POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 2, 2017) – The Vassar College Women's Volleyball team will travel to Bard College on Tuesday, October 3rd to compete in a Liberty League conference match.

Game Details
Opponent: Bard College (4-14, 0-2 Empire 8)  
Links: (Bard Home Page) (Schedule) (Roster) (Statistics)
Date: October 3, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Facility: Stevenson Athletic Center
Game Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out: The Brewers went 3-0 this past weekend in a quad-match against Western Conneticut, Nazareth College and SUNY Geneseo. Vassar's most recent win came from a straight-set victory against SUNY Geneseo.

A Look at The Brewers (14-3, 2-0 LL):

• ·Vassar College Women's Volleyball are currently 2-0 in the Liberty League having only dropped one set to Ithaca College in league play.
• The Brewers rank first in the Liberty League offensively with a team hitting percentage of .241, averaging 13.18 kills per set.
• Devan Gallagher leads the league in kills with an average 4.98 kills per set. Sophomore Jane McLeod ranks second with an average 3.57 kills per set.
• Junior setter and captain, Annie MacMillan leads the league in assists with an average 11.09 assists/set (621 total assists on the season).
• The Brewers continue to be a strong serving team, currently ranking first in the league with a team average 3 aces/set.
• Annie MacMillan (.68 aces/set), Lauren Ninkovich (.49 aces/set) and Anna Zucchero (.47 aces/set) rank amongst the top 7 servers in the league.
• Freshman defender, Anna Zucchero leads the team in average digs and ranks fifth in the league with an average 3.67 digs per set.
• Defensively, Vassar ranks second in the league with an average 17.02 digs per set with a team-total 953 digs on the season.
• Sophomore Colette Cambey ranks 10th in the league with an average .61 blocks/set (33 total). Fellow teammate Jennifer Kerbs follows behind her with an average .58 blocks/set (31 total).

A Look at the Raptors (4-14, 0-2 LL)

• · Bard are currently 0-2 in the Conference with losses against RIT and Ithaca. The Raptors are hungry for their first win in order to get into the tournament.
• The Raptors are currently 8th in the league with a hitting percentage .040 with an average 8.22 kills per set.
• Senior Philippine Alba leads the team in kills, averaging 2.25 kills per set (128 total kills).
• Serving is a crucial component to the Raptors' success. As a team, Bard ranks second with 2.50 aces/set, just trailing behind Vassar.
• Two players, Victoria Chou (.56 aces/set) and Philippine Alba (.53 aces/set)rank amongst the top four servers in the league.
• Defensively, Bard College ranks 7th in the league with a team-total of 786 digs. They average 13.10 digs/set.
• Defender Emily Anastasi ranks second in the league, averaging 5.20 digs/set. She leads her team in digs with 229 total digs.
• Alexis Akingbade leads the team in blocks, posting 27 total blocks on the season and averaging .46 blocks/set.

Against Bard All-TIme:  Vassar College is 20-0 all-time against Bard College. The last thirteen matchups, Vassar College has beaten Bard in straight-sets. The last time Vassar dropped a set to Bard was their match-up on October 17, 2009.

Up Next: Vassar will continue league play with a big conference weekend against Skidmore College and Union College. Vassar will travel north to play Skidmore in Saratoga Springs on Friday, October 6th at 6pm.