Diba Scores Four Goals to Lift Gators Past Wolves
Russell Sage College Men's Lacrosse picked up their first Empire 8 Conference victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Keuka 10-8.
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Team Stats
Keuka
Russell Sage College
| Game Statistics | Keuka | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 31 | 43 |
| Ground Balls | 25 | 28 |
| Saves | 11 | 10 |
| Clears | 24-28 | 24-28 |
| Turnovers | 28 | 28 |
| Face Offs Won | 6 | 13 |
| Man Up | 2-4 | 0-2 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Lacrosse picked up their first Empire 8 Conference victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Keuka 10-8.
The contest was a battle for all 60 minutes. The conference action was knotted up at three as they entered the break.
From there, RSC scored four goals in the third period, and three more in the fourth to secure the Saturday afternoon win.
Attacker Mame Diba (New York, NY/Haldane) led the way offensively, scoring four of the Gators ten goals. The senior, who passed Robert Martin for seventh on the program's career scoring list this afternoon, also controlled a pair of ground balls and caused a turnover.
Midfielder Ryan Blake (Rensselaer, NY/Columbia/Salisbury), a grad student, tallied a pair of goals and secured three ground balls, while senior midfielder Gamo Koulibaly (Aurora, CO/Rangeview) tallied three ground balls and a goal. Sophomore midfielder Carson Pesce (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) provided needed insurance, scoring the tenth and final goal of the day for Russell Sage.
Two unexpected contributors registered goals in the victory, as senior Andrew Collora (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) and sophomore Mason Marckres (Essex Junction, VT/Essex), who both began their RSC careers as goalkeepers, scored their first collegiate goals.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jordon Hankel (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) (3-5) stopped nine Keuka shots in the win.
"It was a gutsy win," shared Head Coach Erich Skelly. "We had a lot of non-traditional guys score. We had two guys who changed positions score and a face-off guy score two goals. And they woke up Mame Diba. Don't wake him up like that."
RSC (3-5/1-4 E8) is back in action on Wednesday at Utica.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marks the second with Erich Skelly at the helm of Russell Sage College Men's Lacrosse…Nine players return from last year's squad, highlighted by co-captains: senior defender Brady Dubay (Altamont, NY/CBA), Pesce, and Hankel (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane)…Hankel registered program single-season records of 242 saves, 14.24 per-game, and a 53.5 save percentage in 2025…He closed his rookie season leading the Empire 8 Conference in both saves and saves per-game…Hankel passed Michael Capitelli '22 for first place on the program's career saves list at No. 11 Saint John Fisher on March 28…The sophomore, who finished the contest with 370 career stops, sits atop the Conference in save per-game… Diba ended the afternoon with 92 career points on 47 goals and 45 assists...He now ranks seventh in program records for points, eighth in goals, and third in assists…Robert Martin tallied 51 goals and 88 points between 2019 and 2021, while Jake McElwee dished out 50 assists between 2021 and 2025.
