Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – The Vassar College Women's Soccer team played its second straight scoreless draw against a league opponent on Wednesday, finishing a road game at Bard in a 0-0 deadlock.
Teresa Zimmer (Long Valley, NJ) posted her fourth shutout of the year for the Brewers.
Vassar, who is 6-0-1 in its last seven meetings with Bard, moves to 5-2-2 overall on the season and to 0-0-2 in Liberty League action. Bard has its record go to 4-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in conference play.
How It Happened
- Vassar finished the opening 45 minutes with a slim 6-4 advantage in shots and took the only three corner kicks of the first half.
- Zimmer was forced to make three saves over the first 23 minutes of the contest, including one off the foot of Carina Cooke nine minutes into the tilt.
- Claire Karlin (Arlington, VA) had a shot turned aside at the 12:59 mark of the contest and Madison Bouggess (Swedesboro, NJ) hit the post at the 26:33 mark.
- Riley McGrath (Coronado, CA) had a shot denied just after Bouggess rang the post and later missed to the right with a shot in the closing seconds of the first half.
- Zimmer finished the first half with the three stops, while Bard keeper Seymone Rosenberg made a pair of saves for the Raptors.
- Vassar turned up the pressure in the second half, unleashing 15 shots in the final 45 minutes.
- Rosenberg was forced to make five stops to keep the game scoreless, including one off a shot from Bouggess at the 84:29 mark of the contest.
- Zimmer kept Bard off the board with four saves after halftime, including a stop in the final 10 minutes to preserve the shutout.
- Bard had a shot hit the post early in the second half, when a shot from Emma Kuntz hit the frame just under six minutes into the second period.
- The Brewers outshot Bard 15-6 in the second half and posted a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks after halftime.
For The Brewers
- Zimmer recorded her second straight clean sheet and fourth of the season, matching her season-high with seven saves. Wednesday's effort lowered Zimmer's goals against average to 0.68 and raised her save percentage to .842.
- Bouggess and Karlin each led the team with four total shots, including two shots on goal.
- Gigi Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) and McGrath each posted two shots, putting one on target.
- Jessica Young (The Woodlands, TX) added a shot on goal.
For The Raptors
- Rosenberg finished the night with seven saves, recording the shutout for Bard.
- Waleska Brito and Kuntz each posted three shots with Brito putting two on goal.
- Kylie Quinn added two shots on goal for the Raptors.
Match Statistics
- Vassar finished with a 21-10 advantage in overall shots, while shots on goal were even at 7-7.
- Vassar took all seven corner kicks awarded in the game.
What's Next
- Vassar plays the second game of a three-game road trip Saturday when it heads to Skidmore.
- Bard plays host to RIT on Saturday afternoon.
