Poughkeepsie, NY - The top-seeded Vassar College Field Hockey team will begin the 2025 Liberty League Championship on Friday when the Brewers play host to fourth-seeded William Smith. The semifinal clash is set for 4:00 p.m. at Weinberg Field with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.

At A Glance

• Vassar and William Smith will meet in Friday's semifinal after the Herons defeated fifth-seeded Rochester, 1-0, on overtime in the First Round on Tuesday.
• Vassar enters Friday's tilt as the top seed for the first time since 2018 after posting a 11-6 record in the regular season, including a 5-2 mark against conference rivals.
• William Smith finished the regular season at 11-8 overall and 4-3 against conference foes to finish fourth in the conference.
• The Brewers ranks third in the conference in goals per game at 2.94 heading into the conference championship.
• Vassar has scored at least three goals in a game eight times to date, including a season-high nine in the season opener against William Paterson.
• Vassar holds the second highest scoring margin in the league, outscoring opponents by 1.76 goals per game.

A Look at the Brewers

• Vassar features seven players with double-digit points, led by sophomore Zoe Robinson with 25 points and five-game winning goals.
• Robinson leads the squad in goals with 12 while junior Karina Hoffman ranks second on the team in goals with seven, points with 18 and is tied with senior Sofia Beseth in assists with four.
• Beseth ranks tied for third on the team in goals with six and is also third in points with 16.
• First year Sophia Jammar has potted six goals on the season to tie Beseth for third and classmate Julia Morris has totaled five goals and three assists for 13 points.
• Sophomore Mackenzie Allen and first year Sierra Chow round out the double-digit point-getters with four goals and three assists each for 11 points on the season.
• Senior Gianna Hoover leads the Vassar backline with four defensive saves on the season along with sophomore Sophie Rosenblum recording a defensive save.
• Junior Grace Wiley has started all 17 games in goal for Vassar and has posted a goals against average of 1.01, save percentage of .754 and has collected six total shutouts on the season.

Scouting the Herons

• William Smith advanced to the semifinal round of the Liberty League Championship with a 1-0 overtime victory over fifth-seeded Rochester on Tuesday evening.
• Lily Gutch scored the game-winner three minutes into the first overtime period and Olivia Terranova made four saves in goal in the second straight 1-0 overtime win over the Yellowjackets this season.
• The Herons boast four players with double-digit points, led by Rebecca Mantione with 25 points and one game-winning goal.
• Mantione is tied for the team lead in goals with nine and leads the squad in assists with seven.
• Gutch ranks second on the team in points and is tied with Mantione with nine goals on the season.
• Madison Campisi checks in with six goals for the third highest on the team while Caroline Kogut is second in assists with five, fourth in goals with five and tied for second in defensive saves with two.
• Ana Dios Vidal has tallied four goals, including two game-winners, along with both of Mia Batchelder's goals on the season being game-winners.
• Hadley Harbert leads the team in defensive saves with three and also has recorded three assists while Leah Griffith has made two defensive saves and registered three assists.
• Terranova has started 14 of the 20 games in goal, posting a goals against average of 1.51 and save percentage of .741. Baker Jeremiah has started six games in the net, recording a goals against average of 2.98 and a save percentage of .627.

Regular Season Meeting

• William Smith scored a 2-1 victory over the Brewers on October 19 in Poughkeepsie.
• Gutch scored both goals for the Herons, with the game-winner coming in the third quarter.
• Allen tied the game at one in the first quarter on her third goal of the season.
• Vassar held a 13-9 edge in shots but the Herons outshot the Brewers 7-5 on target.

League Leaders

• Robinson leads the league in game-winning goals with five and ranks third in the conference in goals with 12 and tied for third in points with 25.
• Hoover ranks second in the conference in defensive saves with four.
• Wiley checks in at number three in the Liberty League in goals against average at 1.02 per game and tied for third in shutouts with four.
• Mantione and Gutch are tied for fourth in the conference in goals with nine and Mantione ranks tied for third in assists with seven.
• Harbert sits tied for third in the conference in defensive saves with three.
• Terranova is fourth in the league in goals against average with 1.39 per game and is tied with Wiley for third in shuouts with four.

Recent History Vs. William Smith

• Vassar is 6-20 all-time against the Herons since 2000 but since 2014, the series is even at 6-6.
• The only other conference championship matchup came in 2015 when the Herons won a first round battle, 4-0.

Recent Championship History

• Vassar has clinched a berth into the Liberty League Championship for 10 out of the last 11 seasons (no championship in 2020).
• The Brewers have hoisted two championship trophies with the first coming in 2018 followed by a second title in 2021.
• This season marks the first time that Vassar has earned the top seed in the Championship since 2018.
• Vassar upended #9 Rochester, 1-0, to earn its first Liberty League title in 2018.
• VC collected its second conference crown in 2021 when the Brewers toppled Ithaca on the road 1-0 in overtime.

What's At Stake

• The winner of Friday's semifinal matchup will take on the winner of second-seeded Union and third-seeded Ithaca for the Liberty League title on Sunday afternoon.