Russell Sage College Women's Flag Football Plays First-Ever Road Game
GENESEO, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women’s Flag Football played its first-ever road game on Friday, visiting SUNY Geneseo.
GENESEO, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Flag Football played its first-ever road game on Friday, visiting SUNY Geneseo.
The Knights (9-3/4-1 E8) totaled 418 yards of offense, while holding the Gators to a 4.0 yards-per-play average, to pick up a 48-0 victory.
Junior Bianca Ricciuto (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central/SUNY Poly) passed for 234 yards on 22 completions, while tallying 35 rushing yards on six rushes.
Sophomore Hailey Blake (Schenectady, NY/Colonie Central) continued to stand out as a playmaker, leading all players with 119 receiving yards on 10 receptions, also a game-high.
Sophomore Kaleigh Dean (Salt Point, NY/FDR) topped all participants with eight solo tackles. She made three tackles for loss, including a sack. Blake registered seven tackles out of the secondary.
Sophomore quarterback Ella Koopman helped the Knights, now winners of six in-a-row, secure the home triumph. She was 17-of-22 through the air for 228 yards and four touchdowns. On the ground, the sophomore added 105 yards and a TD on nine carries.
The Gators (1-4/1-4 E8) are back in action tomorrow at SUNY Brockport.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Greco Construction is the inaugural sponsor of the Russell Sage College Women's Flag Football athletic program, the first of its kind in the Capital Region…Building on the momentum of the fastest-growing sport in the world, the multi-year agreement helped establish the 22nd athletic program at RSC…The 15-player roster features six student-athletes that compete on other Gator teams…The group includes senior Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn), who started on the RSC Women's Volleyball and Women's Basketball teams, and freshman Isabella Clute (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen), a key contributor on the Gators' Women's Soccer and Women's Basketball squads…The Gators, under the direction of Head Coach Denver Divens, hosted SUNY Brockport for the first intercollegiate women's flag football game played in New York State's Capital Region on Friday, March 27…RSC earned the first victory in program history on March 31, defeating visiting Hartwick 31-28…Kelley was chosen the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Saturday, April 4…The senior tallied 19 tackles, eight of which were for loss, and five sacks across three contests…She tallied seven tackles, four for loss, and two sacks in the Hartwick win…Kelley hauled in 11 catches for 158 yards and three touchdowns during the 1-2 week…She tallied seven catches for 100 yards and three tuddys in the home victory vs. Hartwick.
