POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 17, 2018) – The Brewers are on the road for two more Liberty League contests this weekend. Action starts at Union College on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and concludes on Saturday at Bard College on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Game Details
Opponent: Union College (5-8, 2-5 Liberty League)
Links: (Union Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Schenectady, NY
Facility: Viniar Athletic Center
Date: January 19, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Links: (Live Stats) (Video)
 
Opponent: Bard College (0-13, 0-7 Liberty League)
Links: (Bard Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Facility: Stevenson Athletic Center
Date: January 20, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links: (Live Stats) (Video)
 
Last Time Out: Vassar is coming off a 75-70 win at RIT in which they took down the previously unbeaten Tigers on the road. Kim Romanoff registered a career-high 18 points off 7-9 shooting from the field and was 3-5 at the free throw line. Samarah Cook also had the highest scoring game of her career as she chipped in16 points, shooting 4-7 from downtown. Ariella Rosenthal registered a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while also adding five assists, and two steals. Rounding out the top scorers, Sophie Nick added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Brewers.
 
A Look at the Brewers (9-5, 4-3 Liberty League):

• Vassar is the fifth highest scoring team in the Liberty League, averaging 61.8 points per game.
• The Brewers are shooting 41.0% from the field this season, sitting fourth best among league members.
• VC is the top three-point shooting team in the conference, knocking down 34.6% of their shots from behind the line.
• The Brewers rank second in the league in free-throw percentage at 69.4%.
• Sophie Nick sits sixth in the league in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
• Nick also ranks second in the conference in free-throw percentage at 87.5%.
• Ariella Rosenthal is sixth in the Liberty League in rebounding, grabbing 7.1 per game.
• Rosenthal is also the team leader with 2.4 assists per game, while Kim Romanoff is second on the squad with 2.1.

 
A Look at the Dutchwomen (5-8, 2-5 Liberty League):

• Union is coming off an 83-31 road victory over Bard on Tuesday night for just their second league win of the season.
• Jenni Barra is the top Union scorer averaging 11.8 points per game, while Nicole Conley is second with 10.1.
• Barra is also the team leader in assists at 2.5 per game.
• On the glass, Conley is tops of the team with 7.9 per game, fourth best in the league.
• Conley also leads the Liberty League in total blocks (30) and blocks per game (2.3).
• The Dutchwomen have held their opponents to 0.362 shooting this season, fourth best in the league.

Against Union All-Time:  The Brewers are 16-29 against the Dutchwomen all-time dating back to their first meeting in 1989. The two sides split both meetings last season with the road team winning each contest.
 
A Look at the Raptors (0-13, 0-7 Liberty League):

• Bard hasn't won a conference game since January 11, 2013 at Clarkson and stands as their only Liberty League victory since joining the league in the 2011-12 season.
• Among full-time starters, Caleigh DeCaprio is the team leader in scoring at 8.3 points per game.
• Katie Esposito is the team leader in rebounds grabbing 6.8 per game.
• As a team, the Raptors are scoring just 38.4 points per game.
• The Bard defense is 10^th in the league, allowing opponents to score 74.2 points per game while shooting 0.446.

Against Bard All-Time:  The Brewers are 17-0 against Bard all-time dating back to their first meeting in 1996. Last season, the Brewers set a school record while scoring 101 points in their 101-31 win over the Raptors.
 
Next Up: Now halfway through Liberty League play, Vassar will go through the conference circuit a second time facing St. Lawrence and Clarkson next Friday and Saturday.