Price Named E8 Rookie of the Week
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College guard Miranda Price (Stillwater, NY/Stillwater) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 16.
The freshman led all players with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting in Saturday's 80-70 home victory vs. SUNY Morrisville.
She went 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in her collegiate debut.
Looking ahead, the Gators (2-1) play at University of Saint Joseph 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…Senior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) and junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) 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…Acosta was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 9…She topped all players with 24 points on 47.3 percent shooting in the season-opening home victory vs. Bard on November 8…Price was chosen the E8 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 16…She tallied a game-high 19 points in the home win vs. SUNY Morrisville on November 15…The guard went 7-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, in her collegiate debut...Acosta starts the week with 932 career points.
