POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 11, 2017) – The Vassar College field hockey team will continue Liberty League action this weekend, playing two games over three days as the Brewers head to No. 16 Skidmore College Friday evening before hosting St. Lawrence University Sunday afternoon on Weinberg Field.
 
Game Details
Opponents: at No. 16 Skidmore College (9-4, 3-0 Liberty)
Links: (Skidmore Field Hockey Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Stats)
Site: Saratoga Springs, NY
Facility: Wagner Park
Date: October 13, 2017
Time: 4 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
Game Details
Opponents: vs. St. Lawrence University (5-7, 1-2 Liberty)
Links: (SLU Field Hockey Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Stats)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Weinberg Field
Date: October 15, 2017
Time: 2 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
Last Time Out: The Brewer jumped back in the win column Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 win over No. 20 William Smith College, moving to 2-1 in the Liberty League. Freshman Dara Studnitzer scored the game's lone tally, while Monica Feeley, Liz Rotolo and the rest of the Vassar defense helped the first-half goal stand up. Studnitzer has now scored the last three goals for the Brewers.
 
A Look At The Brewers (7-4, 2-1 Liberty League):
 

• The Brewers rank second in the Liberty League in scoring margin at 2.27, one of just two teams above a 2.00 goal scoring ratio.
• Vassar has posted 22.55 shots per game this season, second-most among Liberty League squads.
• Junior Megan Caveny is ranked third in the conference in goals this season with 11, though the forward has been held off the score ledger over her last three contests.
• Sophomore Liz Rotolo leads the Liberty League in goals against average with a 0.939 mark, while posting a .816 save percentage, second-best in the conference.
• Head coach Michael Warari and this team has not lost a conference home game since his appointment during the summer of 2013. VC has gone 14-0 over that span.
• Vassar's defense again has been stellar this year, allowing just 11 goals in 11 games, which leads the Liberty League.
• Freshman Dara Studnitzer has earned back-to-back Rookie of the Week honors from the Liberty League, the first VC player to accomplish that feat since Cristina Lopez last season.
• Vassar is fourth in the country in penalty corners earned per game with 12.73 a contest.

 
A Look At The Thoroughbreds (9-4, 3-0 Liberty):
 

• Head coach Beth Hallenbeck and her team comes into Friday afternoon's game winners in its last three contests, most recently knocking off New Paltz 2-0 in road action for the T'Breds.
• Skidmore defender Kayla Rose is second in the Liberty League in defensive saves with four.
• Gabby Hyman is fifth in the conference in goals per game with 0.69, tallying nine times in 2017.
• Marissa Folts and Miranda Davenport have each chalked up five assists this season to tie for the team high, while Caroline Saros has five scores as well for Skidmore.
• Goalkeeper Zoe McGuire has earned 10 starts out of 13 games, allowing 15 goals and making 65 saves over her 635 minutes of action in cage. She also ranks third in the Liberty League in save percentage at .813.
• Hallenbeck ranks seventh nationally among active coaches for total wins in her career, as she has racked up an impressive 329 victories during her 27 seasons at RPI and Skidmore.

 
A Look At The Saints (5-7, 1-2 Liberty)
 

• The Saints have won their last two games, earning a 5-2 win over Union College last Saturday and a 4-1 home win over Nazareth Tuesday.
• St. Lawrence in 1-3 on the road this season, with its only true road victory coming over Oswego State on September 8.
• SLU is fifth in goals per game in the conference with 2.167, while allowing 31 tallies this year.
• Tori Shaffer leads the team with six goals this year, while four others have posted three tallies on the season.
• Lucy Stillman is one of the players with three goals, while leading the squad with five assists.
• Sophie Cardenali has posted 64 saves this season to lead all keepers for the Saints, allowing 21 goals in her 709 minutes of action.

Against Skidmore & SLU All-Time: The Brewers are 7-25 all-time against Skidmore College, in a series going back to 1988. The two teams split last year's two meetings, while Vassar is looking for its first road win at Skidmore since 1991. VC is 4-15 against St. Lawrence in head-to-head matchups, though Vassar has earned wins in four of the last six meetings including a pair of three-goal wins the past two seasons.
 
Up Next: The Brewers conclude conference action next weekend, hosting Ithaca College Friday October 20 at 4 pm before heading to Union College Sunday, October 22 for a road contest to finish Liberty League play.