Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team was edged by the University of Rochester Friday afternoon by a score of 10-7. Three Brewers finished the contest with two goals, including First Year
Siena Wong (Scotts Valley, CA) who totaled three points.
Friday's loss, Vassar's seventh straight defeat, drops the Brewers to 1-8 overall on the season and 0-4 in Liberty League play. Rochester improves to 5-4 and evens its conference record at 2-2.
How It Happened
- Vassar got off to a quick start, scoring four straight goals after Rochester took a 1-0 lead just 60 seconds into the contest.
- Natalie Daigle (Warwick, NY) evened the score at 1-1 at the 11:35 mark of the opening period and First Year Maeve Faigel (North Andover, MA) gave Vassar a 2-1 lead just under three minutes later.
- Wong tallied for the first time in the game at the 4:46 mark of the opening stanza, finishing off a feed from Phoebe Florance (Oakland, CA) to give the Brewers a 3-1 advantage.
- Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL) potted the Brewers' fourth goal of the game with three seconds left in the quarter to give Vassar a 4-1 lead through 15 minutes of play.
- Rochester stopped Vassar's run to open the second quarter scoring on a Gracie Giannettino tally in the opening minute of the period.
- The Giannettino marker started a 5-0 run for the Yellow Jackets heading into halftime, highlighted by two goals and an assist from Giannettino.
- Leading 6-4 at the break, Rochester held an 18-10 advantage in shots and an 11-7 edge in groundballs.
- Vassar won seven of the 12 draw controls contested prior to the intermission.
- Rochester pushed its scoring run to seven goals with back-to-back goals from Grace Crochiere and Anna Rogers to push the lead to 8-4 with just over eight minutes left in the third quarter.
- Vassar stopped the run and got on the board for the first time since late in the first quarter on Daigle's second off the game with 4:52 left in the third frame.
- Wong's second of the game 35 seconds later brought Vassar to within 8-6 with just over four minutes left in the period.
- The two side traded goals over the final 3:13 of the frame, with Billings scoring for the second time in the final minute to make the score 9-7 heading into the final stanza.
- Rochester would score the only goal of the fourth quarter, Giannettino's fourth of the game, at the 13:35 mark to the give the Yellow Jackets the final three goal cushion.
For The Brewers
- Wong closed the game with two goals and an assist to lead the scoring attack for the Brewers.
- Billings netted a pair of goals, picked up two groundballs, caused a turnover and won a team-high six draw controls.
- Daigle potted a pair of goals, caused a turnover and won a draw for Vassar.
- Faigel closed the contest with a goal and an assist.
- Lola Wright (Palisades, NY) and Florance each assisted on a goal with Wright posting four groundballs and a draw control.
- Sloan Shade (Fort Lauderdale, FL) forced a turnover and picked up three groundballs.
- First Year Emilia DiLiberto (Allison Park, PA) scooped three groundballs, caused three turnovers and won four draw controls.
- Lauren Johns (Havertown, PA) suffered the loss in goal, turning aside 10 shots for the Brewers.
For The Yellow Jackets
- Giannettino finished a six-point day with four goals and two assists.
- Alyssa Gorny scored twice and added an assist in the win.
- Lorelei King scored twice and added three groundballs and a caused turnover.
- Emily Schillinger assisted on three goals and picked up a groundball and forced a turnover.
- Crochiere scored a goal and picked up four groundballs.
- Campbell Sy forced four turnovers for Rochester.
- Jenna Ufberg rounded out the win with four caused turnovers and four draw controls.
- Ava Saffren picked up the win in goal after posting eight saves.
Game Statistics
- Rochester closed the day with a slim 30-28 advantage in overall shots and a 20-15 edge in shots on goal.
- Groundballs went to the Yellow Jackets 22-18.
- Vassar doubled up Rochester in draw controls, 14-7.
- Rochester closed the day 21-for-26 in clearing chances.
- Vassar went 15-for-20 in clears.
What's Next
- Vassar plays host to RIT Saturday afternoon.
- Rochester makes the trip to Bard on Saturday.
