Middletown, CT – The Vassar College Women's Soccer team got back into the win column Tuesday night with a 2-1 road win at #21 Wesleyan.
Gigi Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) and
Claire Karlin (Arlington, VA) supplied the scoring for Vassar and were two of four players to record a point in the win.
Vassar, who played its third ranked opponent in its last four contests, improves to 5-2 overall on the season and moves to 3-0-1 in its last four meetings with Wesleyan. The Cardinals fall for the first time in 2023, dropping to 4-1 on the season.
How It Happened
- Vassar was held without a shot in the game until the 38th minute when Lindsey Nihei (Honolulu, HI) missed high at the 37:06 mark of the contest.
- Just under three minutes after the Brewers' first shot, the team broke through with the opening goal at the 39:52 mark of the tilt.
- Panarelli opened the scoring in the 40th minute when she finished off a pass from Grace Romano (Bordentown, NJ).
- Vassar withstood a late chance from the Cardinals to carry the one goal advantage into the break.
- Wesleyan finished the opening 45 minutes with a 7-4 advantage in shots and a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.
- Vassar maintained the 1-0 goal lead until the late stages of regulation when it doubled its advantage in the 79th minute.
- Karlin and Madison Bouggess (Swedesboro, NJ) connected at 78:84 to give the Brewers a 2-0 advantage.
- Wesleyan put together a late charge that resulted in its only goal of the game with 1:06 left to play.
- Catherine Gallagher found the back of the net with 66 ticks left on what proved to be the Cardinals' final attempt of the game.
- Wesleyan outshot Vassar 8-2 after halftime and held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks in the second half.
For The Brewers
- Panarelli scored her fourth goal of the season, tying her for the team lead in tallies with four and points with eight.
- Karlin scored her first goal of the season, the game winning tally, and moved her season point total to three.
- Romano picked up her first career point with her assist on the opening goal of the game.
- Bouggess helped on her third goal of the year and pushed her season point total to seven.
- Six different Brewers finished the night with a shot.
- Teresa Zimmer (Long Valley, NJ) earned her fifth win in goal with a trio of saves on the night. Zimmer now holds a 0.87 goals against average and a .808 save percentage.
For The Cardinals
- Gallagher scored for the first time in 2023.
- Katie O'Connell and Serena Sink picked up assists on the Wesleyan goal.
- Waverly Meyers led all players in the game with five shots.
- Molly Brumbach finished with a single save in goal.
Match Statistics
- Wesleyan finished with a 15-6 edge in overall shots, but just a slim 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Cardinals held the advantage in corner kicks by a 9-2 margin.
- Fouls in the contest were called 9-6 against Wesleyan.
What's Next
- Vassar begins Liberty League play on Saturday when it hosts Union.
- Wesleyan hosts Trinity in a NESCAC game on Saturday.
