Gators Feature Balanced Offense Against Alfred
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College had five players with at least four points in this afternoon's 46-30 Empire 8 Conference loss to visiting Alfred.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 |
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12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
Team Stats
Alfred
| Game Statistics | Alfred | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (16-60) | (12-53) |
| Field Goal % | 26.7% | 22.6% |
| Rebounds | 54 | 36 |
| Assists | 8 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 6 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 18 | 7 |
| Pts in the Paint | 18 | 18 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 12 | 16 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College had five players with at least four points in this afternoon's 46-30 Empire 8 Conference loss to visiting Alfred.
Sophomore guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) paced the Gators (4-11/2-4 E8) with nine points and nine rebounds.
Sophomore forward Allison Louque (Westminster, MD/Winters Mills) added six points, while junior guard Angelina Schaefer (Latham, NY/Shaker), freshman forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech), and junior guard Olivia Huneau (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) scored four points each.
The Saxons capitalized upon a 16-6 run spanning the first and second periods to head into the locker up 27-18.
Alfred (5-9/1-5 E8), which came up with 21 offensive rebounds to hold a 54-36 advantage on the boards, led by as many as 18 in the second half.
Senior guard Grace Rittenhouse recorded a double-double of 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting and 12 rebounds for the victors.
RSC hosts Hartwick on Wednesday at 5:30 PM.
Gator Bites: RSC made its second-consecutive appearance in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Semifinals last season…Nine players returned from the team…They joined four newcomers to make up this year's roster…Head coach Allison Coleman began her tenth season at the helm with an overall record of 136-84…Acosta, who started the weekend leading RSC with a 12.5 scoring average, scored 30 points on 45.0 percent shooting in the E8 victory vs. Elmira on January 12...She became the just seventh Gator to score 30 or more points in a game.
