Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Women's Soccer team suffered a hard fought 1-0 loss to visiting RPI Wednesday afternoon at Gordon Field.
Teresa Zimmer (Long Valley, NJ) continued her strong season in goal with a pair of saves for the Brewers.
Wednesday's loss drops Vassar to 8-4-4 overall on the season and to 2-2-4 in Liberty League play, while RPI improves to 8-4-3 overall and 3-4-1 in conference play.
Following Wednesday's loss, Vassar drops into a tie for sixth place in the league standings with RPI with both teams earning 10 conference points to date.
How It Happened
- Vassar had three early chances on Wednesday, including a header from Ashley Butler (Hopkinton, MA) and a pair of shots from Madison Bouggess (Swedesboro, NJ) that were turned aside by RPI keeper Megan Wampner.
- Zimmer made back-to-back saves in the 14th and 15th minutes to keep the Engineers off the board early in the tilt.
- RPI got the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute when Veronica Martinez de Pinillos took a pass from Bryanna Swinson and tucked a shot inside the right post for the only scoring of the game at 32:10.
- Vassar would unleash two shots late in the half, including a London Wilkes (Santa Monica, CA) that was denied by Wampner in the 43rd minute.
- Vassar finished the first half with a slim 5-4 advantage in shots.
- The Brewers went into the intermission with a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
- Vassar turned up the offensive pressure in the second half, outshooting RPI 10-2 after halftime.
- Wampner finished the half with four saves, including a kick save in the box off a Gigi Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) shot in the 78th minute.
- Wampner denied Olivia Lavelle (Scottsdale, AZ) with just under four minutes left to pay on the Brewers' final shot of the contest.
- Vassar finished the second half with the only two corner kicks of the period.
For The Brewers
- Zimmer finished the contest with a pair of saves in her 14th start of the season.
- Panarelli led the team with five shots, including two on goal.
- Bouggess and Lavelle each finished with a pair of attempts, with each landing on target.
- Butler and Wilkes each recorded a shot on goal.
For The Engineers
- Martinez de Pinillos scored her fourth goal and pushed her season point total to 10.
- Brooke Miller led the team with two shots, putting one attempt on goal.
- Wampner recorded eight saves, denying four shots in each half.
Match Statistics
- Vassar finished the day with a 15-6 advantage in overall shots and an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks went to the Brewers by a 5-2 margin.
What's Next
- Vassar hosts RIT on Senior Day in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon.
- RPI closes out the regular season with a home game against Ithaca.
