Women's Soccer | 9/17/2022 7:55:37 PM
ALBANY, NY – Russell Sage College women's soccer team hosted the Soaring Eagles of Elmira College on Saturday afternoon in the two teams' Empire 8 opener. The Gators posted a 2-0 win to improve to 2-3-1 overall and get an early Empire 8 conference lead with a 1-0 record. Elmira drops to 2-4 and 0-1 in the league.
With the win, RSC's head women's soccer coach Garrett Cobb (Seventh Season) earned his 50th career win as the coach of the squad. He ranks second among all-time wins at Sage behind Barry Balkwell's 79 wins (2002-2011).
Sophomore Amelia Geesler (Glenmont, NY/Bethlehem Central) scored the go ahead goal on a pass from graduate student Natalie Ricci (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) at the 27:59 mark for her first tally of the season.
Ricci scored at the 46:39 mark and continues her climb in the Gator women's soccer record book. She is now tied for ninth in career goals with 24 with Joleen Marfone (2015-2018), while boasting nine career assists for 58 career points as she is now 10th all-time in career scoring.
Graduate student Mickaela Buzzy (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) made her debut in goal this fall and made one sage on two shots faced. She improves to 1-0 in goal this year, while appearing in 23 matches as a Gator with 127 career saves and 2.4 career shutouts. She owns a 1.70 goals against average and in a tie for seventh in the RSC career record book.
Elmira's sophomore Nevaeh Winston (Wilson, NY/Mount Saint Mary Academy) made six saves in the contest.
The Gators travel to Western Connecticut State University on September 20 for a 6p.m. non-conference match-up.
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