RSC Clipped 74-70 at Westfield State
WESTFIELD, MASS. – Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball wrapped up the 2025 portion of its schedule with this evening's 74-70 non-conference loss at Westfield State.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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10 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 70 |
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15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 74 |
Team Stats
Westfield State
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Westfield State |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (26-63) | (29-76) |
| Field Goal % | 41.3% | 38.2% |
| Rebounds | 55 | 28 |
| Assists | 15 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 37 | 18 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 6 | 30 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 18 | 6 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 10 |
| Bench Pts | 21 | 22 |
WESTFIELD, MASS. – Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball wrapped up the 2025 portion of its schedule with this evening's 74-70 non-conference loss at Westfield State.
The host Owls netted the final five points of the contest, all at the foul line, across the last 33 seconds to pick up the home victory.
RSC senior guard Layla Acosta (Haines City, FL/Haines City), announced as the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week on Monday, topped all participants with 23 points on 9-of-20 shooting.
Guard Kyla Smith (Sprakers, NY/Fonda-Fultonville/Fredonia)
Trailing Westfield State by six, 56-50, at the start of the final period, the Gators used an 18-5 run spanning 6:15 to take a 70-69 lead with 44 seconds remaining. An Acosta steal led to a Smith layup to wrap up the run.
The Owls forced a trio of RSC turnovers from there, setting up the made free throws to win it.
Sophomore guard Caroline Galvani paced Westfield State (7-2) with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting.
The Gators (5-3) are back in action on January 3, 2026 on the road at Vermont State: Castleton.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The 2025-2026 season marks 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 junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) highlight the returnees…Acosta, a two-time All-Conference pick, became just the tenth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career points in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on December 1…The two-time All-Conference pick concluded the night with 1,029 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…Acosta was tabbed an E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, December 7…The guard tallied 26 points on 43.5 percent shooting in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on December 1.
