ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College plays at Saint John Fisher in the Quarterfinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Quarterfinals: Gators (Eight Seed) at SJFU (First Seed)

Saturday, November 2, 2024 | 4:30 PM | Live Stats| Live Video | Tickets

#8 RSC Gators (7-7-3/4-4-3 E8): Roster| Stats

#1 SJFU Cardinals (9-4-4/8-1-2 E8): Roster| Stats

RSC Men's Soccer in the E8 Championship Tournament: The Gators are making their fifth appearance in the E8 Championship Tournament...RSC reached the finals in both the 2017 and 2020-21 editions.

Gator Bites: Head coach Amir Pasic is in his third season at the helm of the Gators…21 newcomers combined with 16 returnees to comprise this fall's roster…Forward El Hadji Iba Sy (Bronx, NY/Emma Lazarus), a grad student, sophomore forward Dimitri Gogas (Merrick, NY/W.C. Mepham), and senior midfielder/forward Joe Piperata (Rensselaer, NY/Catholic Central) highlighted the returning Gators…Junior midfielder Alejandro Aleo (Alicante, Spain/Ira Macia Abela/Saint Rose), freshman defender Logan Diebold (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South), and senior forward Darien Espinal (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa/Saint Rose) headlined the crop of new faces…Senior defenders Taiwo Afolabi (Arlington, TX/Mansfield Summit/Medaille), and Mason Kievit (LaGrange, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes), and Aleo, serve as the team captains…Freshman goalkeeper Maximilian Bertmann (South Burlington, VT/South Burlington) was selected the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week three times this fall (for the periods ending: Sunday, Sept. 15, Sept. 22, and Oct. 6)…The rookie began the week ranked fourth in the Conference with 51 saves…Iba Sy was tabbed the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 20…He opened the week tied for first in the E8 with nine goals and sat third in the Conference with 20 points...Gogas started the week tied for second on the circuit with six assists...The duo of Iba Sy and Gogas each have three game-winning goals, tied for second-most in the E8. 

Up Next: The winner of the contest advances to the semis, and faces either SUNY Poly, the four seed, or SUNY Brockport, seeded fifth.