RSC Women's Basketball Uses a 25-7 Fourth Quarter to Secure Home Win
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball closed this afternoon's home game against Hartford on a 20-4 run to secure a 64-50 non-conference victory.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 64 |
Team Stats
Hartford
| Game Statistics | Hartford | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (19-63) | (24-54) |
| Field Goal % | 30.2% | 44.4% |
| Rebounds | 32 | 44 |
| Assists | 10 | 12 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 20 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 2 | 7 |
| Pts in the Paint | 28 | 26 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 13 | 11 |
| Bench Pts | 19 | 11 |
ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball closed this afternoon's home game against Hartford on a 20-4 run to secure a 64-50 non-conference victory.
The Gators (4-2) had five players tally at least nine points, including a trio score in twin figures, in the non-conference matinee.
Senior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City) topped RSC with 14 points.
Junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) contributed 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds, while guard Kyla Smith (Sprakers, NY/Fonda-Fultonville/Fredonia)
Senior forward Aniyah Kelley (New Castle, DE/William Penn) and sophomore guard Jaileen Soto (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) netted nine points apiece.
RSC outscored the visiting Hawks by a 25-7 margin in the final period. The Gators shot 63.6 percent from the field, including 66.7 percent from beyond the arc, in the fourth quarter,
Junior center Ava Naszimento led Hartford (2-4), which had a 2-of-14 shooting performance during the final frame, with 17 points on nine boards.
RSC wraps up a stretch of three-straight home contests on Monday versus SUNY Cobleskill. The non-conference action is set to tip at 5:00 PM
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…Hopkins and Acosta 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…She closed the weekend with 980 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…Freshman guard Miranda Price (Stillwater, NY/Stillwater) 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…Price went 7-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, in her collegiate debut...Hopkins is averaging 16.7 points and 11.7 rebounds across the past three games...She made 42.2 percent of her field goals during trio of non-conference contests.
