Martilotta's Hat Trick Moves Gators One Step Closer to E8 Championship Tournament Berth
Russell Sage College Men's Soccer continued their push towards the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Houghton on Saturday.
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Team Stats
Houghton
| Game Statistics | Houghton | Russell Sage College |
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| Shots (on goal) | 10 (4) | 19 (9) |
| Saves | 5 | 4 |
| Fouls | 10 | 5 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Offsides | 3 | 4 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Men's Soccer continued their push towards the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament with a 4-0 victory over Houghton on Saturday.
Junior forward Peter Martillotta (
Freshman midfielder Mateusz Junior Cwalina (Shirley, NY/Longwood) added another just over halfway into the second half to push the RSC lead to two.
RSC wasn't done at 2-0, as Martilotta added two more. The forward scored his second off an assist from Cwalina and a third off a penalty shot, marking the junior's first hat trick of his career.
Senior goalkeeper Aiden Van Oostveen (Westfield, MA/Westfield) (3-0-0) stopped all four Highlander shots on the way to his first clean sheet of the season.
"Everyone played with so much intensity from the first whistle," shared Martilotta following the victory. "We were firing on all cylinders, attacking on defense, Vano (Van Oostveen) gets his first clean sheet of the year, it was a great game."
The Gators are back on the pitch on Wednesday as they wrap up their regular season at home against Hartwick.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: Head coach Amir Pasic is in his fourth season at the helm of the Gators…RSC is coming off an appearance in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament…21 players are back from last autumn…There are 11 newcomers on this year's squad...Sophomore Logan Diebold (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 14…He factored into both RSC goals of 2-1 E8 win vs. SUNY Brockport on September 13…The Gators got off to a 5-1-1 start, the best record to begin a season since joining the E8 in 2017…Milutin was chosen an E8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 5...He totaled eight saves across 180:00 shutout minutes.
