POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 29, 2018) – Vassar continues their conference slate, visiting 19
th ranked Ithaca on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
Game Details
Opponent: No. 19 Ithaca College (7-1, 2-1 Liberty League)
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Site: Ithaca, NY
Facility: Higgins Stadium
Date: March 31, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM
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Last Time Out: Tomás Meade registered his first career hat trick to lead the Brewer offense with three goals in a 19-8 loss to No. 1 RIT. Also with three points on the day was
Michael Mullen, who tallied two assists and one score. Rounding out the scorers for Vassar were
Matthew Lowery,
Nick Diamond,
James Thomas, and
Dekker Stebel.
Matt Boyd played the full 60 minutes in cage, making 14 saves on the day in his seventh start of the season.
A Look At The Brewers (1-6, 0-2 Liberty League):
- Michael Mullen leads the Brewers with 16 points this season (9 goals, 7 assists).
- James Thomas is the team leader with 10 goals, while Nick Diamond's nine assists are tops on the team.
- Matthew Lowery has a team best 38 groundballs and a .606 faceoff winning percentage.
- In goal, Matt Boyd has started all seven games for the Brewers while making 78 saves and posting a .506 save percentage.
- Stefan Fleps, Zack Henig, and Cooper Vorel are all tied for the team lead with five caused turnovers this season.
- The Brewers as a team own a .613 shots on goal percentage.
A Look At The Bombers (6-1, 2-1 Liberty League):
- Ithaca ranks third in the league scoring 13.38 goals per game this season.
- Ryan Ozsvath is Ithaca's leader in points (27) and goals (22).
- Topping the team with 10 assists is Conner Crosson.
- Ryan Jacob is the Bombers' top faceoff option, winning .612 of his tries.
- Robby Atwood has started all eight games in goal for Ithaca posting 78 saves, a .629 save percentage, and a 6.32 goals against average.
- Four Bombers rank in the top seven in the league in caused turnovers per game all averaging at least 1.63 per game.
Against Ithaca All-Time: The Brewers and Bombers will meet on Saturday for the first time in program history. Ithaca joined the Liberty League as a full-time member prior to the 2017-18 academic year.
Up Next: Vassar will face Bard College in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. on the Weinberg Turf.
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