POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 21, 2015) – The Vassar College field hockey team, currently riding a three-game win streak after a 2-0 blanking of Ramapo College Saturday, will return to New Jersey to take on No. 11 Montclair State University Wednesday evening. The Brewers will play their final road game in the Garden State this Wednesday, having gone 1-1 so far this season after a loss to Kean University earlier this year.

Game Details
Opponent: at No. 11 Montclair State University (6-1, 2-0 NJAC)
Links: (Montclair State's Field Hockey Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Montclair, NJ
Facility:  Sprague Field
Date: September 23, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

What To Look For
The Brewers and Montclair State each bring very balanced attacks to the table, as the Red Hawks have seven players on their roster with two of more goals this year. In comparison, Vassar College has six players with two or more scores on the campaign, so both squads will have to contend with a bevy of options on defense. One thing to watch also is how both goalies fare, as Vassar freshman Paige Amico (Carlsbad, CA/La Costa Canyon) and MSU's Rebecca Brattole have each been guarded well by solid defensive units and well-controlling attacks.

A Look At The No. 11 Red Hawks
Montclair State is in the midst of a six-game home stand, which has already seen victories over Cortland State (2-0) and No. 5 Skidmore College (3-2). The Red Hawks were 8-1 last season at Sprague Field, with their only loss coming to Rowan University, and MSU is 24-2 over their last 26 games in Montclair. Coming into the week, Montclair State is third in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) in scoring margin, while posting the NJAC's fourth-best attack with 3.14 goals per game. The Red Hawks do well to control the game inside the circle, posting 10.71 penalty corners per contest, second-most in the NJAC.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Struss currently leads the way for the Red Hawks, posting a team-best five goals on the year. Jacinta Santos and Kailey Dalgauer each have seven points as well, while Maura Johnston has helped out with six points on two goals and two assists. Struss is the reigning NJAC Rookie of the Year, and goalkeeper Rebecca Brattole was the Defensive Player of the Year last year in the conference. Megan Roeloffs also earned All-NJAC honors last year, and has started all seven contests this year, making a defensive save to go with one score. Brattole has started each game this season for MSU, making 19 saves en route to two shutouts and a 6-1 record. The Red Hawks have been a national force since the arrival of Beth Gottung, currently in her 14^th season, as she has amassed a 201-62 record. Now though, Gottung has taken an assistant role, and Eileen O'Reilly has taken over as head coach after serving as associate head coach in 2014. 

Against MSU All-Time
The Brewers are one of the few teams in the nation that have a winning record against Montclair State all-time, going 3-2 all-time against the Red Hawks. Wednesday's matchup will be the first between the two teams since the 1998 season, as VC earned a 2-1 win in the Betty Richey Tournament.

Honoree Glee
Vassar College had a representative on the Liberty League field hockey Team of the Week for the third consecutive week, as freshman Paige Amico earned Defensive Player of the Week for second time, while fellow newcomer Megan Caveny (Cicero, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) took home Rookie of the Week honors for the first time.

Going Streaking
With the win on Saturday, the Brewers chalked up their second three-game win streak of the young season. Since head coach Michael Warari's arrival in Poughkeepsie, his teams have posted five such streaks of three games or more. VC chalked up just one three-game win streak from 2002-2012.

Moving On Up
With Saturday's win, Michael Warari moved into No. 2 on the all-time wins list for field hockey at Vassar College with 28. He now sits behind just one person, now women's lacrosse head coach Judy Finerghty and her 77 wins at VC.

On Pace
Freshman Megan Caveny is currently on pace to break Vassar's record for points per game, as she currently sports a 1.71 PPG mark, which is slightly higher than Tina Caso's mark of 1.56 from 2013.

Helping Hand
The Vassar College squad has a whole has been in a giving mood this year, as the squad is on-pace to crush the assists per game record as a team. VC is averaging 2.71 helpers per game, 0.65 assists per game better than the current record from 2013.

Tough Tests
The Liberty League comes into the week with a 30-13 non-conference record, as the 30 non-conference victories are tied for the most in NCAA Division III with the Centennial Conference. The win percentage of .697 for the Liberty League is by far the best in the nation.

Gone Goal
The Brewers come into the week with the conference's best goals against average with a 0.43 GAA, and currently sit eighth out of 164 teams nationally in the category.

Up Next
Vassar will open its Liberty League schedule on Saturday at Weinberg Field at 2 p.m., entertaining St. Lawrence University.