SEWANEE, TN – Sophomore attacker Melanie Silverman scored four goals with four assists to help lift Vassar College to a 21-8 win over Sewanee: The University of the South, in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday evening at Puett Field. The victory moves the Brewers to 4-0 on the young season, while the Tigers move to 4-5.

First half action opened with a bang for the Brewers as VC jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the opening six minutes of the stanza. Silverman (Southbury, CT) connected first, less than a minute in, as she fired in a pass from freshman defender Trina Chou (Sunnyvale, CA) from point-blank range. At the 27-minute mark, junior midfielder Haydn Hallman (Bechtelsville, PA) put the visitors up, connecting two minutes later to push Vassar to a 3-0 advantage.

Junior attacker Alessandra Fable (Orlando, FL) added a goal at 24:44 to push the Brewers lead to four (4-0), but the homestanding Tigers finally broke onto the scoreboard 40 seconds later as senior attack Preston Cooper (Vero Beach, FL) converted a Grace Zechman (Lancaster, PA) pass. Hallman then knocked in her third of the contest at 23:02, and a three-goal run soon after helped make it an 8-2 edge for Vassar.

Sewanee added another tally to cut the deficit to five (8-3), but another three-goal stretch, paced by a goal and an assist from rookie attacker Kateri Sanseviro (Bayport, NY) pushed the Brewers to an 11-3 lead with 12:54 to play in the opening frame.

The Tigers got three goals from junior midfielder Sarah Strand (Natick, MA) over the final 10:27, but Hallman's fourth of the contest, coupled with goals by senior captain Tessa Waters (Skokie, IL) and sophomore midfielder Caeli Porette (Stony Point, NY), sent Vassar into the locker room with a 14-6 lead. The goal for Waters marked the 100th of her career, making her the 11th player in program history to reach the milestone.

Second half action opened in favor of the Tigers as sophomore midfielder Hadley Meadows (Lynchburg, VA) collected the loose ball off an earlier save and buried it past VC keeper Jackie Molloy (Buffalo Grove, IL) at 26:51.  

The Brewers though, wasted little time in answering, as Silverman knocked in her second of the game at the 25:36 mark to open the eight-goal edge (15-7) once more. Her goal set off another three-score run for Vassar, who built up a 17-7 edge at 22:55 to activate the 10-goal differential running clock, as Fable also scored with Silverman adding her third on the tail end.  

A goal from Cooper helped stop the running clock, but the reprieve was short-lived as Sanseviro fired in a Silverman pass to regain the 10-goal (18-8) advantage with 20:59 to play in the second.

Vassar utilized that running clock time, and in addition to a majority of possession throughout the remainder of the frame, played solid defense in the midfield to keep Sewanee off the scoreboard.

In addition to Silverman, who also had a ground ball, the Brewers saw Hallman add four goals with two ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control. Sanseviro chipped in with three goals and an assist, while senior captain Kelly Pushie (Mahwah, NJ) shined once again with a game-best six assists adding three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Fable posted three goals, while Porette had two tallies with a helper.

Defensively, Porette paced the way with five ground balls. Senior defender Tillie Newcomb (Denver, CO) posted a game-high three caused turnovers, while classmate and fellow defender Adele MacEwen (Beverly, MA) recorded a game-best five draw controls. In goal, Molloy earned the victory, stopping eight shots.

For the Tigers, Strand led the way with three goals and an assist, recording a ground ball, a caused turnover and four draw controls. Sophomore midfielder Hattie Fogarty (Memphis, TN) banked in two goals with a helper, while Zechman had three assists. In goal, the Tigers saw junior Amanda Jenkins (Eldersburg, MD) shoulder the loss, stopping three shots in 13:23 of action. Classmate Caroline Roncalli (Bryn Mawr, PA) made seven stops in 40:13 minutes, while sophomore Molly Morris (Charlottesville, VA) did not make a save in 6:24 of relief.

Vassar (4-0) is back in action on Friday, March 20 when it travels to Ithaca for a 4pm Liberty League match-up. The Brewers will head to RPI the next day for a 2pm league tilt. Vassar's March 17th game against Mount Saint Mary College has been postponed and no makeup date has been set.