POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 7, 2018) – The Brewers will faceoff against two Liberty League opponents this weekend, beginning with RIT on Friday night and then RPI on Saturday afternoon.

Game Details
Opponent: RIT (17-4, 11-3 Liberty League)
Links: (RIT Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY 
Facility: Athletic and Fitness Center
Date: February 9, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Links: (Live Stats) (Video)
 
Opponent: RPI (10-11, 6-8 Liberty League)
Links: (RPI Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY 
Facility: Athletic and Fitness Center
Date: February 10, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Links: (Live Stats) (Video)
 
Last Time Out: The Vassar women's basketball team earned a critical road win over Skidmore, 55-51, to improve their conference record to 10-4. Their 10 Liberty League victories is the most in a season since the 2013-14 campaign in which they went 13-3. Sophie Nick led the Brewer offense with her fourth double-double of the season, recording 16 points and 12 rebounds. Ariella Rosenthal chipped in 13 points and three rebounds. Nicole Teta had a balanced night scoring five points, grabbing eight rebounds, while handing out four assists. Kim Romanoff was strong on the glass, grabbing nine boards to go along with two points and two assists.

A Look at the Brewers (15-6, 10-4 Liberty League):

• Vassar comes into this game off a four-win streak and is tied for second in the Liberty League standings with Ithaca and Skidmore and sit just one game back behind first place RIT.
• The Brewers defense is second in the league, allowing just 55.4 points per game.
• Vassar's offense also sits fourth in the league, averaging 63.6 points per game.
• Vassar is tied with RIT as the top three-point shooting teams in the league, shooting 0.343 from deep.
• Sophie Nick sits eighth in the conference in scoring at 12.9 points per game.
• Nick and Ariella Rosenthal are seventh and eighth in the league, respectively, in rebounding, averaging 6.9 and 6.7 per game.
• Nick leads the league in free-throw percentage, converting at a 0.839 clip.
• Four Brewers average at least 2.0 assists per game in Nicole Teta (2.0), Samarah Cook (2.0), Rosenthal (2.2), and Kim Romanoff (2.5).

 
A Look at the Tigers (17-4, 11-3 Liberty League):

• RIT sits fifth in the conference in defense, allowing 56.5 points per game, but leads the league in offense, averaging 72.4 points per game.
• Cori Okada, Jessica Glaz, and Tara Lynch are fifth, sixth, and seventh in the Liberty League in scoring, averaging 13.5, 13.4, and 13.2 points per game, respectively.
• Lynch's 0.479 field goal percentage is third in the Liberty League.
• Okada leads the league in assists (4.4 per game) and in assist/turnover ratio (2.6).
• Sydney Frank has the third-most steals in the league, averaging 2.1 per game.

 
Against RIT All-Time: The Brewers are 10-3 against the Tigers all-time. Vassar picked up a 75-70 win over RIT in Rochester earlier this season on January 13.
 
A Look at the Engineers (10-11, 6-8 Liberty League):

• RPI sits tied for sixth in the Liberty League standings.
• The Engineers offense is eighth in the league in scoring at 58.9 points per game, while the defense is third at 55.4 points per game.
• Shaina Iton ranks third in the league with 9.1 rebounds per game.
• Elizabeth Eckhardt is the RPI scoring leader, averaging 12.0 points per game.
• Sam O'Keefe facilitates the offense, dishing out 2.2 assists per game. 
   

Against RPI All-Time: The Brewers are 15-28 against RPI all-time. Earlier this season, the Engineers topped Vassar 49-45 in Troy.

Next Up:  Vassar takes on William Smith and Ithaca in their final series of the regular season next weekend.
 
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