POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 21, 2018) – The Brewers are set to take on the top ranked team in the nation when RIT visits Weinberg Field for a Liberty League contest on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Game Details 
Opponent: No. 1 Rochester Institute of Technology (6-0, 1-0 Liberty League)
Links: (RIT Home Page) (Schedule) (Roster) (Statistics)  
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Weinberg Field
Date: March 24, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM
Links: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

Last Time Out: Vassar opened up Liberty League with a tough 9-2 loss to St. Lawrence on Saturday. It was a low scoring first half as the score sit just 3-0 after 30 minutes of action. But the Saints took full control in the second half to get the win. The Brewers held one clear advantage on the day at the faceoff "X", with Matthew Lowery going 10-15 on the restarts to give possession to Vassar. Matt Boyd finished the day with 12 saves and Lowery led the way with five groundballs. Michael Mullen tallied one goal and one assist for the Brewers while Dekker Stebel added a goal and Spencer Duryee handed out an assist.
 
A Look At The Brewers (1-5, 0-1 Liberty League):

• Vassar is averaging 6.83 goals per game this season.
• Michael Mullen leads the team in points (13), James Thomas is the team leader in goals (9), and Nick Diamond is tops on the team in assists (9).
• Matthew Lowery owns a .619 faceoff win percentage this season.
• Matt Boyd has started all six games for the Brewers and has made 64 saves with a .529 save percentage and a 10.07 goals against average.
• Freshmen defenders Stefan Fleps and Zach Henig have both started all six games for the Brewer back line.
• Fleps and Henig are the team leaders in caused turnovers with five and four, respectively.

 
A Look At The Tigers (6-0, 1-0 Liberty League):

• RIT leads the league in goals per game (16.00), assists per game (11.50), and points per game (27.50).
• The Tigers capitalize on their extra man opportunities, scoring 70.8% of the time, best in the league.
• Kyle Killen leads RIT with 19 goals.
• Shawn Nally ranks second in the league in assists (12) and assists per game (2.00).
• Walker Hare has started all six games for RIT, boasting an 8.32 goals against average, .582 save percentage, and 9.50 saves per game.
• At the faceoff "X", Nate Farrell leads the league winning 71.7% of his draws.

 
Against RIT All-Time: The Brewers are 0-6 all-time against the Tigers dating back to 2012. RIT picked up a 21-8 win last season in Rochester.

Up Next: The Brewers stretch of ranked opponents continues next weekend when they travel to Ithaca to face the No. 13 Bombers on Saturday, March 31 at 3:00 p.m.