POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 18, 2018) – The Brewers head to RPI and Ithaca on Friday and Saturday for their final Liberty League weekend road trip of the season. Vassar takes on the Engineers on Friday at 4:00 p.m. and face 20^th ranked Ithaca on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
 
Game Details 
Opponent: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (6-4-1, 4-3 Liberty League)
Links: (RPI Home Page) (Schedule) (Roster) (Statistics)  
Site: Troy, NY
Facility: Renwyck Field
Date: April 20, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM
Links: (Live Video) (Live Stats)
 
Opponent: No. 20 Ithaca College (9-4, 6-1 Liberty League)
Links: (Ithaca Home Page) (Schedule) (Roster) (Statistics)  
Site: Ithaca, NY
Facility: Higgins Stadium
Date: April 21, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM
Links: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out: The Vassar women's lacrosse team ran into No. 20 William Smith on Saturday afternoon, dropping the game 16-3. Storm Sideleau tallied two goals for the Brewers while Olivia O'Loughlin recorded the third. Vassar held the edge in draw controls at 12-9 led by Tessa Waters' four. But the Herons had the advantage in shots, groundballs, and caused turnovers. Julia Sledzik made her first career start in cage as she made six saves in her 60 minutes of action.

 A Look At The Brewers (3-8, 2-4 Liberty League):

• Fiona MacLeod and Kelly Pushie are tied for the team lead with 16 assists this season.
• Three Brewers have at least 32 draw controls this season led by Tessa Waters' 36.
• Vassar is third in the league in assists per game (5.27).
• The Brewers rank second in the league in caused turnovers per game (11.00).
• Storm Sideleau is 13-26 on free position shots this season, leading the team in that category.
• Sideleau leads the Brewers with 34 points and 28 goals this season.
• Emily Chancey has started 10 games between the pipes for Vassar, making 106 saves with a .445 save percentage.

 
 
A Look At The Engineers (6-4-1, 4-3 Liberty League):

• The RPI offense is scoring 10.36 goals per game this season.
• Maddy Aslansan leads the Engineers in points (37), goals (29), and is tied for the lead in assists (8).
• In just seven conference games, Aslansan has nine free position goals.
• Nora Molino leads RPI with 35 draw controls this season.
• Aleena Milinski has started all 11 games, making 114 saves with a .528 save percentage and a 9.61 goals against average.

 
Against RPI All-Time: The Brewers are 4-23 all-time against the Engineers dating back to 1992. RPI has won two straight in the series while Vassar hasn't claimed a win since their 2015 matchup.
 
A Look At The Bombers (9-4, 6-1 Liberty League):

• Ithaca will host Bard College on Friday before playing the Brewers on Saturday.
• The Bombers are second in the league in goals per game (13.69) and first in assists per game (6.23).
• They also rank first in groundballs per game (21.92), first in caused turnovers per game (11.77), and second in draw controls per game (13.46).
• Elizabeth Rice leads the league in goals per game with 3.64.
• In goal, Kimberly Presuto has started all 13 games while making 125 saves with a .521 save percentage and an 8.99 goals against average.

 
Against Ithaca All-Time: The Brewers are 1-3 all-time against Ithaca, but will be matching up on Saturday for the first time as conference foes.
 
Up Next: Vassar will travel to Bard on Wednesday, April 25 for their final road contest of the season.