Yonkers, NY – The Vassar College Women's Soccer team picked up its second straight shutout victory to open the season on Wednesday night following a 3-0 road win at Sarah Lawrence. Senior captain
London Wilkes (Santa Monica, CA) led the scoring attack with two goals, while First Year goalkeeper
Laura Shea (Swarthmore, PA) and senior
JD Reigrut (Lone Tree, CO) combining on the shutout in goal.
Wednesday's victory pushes Vassar to 2-0 on the season and with the victory the Brewers are outscoring their opponents 11-0. Sarah Lawrence falls to 1-1 following its first loss of the season.
How It Happened
- First Year Alice Crowley (St. Louis, MO) broke a scoreless tie in the 23rd minute when she finished off her team leading fourth goal of the season at the 22:27 mark of the contest. Cecelia Wager (Brookline, MA) set up the marker, picking up the first point of her career.
- The Crowley goal was the only tally of the opening 45 minutes, with Vassar finishing the first half with a commanding 12-1 advantage in shots.
- The Brewers took the only three corner kicks of the first half on Wednesday.
- The game remained 1-0 until the 67th minute when Wilkes struck with her first goal of the contest. Riley McGrath (Coronado, CA) assisted on the tally, marking her first point of the season.
- Wilkes found the back of the net for a second time and closed out the scoring in the game at 82:00 when she finished off a feed from First Year Liv Ivie (Agoura Hills, CA) to give the Brewers the final 3-0 advantage.
- Vassar closed the second half with a 7-5 edge in shots, while Sarah Lawrence held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks after halftime.
For The Brewers
- Wilkes moved into a tie for second on the team in goals following her two-tally performance against the Gryphons.
- Crowley sits atop the team leaderboard in goals with four and points with eight while picking up her first career game winning goal.
- Ivie recorded her first career assist on Wilkes' second goal and led the team with five shots in the game.
- With her assist, Wager gives the Brewers 10 different players with at least one point through two contests.
- Crowley, Wilkes and Gianna Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) all rounded out the victory with three shots for Vassar
- Shea was not forced to make a save in the opening 45 minutes, while Reigrut kept the Gryphons off the board with a trio of second have saves.
For The Gryphons
- Cora Colvin led the team with three shots, putting one attempt on target.
- Katey Beaver closed the night with a pair of attempts, including one shot on goal.
- Bella Vaca suffered the loss in goal, posting eight saves for Sarah Lawrence.
Game Statistics
- Vassar closed the night with a 19-6 advantage in overall shots, including an 11-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks went to the Brewers by a slim 4-3 margin.
- Fouls went against the Brewers by an 8-4 count.
What's Next
- Vassar closes out a three-game road swing on Saturday when it travels to Scranton.
- Sarah Lawrence heads to Kean Saturday afternoon.
