…Acosta, a two-time All-Conference pick, became just the tenth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career points in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on December 1…She concluded the contest with 1,086 career points...Hopkins finished last season ranked fifth in the E8 with a 7.6 rebounding average…Acosta was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 9…She topped all players with 24 points on 47.3 percent shooting in the season-opening home victory vs. Bard on November 8…Freshman guard Miranda Price (Stillwater, NY/Stillwater) was chosen the E8 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 16…She tallied a game-high 19 points in the home win vs. SUNY Morrisville on November 15…Price went 7-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, in her collegiate debut…Acosta was tabbed an E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, December 7…The guard tallied 26 points on 43.5 percent shooting in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on December 1…The senior commenced the week ranked second in the Conference in scoring at 19.3 points per-game.
