Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Soccer team will play host to the six seed Clarkson Golden Knights Tuesday afternoon in the First Round of the 2024 Liberty League Women's Soccer Championship at Gordon Field. Live Stats and video will be available for those who are unable to attend the 1:30 p.m. contest.
Quick Hitters
- The Brewers begin play on Tuesday with a 10-2-5 overall record.
- Vassar outscored its opponents 45-13 throughout the regular season.
- Vassar is receiving votes in the October 29 United Soccer Coaches National Poll.
- With its 2-1 win at RIT on Saturday, Vassar locked up the third seed in the championship tournament.
- Tuesday will mark the first time the Brewers will host a game in the Liberty League Championship since topping Union in the First Round in 2019.
- Vassar enters Tuesday's contest as the top offensive team in the conference, sitting atop the conference standings in goals (45) and points (118).
- Defensively, Vassar ranks fifth in the league in goals allowed (13).
- The Brewers open the Championship unbeaten in their last six games, holding a 3-0-3 record.
- Vassar has reached double-figures in wins for the first time since winning 11 games in 2019.
Vassar At A Glance
- The Brewers have seen 13 different players score a goal to date in 2024, including 10 players who have scored multiple goals.
- Vassar is led by 12 goals, including four game winners, and 27 points from First Year Alice Crowley (St. Louis, MO).
- Senior Madison Bouggess (Swedesboro, NJ) has found the back of the net six times, including a pair of goals in Vassar's 2-1 victory over then #8 Ithaca on October 26.
- Gianna Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) scored the game winner on Saturday at RIT in the regular season finale and has tallied five times to date in 2024.
- Riley McGrath (Coronado, CA) has amassed 11 points on the strength of four goals and three assists.
- Grace Romano (Florence, NJ) has tallied four times for the Brewers.
- Senior Noelle Namba (San Francisco, CA) is tied for the team lead with four assists to go along with a pair of markers.
- Jessica Bowman (Larchmont, NY) joins Namba with four helpers on the season.
- Vassar used three goalkeepers over the course of the regular season with First Year Laura Shea (Swarthmore, PA) making 11 appearances, including seven starts.
- Shea holds a 0.47 goals against average and a Liberty League best .889 save percentage while producing four clean sheets.
- Shea posted a 5-0-4 record in goal and totaled 32 saves.
- JD Reigrut (Lone Tree, CO) made eight starts as a senior in goal, winning five contests, recording two shutouts and posting a 0.55 goals against average and an .833 save percentage.
- First Year Olivia Sandrew (San Diego, CA) appeared in four games and stopped 14 shots.
Scouting The Golden Knights
- Clarkson went 2-0-3 over its final five games, including a 1-1 draw with Vassar in Poughkeepsie on October 19, to secure the final spot in the league tournament.
- Emma Robinson paces the Golden Knights with five goals and ranks second on the team with 10 points.
- Chloe Hodge leads the way for Clarkson with four assists and 12 points. Hodge ranks second on the team with four goals.
- Brooke Butler has registered four goals for the Golden Knights and is third on the team with nine points.
- Maddie Lopol and Callie Abel have each scored three times with Lopol joining Emily Davis and Lillian Gillett with two assists apiece.
- In goal, Molly DiCaprio has made 15 starts and played 1,320:17 of a possible 1,440:00 between the pipes.
- DiCaprio has recorded five shutouts and ranks seventh in the conference in both goals against average (1.16) and save percentage (.764).
Regular Season Result
- The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw at Gordon Field on October 19.
- Panarelli opened the scoring in the 48th minute, off an assist from Crowley, to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead early in the second half.
- Clarkson came back with the equalizer in the 70th minute when Hodge scored at the 69:52 mark of the game to finish off the scoring.
- Shea made four saves in goal for Vassar.
- DiCaprio totaled four stops for the Golden Knights.
- Vassar finished the day with a 22-11 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.
Recent History Vs. Clarkson
- Since the start of the 2000 season, Clarkson and Vassar have met 24 times.
- Vassar holds a decided edge in the series' history, holding an 18-3-3 record.
- The Brewers hold a 13-1-3 record against the Golden Knights over the last 17 meetings.
Recent Championship History
- Vassar is back in the conference championship tournament after not qualifying in 2023.
- The Brewers have appeared in the conference tournament in 10 of the last 14 seasons there has been a championship contested (no tournament in 2020).
- Vassar has advanced to the Championship Final on three occasions, playing in the final in 2010, 2017 and 2019.
- The Brewers will look for their first win in the conference tournament since topping RIT 1-0 in the Semifinal Round of the 2019 Championship.
What's At Stake
- The winner of Tuesday's contest will earn the right to travel to William Smith to take on the Herons in the Semifinal Round on Friday.
