POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 14, 2017) – Goals have been coming by the handfuls for the Vassar College field hockey team as of late, and the Brewers will be looking to continue the hot offensive run Saturday at home against Ramapo College. VC has won back-to-back games for the second time this season, having combined to tally 17 goals over the last two games.
 
Game Details
Opponents: Ramapo College (2-3, 0-0 NJAC)
Links: (Ramapo Field Hockey Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Stats)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Weinberg Field
Date: September 16, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
Last Time Out: Records fell on Wednesday evening, as the Brewers knocked off visiting Western Connecticut State University 11-1, as seven different Brewer players tallied goals. The 11 scores were the most ever for a Vassar team on its home field, while tying for the program for goals in a game. Senior Storm Sideleau chalked up two goals, while junior Emily Poehlein also tallied her second and third goals of the year.
 
A Look At The Brewers (4-1):
 

• Vassar has been led offensively by junior Megan Caveny, who has potted six goals on 25 shots this season, both team highs. She is third in the Liberty League in tallies.
• Caveny recently moved into No. 5 on the all-time points scoring list at Vassar with 57, just three behind Chapel Love '98 for No. 4.
• Sophomore Cristina Lopez is second on the team in points with seven, scoring twice to go with three assists, putting a team-best 17 shots on goal.
• Junior Haley Cubell has posted three goals this year on just five shots, as she has upped her career total to seven scores.
• Vassar's goal margin leads the Liberty League at 3.60, allowing 0.60 goals a game while scoring 4.20 per contest.
• VC currently has four players in the top 10 for goal scoring, the most of any team in the Liberty League. Joining Caveny are Cubell (3), Sideleau (3) and Poehlein (3).
• Freshman Niki Rizzo tallied her first two collegiate goals Wednesday against WCSU, as the pair came 13 seconds apart in the second half.
• Fellow newcomer Grace Amell scored for the first time in her career Wednesday.
• Sophomore Liz Rotolo leads the Liberty League in goals against average with a 0.900 mark, allowing just one goal while posting one shutout this season.
• She also is third nationally in goals against average, while the Brewers are seventh as a team in that category.

 
A Look At The Roadrunners (2-3):
 

• The Roadrunners fell in their last outing, dropping a 3-2 decision to FDU-Florham Tuesday afternoon at home.
• Ramapo started the season with a nice home victory over Gettysburg, as Emily Wisneski made 19 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Bullets. Wisneski was named as the NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week for her play.
• Saturday will be only the second road game of the season for the Roadrunners, who haven't run many roads with four home games in five contests. In their previous contest away from Mahwah, Bryn Mawr topped Ramapo 1-0.
• Gianna Mouskourie leads the team offensively, taking 29 of the team's 65 shots this season, scoring twice while assisting on another tally.
• Melissa Chokahas also potted a pair of goals on eight shots this year.
• Defenders Victoria Ewanis and Stacey Faria have each posted a pair of defensive saves this season.
• Wisneski has posted 51 saves on the year through 10 games, while her 10.40 saves per game are the 19^th most in Division III while leading the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
• Wisneski is sixth among active Division III goalkeepers in saves for her career with 434.

 
Against Ramapo All-Time: The Brewers are 5-1 all-time against the Roadrunners, winning the past four meetings by a combined score of 13-0. VC is 3-0 all-time at home against Ramapo, including last year's game where Vassar chalked up six goals, including three from Sideleau.
 
Up Next: Vassar's schedule will ramp up some next week, as Vassar travels to No. 8 Montclair State University Wednesday at 7 p.m. September 20 for a non-conference battle with the Red Hawks.