MADISON, NJ – The Vassar College women's lacrosse team kicked-off its 2022 season on Saturday afternoon, shouldering a tough 17-11 loss at Drew University. The Brewers (0-1) were paced by goals from six different scorers in the defeat.

The homestanding Rangers got off to a hot start in the game, opening a 5-0 advantage in the first quarter. Pacing the effort for Drew in that span was Lizzy Barrett, who scored back-to-back tallies and added a third with 1:57 left in the stanza.

Vassar got on the board in the final 46 seconds as senior Ashley Roberts and sophomore Annie Uyeki each scored off of feeds from junior Kateri Sanseviro for a 5-2 score after the opening frame.
Second quarter action was another flurry of activity, started by Drew's Hailey Simmons, who notched two straight goals to open things. Roberts added another score for the Brewers, and Sanseviro later buried a feed from Roberts, but two more tallies, including one more from Simmons gave the Rangers an 11-4 lead.

Roberts scored with six seconds left in the frame, which carried to the third for the Brewers as rookie Reilly Mulcahy scored the first of her collegiate career off a pass from Sanseviro less than a minute into the third. A 3-0 run for the home team, including another score from Simmons, pushed Drew ahead by a 14-6 margin, but Vassar battled back in the fourth despite a seven-goal (14-7) deficit.

Goals from sophomores Yael Gelman and Livia Shine made it a 16-9 score midway through. Both later scored at 4:49 and 4:19, respectively to close the gap to six (17-11), but the Brewers could not get close enough to tie.

Simmons led all players with five goals and two assists for seven points. She also added two ground balls and a caused turnover. Barrett also recorded a game-high five goals with two assists, adding three ground balls and a caused turnover, while Kendall Hartt posted two goals and an assist with two ground balls. In goal, the Rangers saw Anna Horne 11 saves and a game-best five ground balls.

Roberts paced the Vassar effort with three goals and two assists for five points, while also recording a ground ball. Sanseviro led all players in the game with four assists, tacking on a goal with three ground balls and a caused turnover, while Shine, Gelman and Mulcahy each had two goals. Mulcahy and Shine each posted a game-high four ground balls, while rookie Emily Soff had two caused turnovers and two ground balls. The Brewers saw senior Jackie Molloy shoulder the loss with three saves over 30 minutes, while sophomore Lauren Johns recorded six saves in 30 minutes played.  

In the team stats, Drew owned a 32-27 margin in shots and also had a 26-22 advantage in shots on goal. Vassar went 14-of-23 on the clear, while Drew was 20-of-24. Both teams recorded 23 ground balls for the game.

The Brewers return to action next Friday when they open their home slate with a 6pm game against the United States Coast Guard Academy on Weinberg Turf.