Box Score

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 19, 2013) – Freshman midfielder Isabelle Goldstein scored four goals, including the game-winner with 21.5 seconds left, to vault the Vassar College women's lacrosse team to a key 10-9 Liberty League victory over visiting William Smith Friday afternoon at Weinberg Field. Today marked Vassar's first win in program history against the Herons in 12 tries.

Trailing 7-5 at halftime, Vassar senior midfielder Michela Garrison scored just 16 seconds into the second half to spark a comeback effort that would see the Brewers tie the score 8-8 on a Goldstein free position goal with 15:58 to play. Hannah Connolly took a Rachel Hughes pass and scored for William Smith just 17 seconds later, but a tremendous effort by sophomore goalie Katharine Pula and the Vassar defense would keep the Herons off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest.

Sophomore attack Dara Davis scored a free position goal to tie it up again 9-9 with 6:02 to go leading into the tense final minutes. Vassar took possession with less than 2:00 on the clock and would be awarded another critical possession on a re-start with approximately 35 seconds left. Goldstein took the ball of the whistle and beat Herons goalie Marina Guigli for the game-winning tally at 00:21.5. The Brewers salted the win away as a yellow card was then assessed to Herons head coach Brighde Dougherty, resulting in Vassar automatically being awarded the draw.

With the victory, Vassar improves to 10-3 overall and 4-3 in the Liberty League, reaches the 10-win plateau for the first time since 2008 and keeps alive its shot at the program record for victories in a season (12) set in 1997 and again in 2007. William Smith falls to 7-6 overall and 4-2 in Liberty League action. The Brewers host Union at 7:00 pm tomorrow evening while William Smith travels to Bard for a 2:00 pm game.

Goldstein scored four goals and Garrison added two to pace the Vassar offense while Davis and junior defender Phoebe Tzannes each notched a goal and an assist. Also finding the net for the Brewers were senior midfielder Marissa Reilly and junior midfielder Nicole Magney. Tzannes won three draw controls while sophomore defender Jacqueline Palma caused four turnovers and recorded five ground balls. Pula made 10 saves, including eight in the second half, to turn away the Herons.

Katie Dexter and Kathleen Ragan scored twice each for William Smith with Katie Sipple handing out three assists and scoring one goal of her own. Cat Gorman won four draw controls with Guigli making nine saves and picking up five ground balls for the Herons.

Live Stats for Vassar-Union will be available at VassarAthletics.com; the Brewers will be hosting the Liberty League Track and Field Championships all day tomorrow at Weinberg Field prior to the women's lacrosse contest.