POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 29, 2014) – The Brewers look to continue their winning ways at home Tuesday afternoon, as the Hawks of Hartwick College comes to Weinberg Field at 4 p.m. for a non-conference tussle. Vassar College has won its last three outings, and also has gone 6-0 on its home turf this season. The Brewers are coming off a 2-1 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this past week in their Liberty League opener, as VC netted two first-half goals and hung on for the win.

Game Details
Opponent: Hartwick College (2-6, 0-2 Empire 8)
Links: (Hartwick Field Hockey Page) (Stats) (Roster) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility:  Weinberg Field
Date: September 30, 2014
Time:  4 p.m.
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

What To Look For
The Brewers have been very solid on home turf this season, while the Hawks have struggled away from their home site of Wright Stadium. Vassar College comes into today game undefeated at Weinberg Field in 2014, while Hartwick is 0-5 in true road contests this season. Hartwick will be a tough test though for the Brewers, as the Hawks earned a 2-1 win over Brockport, a team VC knocked off 1-0. Hartwick has also played a solid schedule so far this year, but comes in 0-3 against Liberty League to date, falling to RPI (3-1), St. Lawrence University (4-1) and University of Rochester (5-0).

A Look At the Hawks (2-6)
Hartwick College started the season with three straight losses, before earning the team's first victory of the year, a 6-0 victory over Morrisville State College. After a pair of losses to Utica College and Rochester, HC got back in the win column against Brockport, before falling to St. John Fisher College Saturday 4-0. The Hawks are in the midst of a three-game road trip, as the VC game is sandwiched between games with SJF and Stevens this Saturday. Hartwick comes into the week sixth in goals allowed among Empire 8 squads, and is seventh in goals scored with 13.

McKenzie Bond is the leading goal scorer for the Hawks this season thus far, as she has posted four goals and one assist. Claudia Stone is tied for the team lead in points with nine, also having three assists as well. Sarah Ryan also has three helpers this year, and Mikaelan Stulligross has netted a pair of goals. The Hawks have started the same 11 players in all eight games this year. Defensively, Yanna Boggio has made 84 stops in the cage for the Hawks, allowing 23 goals so far this season. Boggio is third in the Empire 8 in saves, and defender Lex Richards leads the team with two defensive saves. The Hawks are fourth in the E-8 in save percentage, stopping 79.5 percent of chances on net.

Against Hartwick College All-Time
The two teams have only played twice before, with the last meeting coming last year on October 4, a 3-0 win for the Brewers. The other game came back in 2011, with Hartwick taking a 3-1 victory over the Brewers on Weinberg Field. The visitor has won both games in this series.

Steel Curtain
The Brewers have been great on defense this season, holding opposition to 0.78 goals per game, which is the best in the Liberty League.

LW
The Brewers' Lauren Wiebe (Chicago, IL/Francis W. Parker) currently ranks sixth in the conference in points with 14, tied with Rochester's Gina Cunningham.

Storm Coming
Freshman Storm Sideleau (Hopkinton, NH/Kimball Union Academy) is currently tied for fifth in the Liberty League for assists, and is tied for third in helpers per game with .571.

Release the Bracken
Vassar sophomore Emma Bracken (Alexandria, VA/T.C. Williams) is tied with Sideleau for fifth in the League assist columns as of Monday.

Fierce 14
The Brewers come into the week with just 14 rostered players, which is the third-fewest among all Division III squads.

In The Corner
Vassar College has earned more penalty corners in all but one contest this season, as Kean University earned 11 corners to just the three from VC in a 1-0 overtime win back on September 9.

Bring The Beach
Sophomore Hayley Beach (Latham, NY/Shaker) has notched at least one point in six of the nine games this season for Vassar.

Up Next
Vassar College is off for 10 days before hosting two ranked opponents for a big Liberty League weekend, as William Smith College and Rochester come to town October 10-11.