Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Soccer team closed out a six-game road trip Saturday afternoon with a scoreless draw at Ithaca.
Teresa Zimmer (Long Valley, NJ) held the Bombers off the board with her sixth shutout of the season.
Saturday's draw moves Vassar to 8-3-3 overall on the season and to 2-1-3 in Liberty League play, while Ithaca stands at 9-2-2 overall and 5-1-1 in conference action.
In the Liberty League standings, Vassar sits in a tie for the fifth position with nine points and is just two points behind fourth place St. Lawrence heading into the final week of the regular season.
How It Happened
- Vassar finished the first half with a 7-4 advantage in shots.
- Ithaca went into the break with a 2-0 edge in corner kicks.
- Noelle Namba (San Francisco, CA) forced Ithaca keeper, Grace Hickey, to make her first save of the game at the 20:34 mark of the contest.
- Zimmer turned aside a pair of Ithaca attempts inside the first 18 minutes of play.
- Vassar's final attempt of the half came from Grace Romano (Bordentown, NJ), with Hickey making a save, with just over 10 minutes left before the intermission.
- Zimmer finished the first half with a trio of saves.
- With both sides fighting for a goal, the second half featured 14 total shots with Ithaca holding a 9-5 advantage in attempts.
- With the game scoreless in the late stages of regulation, the Brewers put a pair of shots on frame with Livy Soble (Pleasanton, CA) and Jessica Young (The Woodlands, TX) both denied by Hickey inside the final two minutes of the second half.
- Zimmer made a single save in the second half, turning aside a Rosie Bostian attempt with 92 seconds left in the contest.
- Ithaca closed the second half with a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
For The Brewers
- Zimmer finished the day with four saves and picked up her sixth clean sheet of the season. With her performance on Saturday, Zimmer lowered her goals against average on the season to 0.59 and raised her save percentage to .865.
- Through play on Saturday, Zimmer ranks third in the conference in goals against average, fifth in save percentage and tied for second in total shutouts.
- Romano, Soble and Rebecca Rodriguez (Santa Barbara, CA) led the team with a pair of shots apiece.
- Romano paced the team with two shots on goal.
For The Bombers
- Hickey made six saves in the draw, collecting her league leading eighth shutout of the season.
- Allison Heft led all players in the game with four shots.
- Kaelyn Fernandez and Allie McCabe each posted a pair of shots, including a shot on goal.
Match Statistics
- Ithaca held a slim 13-12 advantage in overall shots in the game, while Vassar posted a 6-4 edge in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks went to the Bombers, 6-1.
- Fouls in the contest were even at nine per side.
What's Next
- Vassar returns home for the first time since September 23 when it plays host to #4 William Smith Sunday afternoon.
- Ithaca hosts RIT on Tuesday afternoon.
