Gators Fall at SUNY Brockport
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women’s Flag Football dropped its Saturday matinee at SUNY Brockport 50-6.
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Flag Football dropped its Saturday matinee at SUNY Brockport 50-6.
Junior Bianca Ricciuto (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central/SUNY Poly) scored the RSC points via a third quarter touchdown run.
Sophomore Hailey Blake (Schenectady, NY/Colonie Central) tallied 112 all-purpose yards. She reeled in eight receptions for 71 yards and picked up 41 yards via three carries.
Defensively, sophomore Kaleigh Dean (Salt Point, NY/FDR) senior Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn) each made five tackles to pace RSC.
SUNY Brockport (5-2/4-1 E8), which led 23-0 after the first quarter, totaled 403 yards of offense in the home win.
The Gators (1-5/1-5 E8) play next on Wednesday at Elmira.
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 Kelley, 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 recorded seven catches for 100 yards and three tuddys in the home victory vs. Hartwick.
