POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 22, 2015) – The Vassar College women's lacrosse team will be at home this weekend for a pair of crucial Liberty League games against St. Lawrence University and Clarkson University April 24-25. The Brewers will celebrate senior day against Clarkson.
 
Game Details
Opponent: St. Lawrence (3-10, 1-6 LL)
Links: (St. Lawrence Women's Lacrosse Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Weinberg Turf Field
Date: April 24, 2015
Time: 4:00 pm
Coverage: (Live Stats)  
 
Game Details
Opponent: Clarkson (7-7, 2-5 LL)
Links: (Clarkson Women's Lacrosse Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Weinberg Field
Date: April 25, 2015
Time: 2:00 pm
Coverage: (Live Stats)
 
Last Time Out
Junior Isabelle Goldstein (Belmont, MA/Belmont) notched a game-high seven points on two goals and five assists, while seven other Brewers broke into the scoring column as Vassar cruised to a 17-8 victory over Mt. St. Mary (NY) College Tuesday evening. The Brewers never trailed in the game, outscoring the Knights in each half to post the team's second highest goal total of the year.

A Look at the Saints (3-10, 1-6 Liberty League)
St. Lawrence comes into Friday's game off two conference losses to William Smith and Union last weekend. Besides a 4-7 loss to University of Rochester, all of St. Lawrence's Liberty League losses have been decided by just one goal.
 
Sophomore Kiera Taussig leads the St. Lawrence team with 23 goals this season. Senior goalie Adden Cunningham has started in goal in all 13 of St. Lawrence's games, with a .439 save percentage and 11.55 GAA. Cunningham is ranked second in the Liberty League in saves per game, averaging 8.92.
 
Against St. Lawrence All-Time
Vassar is 5-11 in the all-time series between the two schools, but have beat the Saints in their last two meetings. The Brewers posted a 7-5 win in their last contest against the Saints on April 19, 2014. Isabelle Goldstein notched two goals and one assist. Goalie Kate Pula (Washington Township, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy) helped secure the Brewers' victory, letting in only five of fourteen shots on goal.
 
A Look at the Golden Knights (7-7, 2-5 Liberty League)
Clarkson will be hoping to break a five game losing streak this weekend, first against Bard on Friday afternoon before taking on the Brewers the next day. The Golden Knights posted five straight wins through March, holding a 7-2 record until April 7, which began the series of losses that would bring the team to 7-7 overall. After two tough losses to William Smith and Union last weekend, Clarkson will be looking for a win.
 
Junior Christine Wright has led the Golden Knights this season with 66 points on 35 goals and 31 assists. Wright is currently first in the Liberty League in points per game (4.71) and fourth in assists per game (2.21). Sophomore Paige Fayette follows closely with 33 goals and 13 assists for a total of 46 points this season. Junior Dani Tani has started in the net in all of Clarkson's 14 contests this year, allowing an average of 9.82 goals per game with a .395 save percentage.
 
Against Clarkson All-Time
The Brewers are 11-4 all-time against Clarkson, winning their last game 18-11. Dara Davis (Guilford, CT/Guilford) and Isabelle Goldstein helped secure Vassar's lead, scoring six and three goals respectively. 
 
Thank You Seniors!
The Vassar women's lacrosse team will honor its eight graduating seniors on Saturday against Clarkson for Senior Day for their contributions to the program over their Brewers careers.
 
Win, and You're In!
In the simplest terms, two wins for Vassar this weekend will solidify the No. 3 seed in the Liberty League postseason tournament. A 1-1 weekend could still qualify the Brewers for the playoffs, but they would need help from other teams around the conference and could drop to the No. 4 spot.
 
Highly Efficient
Sophomore Julia Trudell (Newtown, CT/Newtown) has made the most of her shot opportunities this season, scoring 18 goals on 30 shots for a team-best .600 shot percentage. The Brewers are shooting 47.1% overall as a team on the year.  
 
Wrecking Havoc
Vassar is currently ranked first in the Liberty League and 16^th in the country in caused turnovers per game (12.08), as the defense has given opposing attacking units problems all season. Leading the way for the Brewers is Jackie Palma, ranked first in Liberty League, with 33 CTOs on the season. Fellow senior defender Evie Toland (Nyack, NY/ Nyack) has also given opponents fits, racking up 19 this season. Five other Brewers have totaled at least 10 CTOs for Vassar this season.
 
One for the Record Books
Junior Isabelle Goldstein is poised to break both season and career assist records in this weekend's matchups. Goldstein is just one assist away from breaking the school's season record of 29, currently held by Ali Fantl ('07), and two assists away from the all time career record (78), also held by Fantl.

Up Next
Depending on the results of the final weekend of the Liberty League regular season, Vassar could earn a spot in the conference playoffs, starting next Friday, May 1.