Clute Tabbed E8 Rookie of the Week
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball freshman forward Isabella Clute (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen) was tabbed the Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 18.
The freshman averaged 8.0 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting performance and 4.0 rebounds to help the Gators go 3-0.
RSC (10-5/5-1 E8) continues a run of five-consecutive home contests on Friday vs. Nazareth.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The 2025-2026 season marks the second with Michael Branche at the helm of Russell Sage College Women's Basketball…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…Senior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) and junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) 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 started the week fifth in program records with 1,134 career points...Mary Leary '83 is fourth with 1,199 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.
