Gators Win and Clinch on 'Senior Night'
Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball picked up a 50-41 win over Keuka as they celebrated 'Senior Day.'
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 |
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11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 50 |
Team Stats
Keuka
| Game Statistics | Keuka | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (12-55) | (14-55) |
| Field Goal % | 21.8% | 25.5% |
| Rebounds | 41 | 47 |
| Assists | 6 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 10 |
| Pts in the Paint | 12 | 16 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 18 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball picked up a 50-41 win over Keuka as they celebrated 'Senior Day.'
The Gators (14-8/9-4 E8) led for the whole 40 minutes during the Saturday afternoon matinee, cementing themselves with a spot in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament with the victory.
RSC was led by senior forward Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn), who contributed eleven points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Jaileen Soto (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) scored ten points and brought down five rebounds, while senior forward Emily Zeh (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) added nine points.
Russell Sage shot an impressive 19-of-24 from the charity stripe in the nine point win.
Keuka (9-12/4-9 E8) was led by an eleven point performance from Emiley Anderson and ten points from Brooke Burd.
"I really liked the way we came together as a team and defended today," Shared Branche. "We got contributions from everyone and it was a perfect way to honor our seniors."
The Gators are back in action next weekend with a Friday night matchup at Alfred.
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 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 entered the weekend fourth in program records with 1,224 career points...Emily Parslow '19 is third with 1,370 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…Forward Isabella Clute (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen) was selected the Conference Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 18…The freshman averaged 8.0 points on 6-of-6 shooting and 4.0 rebounds to help the Gators have an undefeated week…Acosta took home E8 Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, February 1…The guard, who averaged 22.3 points on 39.3 percent shooting across three games, scored 35 points at SUNY Brockport (1/30)...She passed Mary Leary '83 for fourth place on the program's career scoring list with the output, tied for the third-most in a game by an RSC player...On January 12, 2019, Emily Parslow '19, who is third on the program career scoring list, scored 35 points vs. Nazareth…Acosta opened the week ranked third in the E8 with a 17.6 points per-game scoring average…Hopkins started the week fifth in the Conference in rebounding at 8.9.
