Strong Third Quarter Pushes Highlanders Past Gators
Russell Sage College Women’s Basketball wrapped up their weekend with a 76-52 loss to Houghton on Saturday afternoon.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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7 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 52 |
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11 | 14 | 34 | 17 | 76 |
Team Stats
Houghton
| Game Statistics | Russell Sage College | Houghton |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-58) | (30-74) |
| Field Goal % | 36.2% | 40.5% |
| Rebounds | 44 | 40 |
| Assists | 15 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 22 | 9 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 2 | 26 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 11 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 2 |
| Bench Pts | 14 | 31 |
HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Women's Basketball wrapped up their weekend with a 76-52 loss to Houghton on Saturday afternoon.
The Gators trailed by just five at the break, before the Highlanders scored 34 points in the third quarter to propel them to their tenth conference win.
RSC had two scorers in double figures, with junior forward Kallie Hopkins (Millsboro, DE/Poly Tech) leading the way with twelve. The junior, who is among the E8 rebounding leaders, added seven boards to the box score.
Sophomore guard Jaileen Soto (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) scored eleven while adding two rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
Houghton (19-5/10-5 E8) was led by Tabitha DeVries, who tallied a game-high 18 points.
The Gators (14-10/9-6 E8) wrap up their regular season on Tuesday as they host Hartwick.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: The 2025-2026 season marks the second with Michael Branche at the helm of Russell Sage College Women's Basketball…The Gators have now qualified for the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament in both of his seasons at the helm…RSC, coming off a trip to the Quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament, combined 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, became just the tenth RSC player to surpass 1,000 career points in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on December 1…She concluded week fourth in program records with 1,238 career points...Emily Parslow '19 is fourth with 1,370 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…Forward Isabella Clute (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen) was selected the Conference Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 18…The freshman averaged 8.0 points on 6-of-6 shooting and 4.0 rebounds to help the Gators have an undefeated week…Acosta took home E8 Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday, February 1…The guard, who averaged 22.3 points on 39.3 percent shooting across three games, scored 35 points at SUNY Brockport (1/30)...She passed Mary Leary '83 for fourth place on the program's career scoring list with the output, tied for the third-most in a game by an RSC player...On January 12, 2019, Emily Parslow '19, who is third on the program career scoring list, scored 35 points vs. Nazareth…Acosta finished the weekend ranked fourth in the E8 with a 15.9 points per-game scoring average…Hopkins ended the weekend sixth in the Conference in rebounding at 8.6.
