POTSDAM, NY - The Vassar College Women's Volleyball team won its second match of the day on Saturday as the Brewers swept SUNY Potsdam 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 on the road. The Brewers improve to 14-9 overall while the Bears fall to 6-19 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• FIRST SET
  • After the Bears took a 5-3 lead in the opening stages, Vassar scored 11 straight points as sophomore Rebecca Gutierrez buried two kills while first year Maura McAusland recorded an ace and a block.
  • Potsdam got within 18-13 on a kill from Lexi Price before the Brewers scored three straight points including a winner from first year Holland Kaplan.
  • The Bears cut the lead to six on a Megan Henry kill before winners from Kaplan and juniors Julia Hale and Frannie Anthony-Brumfield took Vassar to the first set victory.
• SECOND SET
  • The Brewers held a 6-4 lead early as sophomore Molly Delahunty buried two winners and first year T Petro landed a service ace.
  • Sophia Layer's ace along with a kill from Henry trimmed the lead down to 12-10 before Vassar pushed its lead up to six following two kills from Delahunty and another ace from Petro.
  • Vassar ran its lead up to 21-11 following two aces from Delahunty before the Bears battled back with an ace from Alyssa Adams and a winner from Kendall Jones.
  • The Brewers scored four of the final five points as Anthony-Brumfield and McAusland each notched two kills to take the second set.
• THIRD SET
  • Potsdam held a slim 7-6 edge in the third set following a block from Marissa Wagoner and Jones as the set went back and forth.
  • The Brewers scored five consecutive points as McAusland and Hale each buried a winner to push its lead up to 15-9.
  • The lead grew to 20-11 following two aces from Petro and a kill from Kaplan before Emily Prest's ace trimmed the lead down to 22-16.
  • Vassar earned the final three points of the set to complete the sweep.

FOR THE BREWERS

• Kaplan led the squad in kills with 11 and added six digs while McAusland registered eight winners and six digs.
• Hale and Delahunty each recorded seven kills as Delahunty landed two aces.
• Anthony-Brumfield buried five kills while Gutierrez added four winners.
• Sophomore Melia Voss handed out 20 assists and added eight digs while junior Molly Ardren tallied 14 assists.
• Petro lifted a match-high 12 digs and also recorded a match-high four aces.

FOR THE BEARS

• Henry tallied 10 kills and four digs along with Adams recording seven winners and eight digs.
• Layer registered 16 assists and four digs while Madison Gilliland lifted a team-high 10 digs.

UP NEXT

• Vassar will return to Kenyon Hall for its final regular season matches of the season against Russell Sage and Marywood on Saturday.
• SUNY Potsdam concludes its season against St. Lawrence on Saturday evening.