Gators Fall in Season Finale

Olivia Brand

November 2, 2024

Gators Fall in Season Finale

Russell Sage College wrapped up their season on Saturday afternoon with a trip to Utica to face off with the Pioneers, falling 7-0.

Russell Sage College

1-15/1-8 E8

Utica

4-12/3-6 E8

Final

Russell Sage College (1-15/1-8 E8)

Utica (4-12/3-6 E8)

UTICA, N.Y. – Russell Sage College wrapped up their season on Saturday afternoon with a trip to Utica to face off with the Pioneers, falling 7-0.

Freshman goalkeeper Olivia Brand (Little Falls, NY/Little Falls) stopped 23 Pioneer shots in the season finale. RSC's lone shot was taken by junior forward Emma Heartquist (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane).

Utica (4-12/3-6 E8) was paced by Alyssa Pissano, who scored twice for the Pioneers.

The Gators complete their season at 1-15 overall and 1-8 in the Empire 8 conference.

Gator Bites: The fall marked the first with Head Coach Carissa Warren leading the Gators…She arrived to Albany from two-time defending Empire 8 Conference Champion Hartwick…RSC delivered Warren her first career victory on September 27, a 7-0 E8 shutout of visiting Elmira…The Gators made the E8 Championship Tournament for the first time in 2023…11 players, including All-Conference selections: midfielder Alexa Wentz (Whitney Point, NY/ Whitney Point), a grad student, and sophomore midfielder Cheyanne Zobel (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), returned from the squad…RSC goalkeepers have been busy this fall, opening the week leading the country with 15.33 saves per-game…Freshman goalkeeper Olivia Brand (Little Falls, NY/Little Falls) received an honorable mention to be the NFHCA Division III Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 29…The rookie scored a goal in the September 27 shutout of visiting Elmira before making 13 saves in her first collegiate start, a 2-0 non-conference setback at RPI on September 28…She was chosen the E8 Defensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts…Brand established the program's single-game record, along with the 2024 NCAA high water mark, regardless of division, with 39 saves versus Skidmore on October 16.