Poughkeepsie, NY - The fifth-seeded Vassar College Women's Voleyball team will begin the 2025 Liberty League Championship on Tuesday when the Brewers travel to fourth-seeded Skidmore. The first round clash is set for 7:00 p.m. in Saratoga Springs, NY with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.

At A Glance

• Vassar and Skidmore will meet in the First Round for the second time in the last three seasons, this time coming in Saratoga Springs.
• The Brewers enter the postseason at 19-7 overall, the most wins since 2017, and 4-4 in Liberty League play.
• The Thoroughbreds begin the postseason 15-9 on the season and 5-3 in conference action.
• Vassar ranks second in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, limiting teams to .131.
• The Brewers lead the conference in assists per set at 2.75.
• Vassar sits at fourth in the league in both points per set (16.12) and hitting percentage (.219).

A Look at the Brewers

• Vassar is led by junior Maura McAusland, who leads the team in kills with 380, hitting percentage at .333, second in aces with 44 and third in digs with 219.
• Junior Holland Kaplan ranks second on the squad in kills with 296, is third in aces with 38 and fourth in digs with 195.
• Junior Francesca Medrano leads the team in assists with 770 on the season while leading the team in aces with 54 and ranking second in digs with 229.
• Sophomore Erin Lovett has recorded 183 kills, good for fourth on the team, and leads the team in blocks with 55.
• Senior Rebecca Gutierrez is second on the team in blocks with 52 and has added 102 kills on the season.
• Senior Ellie Kogan leads the team in digs with 277 and has landed 30 service aces.
• First year Summer Stern is fourth on the team in aces with 33 along with junior T Petro garnering 32 aces and 107 digs.

Scouting the Thoroughbreds

• Skidmore has four players with 100 or more kills, led by Maya Stolarz with 205 winners and has added 53 total blocks.
• Chloe Heitman has recorded 187 kills, 22 aces, 163 digs and 21 blocks which all rank top-five on the squad.
• Jazlin Chen is third on the team in kills with 149 and second in blocks with 57.
• Natalie Pederson rounds out the four players with 116 kills while Katy O'Connell leads the team in the blocks category with 66.
• Catriona Hoelperl leads the team in assists with 610 and also leads the squad in aces with 49 while ranking second in digs with 191.
• Marlowe McIntyre is the team leader in digs with 360 and is second on the team in aces with 33.

Regular Season Meeting

• Skidmore won a five-set battle over the Brewers in Saratoga Springs on October 24 (25-17, 16-25, 25-20. 15-25, 9-15).
• McAusland recorded a team-high 13 kills, two aces and five digs while Kaplan registered 12 winners, six digs, an ace and a block.
• Lovett added 11 kills and two blocks while Kogan lifted a match-high 18 digs.
• Pedersen tallied a match-high 17 winners while Chen recorded 13 kills and three blocks.
• Hoelperl finished with a match-high 42 assists, five aces and 11 digs along with Marlowe lifting a team-high 17 digs

League Leaders

• McAusland ranks second in the league in hitting percentage (.333), kills per set (4.52) and points per set (5.21).
• Medrano leads the conference in aces per set at 0.68 and is fourth in assists per set at 9.63.
• Chen ranks third in the league in hitting percentage at .330.
• McIntyre sits in fourth in the conference in digs per set at 4.19.

Recent History Vs. Skidmore

• Vassar is 28-20 all-time against the Thoroughbreds since 2000 with the Brewers winning eight matches in a row from 2005-2007.
• Since 2015, Vassar holds a slim 7-6 advantage with Skidmore taking the most recent matchup this season.

Recent Championship History

• Vassar returns to the postseason after missing the conference championship for the first time since joining the Liberty League last season.
• This marks the 19th appearance in the Liberty League Championship.
• The Brewers have won eight outright conference titles (2000-2007) and were named Co-Champions in 2009.
• In Vassar's last appearance in 2023, Vassar defeated Skidmore in four sets in the First Round to reach the semifinals against Ithaca.

What's At Stake

• The winner of Tuesday's First Round matchup will take on the top-seeded Ithaca Bombers on Friday in a semifinal matchup beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Ithaca.