Gators Commence Campaign with Home Victory
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball tipped off its campaign by defeating Bard 61-44.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
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14 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 61 |
Team Stats
Bard
| Game Statistics | Bard | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (16-56) | (20-61) |
| Field Goal % | 28.6% | 32.8% |
| Rebounds | 48 | 39 |
| Assists | 10 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 20 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 14 | 28 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 7 |
| Pts in the Paint | 8 | 20 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 7 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 18 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball tipped off its campaign by defeating Bard 61-44.
The Gators (1-0), which forced 29 Bard turnovers, used an 11-0 fourth quarter run to pull away in the Saturday non-conference matinee.
Senior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) topped all players with 24 points. She tallied five steals and knocked down four shots from beyond the arc.
Junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) contributed a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Jaileen Soto (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) registered a career-high of 18 points.
14-all after the first period, RSC outscored the visitors 15-8 in the second quarter to go into the locker room ahead 29-22.
Soto, who nearly equaled her rookie season scoring output in today's opener, had 14 points across the opening 20 minutes. The guard, who finished 4-of-7 from the field, converted a four-point play with 3:49 remaining before the intermission.
The Raptors hung around for much of the second half, going into the final period down by eight, 40-32.
RSC commenced the fourth by netting 17 of the first 23 points. The stretch included the aforementioned 11-0 run spanning 3:25 that put the Gators up 57-38 with 3:01 left on the clock.
Freshman forward Morgan Kottka led Bard (0-1) with 14 points, while senior guard Shirley Dong added 12 points.
Looking ahead, RSC visits Union on Wednesday.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The 2025-2026 season will mark the second with Michael Branche at the helm…The Gators, coming off a trip to the Quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament, combine eight returners with four newcomers on this year's roster…Acosta and Hopkins highlight the returnees…Acosta, a two-time All-Conference pick, opened the campaign with 873 career points, just 127 away from becoming the tenth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career points...Hopkins finished last season ranked fifth in the E8 with a 7.6 rebounding average.
